Habitat’s Veterans Place gets $600K state grant

Habitat for Humanity of NW Metro Atlanta, based in Smyrna, is the recipient of a $600,000 Community HOME Investment Program (CHIP) Grant for residences to be built for veterans in the Veterans Place neighborhood in Douglasville.

Five residences for veterans in need of safe, reliable shelter will be built between August 2020 and July 2022. Habitat for Humanity of NW Metro Atlanta broke ground on Veterans Place in August 2017.

This grant is the first CHIP money to be awarded inside the city of Douglasville.

Douglasville city leaders completed the three-year Georgia Department of Community Affairs’ Georgia Initiative for Community Housing (GICH) program, which offers communities collaboration and technical assistance related to housing and community development, according to a statement from Habitat for Humanity of NW Metro Atlanta.

Subcontractors may be hired to provide various services not provided by Habitat volunteers such as grading, concrete, framing, roofing, plumbing, electricity, Energy Star Certified HVAC, flooring, siding, insulation, drywall/Sheetrock and interior trim.

Interested minority and women-owned businesses (MBE/WBE) should contact Jessica Gillat jgill@ habitatnwma.org to be added to the bid process.

Veterans who wish to apply must meet the requirements of service and an honorary discharge from any branch of the U.S. military.

Requirements are available at nwmetroatlantahabitat.org/homeownership.

Qualified veterans interested in applying should contact Habitat’s Director of Family Services Lisa Letner at 770-432-7954, Ext. 100, or lletner@habitatnwma.org.