Dekalb County Department Of Finance

Dekalb County Department of Finance, operating as the Board of Commissioners for DeKalb County in Decatur, Georgia, is a local government entity that serves as the administrative and financial management hub for federal grant awards supporting community development, public safety, healthcare, and social services across the county. The department is registered in SAM.gov as a U.S. local government entity and has been an active recipient of federal funding since January 2004. Through its role as a grant administrator, the department facilitates comprehensive federal funding programs that address affordable housing, homelessness, emergency services, criminal justice, public health, workforce development, and infrastructure improvements for DeKalb County residents.

DeKalb County Department of Finance has demonstrated substantial capacity in administering diverse federal grant programs, securing over $15 million in recent prime federal awards spanning multiple agencies and program types. In the housing sector, the department received significant HOME Investment Partnerships Program grants from HUD totaling approximately $3.76 million to fund affordable housing activities including rehabilitation of owner-occupied housing, homebuyer assistance, and rental housing acquisition and construction. The county also received Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) and multiple Continuum of Care (CoC) Program awards from HUD totaling over $1.3 million to address homelessness through street outreach, emergency shelter operations, rapid re-housing, and supportive services. In public safety and law enforcement, the department secured a $6.84 million SAFER Grant from FEMA to support the DeKalb County Fire Department, an $820,000 Assistance to Firefighters Grant, and numerous Department of Justice grants including a $533,200 DNA Backlog Reduction Program award to establish a cold case unit, Justice Assistance Grants for criminal justice collaborative enhancements, and grants supporting human trafficking investigations and community violence intervention. Transportation and infrastructure projects included a $575,575 Railroad Crossing Elimination grant from the Federal Railroad Administration for the Constitution Road Grade Separation project and a $182,400 Safe Streets and Roads for All grant from the Federal Highway Administration for data-driven safety planning. The department also received a $1.2 million Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program grant from the USDA Forest Service for the Rockbridge Nature Preserve acquisition. Additionally, the county administers numerous sub-awards through partnerships with the Georgia Department of Transportation, State of Georgia Department of Public Health, Technical College System of Georgia, and Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, supporting workforce development, public health initiatives including HIV prevention, tuberculosis control, WIC nutrition programs, and family planning services that extend federal resources to vulnerable populations throughout DeKalb County.