April 30 ARPA Reporting Deadline: Is Your City Ready?

The annual reporting deadline for ARPA's State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds is April 30. Make sure your city is prepared and stays in compliance with U.S. Treasury requirements.

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Updates

Georgia Communities Receive Infrastructure Loans Totaling $118.1 million

Eighteen Georgia communities were awarded financing totaling $118,088,460 for water, wastewater, sewer, and solid waste projects by the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA) board of directors.
Publication | Taxation

Millage Rate Process Manual

This publication guides city staff through the millage rate setting process, from calculating the rollback rate to adopting the final millage and submitting required state forms.
Article | Children & Youth

New Guides Help Cities Engage Young People in Civic Life

GeorgiaForward recently released two guides to help cities connect young people with civic life as part of the America250 celebration. In this Q&A, GeorgiaForward Managing Director Sadie Krawczyk talks about what's in the guides and how cities can put them to use.

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03
2026 Municipal Revenue Administration Certificate (MRAC)
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03
RMEBS Nominating Committee Meeting
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In the Spotlight

Grant and Award Opportunities | Housing

Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program (HVRP)

The Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program (HVRP) is an employment-focused, competitive federal grant program intended to enable veterans experiencing or at risk of homelessness reach their full employment potential and obtain high-quality career outcomes. Deadline: March 06, 2026
Article | Housing

Study: Neighborhood Revitalization Can Break Poverty Cycle

January 30, 2026
A new study from Harvard's Opportunity Insights team examines the long-term effects of the federal HOPE VI program, which invested $17 billion between the 1990s and 2000s to transform 262 distressed public housing developments across the country into mixed-income communities.

Smart Solutions for City Success

Empowering City Leaders with Knowledge and Skills

The Harold F. Holtz Municipal Training Institute offers city officials a comprehensive learning experience, covering everything from municipal finance and budgeting to ethics and data literacy. Designed to enhance leadership and expertise in local government, this program is a partnership between GMA and the University of Georgia’s Carl Vinson Institute of Government—equipping officials with the tools they need to serve their communities effectively.

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City Spotlight

Carlton, located in GMA's District 5 in Madison County, has a population of 263. Incorporated in 1892, it holds the distinction of being Madison County's first railroad community. The city was named for H.H. Carlton, a former U.S. Representative for Georgia's 8th district.

Fun fact: The town was also known as Berkeley because the railroad station adopted that name for the train station to prevent freight mix-ups with Carrollton.