GEFA Newsletter | December 2024

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Communities receive financing for infrastructure projects

The GEFA board of directors awarded $63.3 million to 14 Georgia communities for water, wastewater, and sewer projects during the November board meeting. Read more

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Communities awarded $36.7 million in loan financing for lead service line inventory and replacement projects

The GEFA board of directors awarded $36.7 million for lead service line inventory and replacement projects during the November board meeting. Read more

Call for projects period for the SRFs and Georgia Fund opening in January

The call for projects period for the CWSRF and DWSRF Annual Base funding, BIL Supplemental funding, and the Georgia Fund funding will open on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. Pre-applications will be accepted until Monday, March 31, 2025. Check the website for updates. Read more

State employees provide gifts for foster children through

Christmas Kids Campaign

Governor Kemp's Office and state agencies partnered with Clark Howard's Christmas Kids and the Georgia Department of Human Services' Division of Family and Children to help bring holiday cheer to children in need. GEFA fulfilled wish lists for five children. Read more

The 2024 GEFA Annual Report is now available

GEFA's accomplishments during the last fiscal year are outlined in the 2024 Annual Report. Read more

Lead Service Line Replacement call for projects is open

The federal fiscal year 2024 DWSRF Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Lead Service Line Replacement call for projects is open. Pre-applications will be accepted until Friday, December 31, 2024. Read more

Save the Date: Water and Wastewater Rates Dashboard Webinar

Please mark your calendars for Wednesday, February 5, 2025. The University of Georgia's Carl Vinson Institute of Government is hosting a webinar to demonstrate the new Water and Wastewater Rates Dashboard. This webinar will showcase the dashboards new features. Additional information will be available soon.

GEFA staff announcements

GEFA welcomed a new staff member:


  • Nichelle McCalla, water resources program administrator

Staff highlight: Kelly Cutts

Q: How long have you worked for GEFA?

A: I started working for GEFA in December 2015.


Q: What do you do for GEFA?

A: I manage the State Energy Program team for the Energy Resources Division.


Q: Where did you grow up?

A: I grew up in Seattle, Washington, and Peachtree City, Georgia.


Q: Where did you go to school?

A: I went to the University of Georgia.


Q: Are you a sports fan? If so, which team(s) do you pull for?

A: Yes, I am a fan of the Atlanta Braves, Atlanta United, Green Bay Packers, UGA, and the Toronto Maple Leafs.


Q: What is your favorite movie?

A: My favorite movies are Life is Beautiful and The Goonies.


Q: What is your favorite memory from this past year? 

A: My favorite memory from this past year is seeing The Killers in Las Vegas for my birthday.


Q: What would we most likely find you doing on the weekends? 

A: You can find me playing tennis, yardwork, or watching my kids play soccer or baseball.


Q: If you could go anywhere in the world where would it be?

A: Snorkeling anywhere!


Q: What is one item that you can't leave home without?

A: I can't leave my house without a hair tie or my reading glasses.


Q: What is something that most people don't know about you?

A: I was on a kids TV show on ESPN called Radical Outdoor Challenge.


Q: What is your most used emoji?

A: The shrugged shoulders or the heart.


Q: What is the best advice that you’ve been given? Who/where was it from? 

A: From the book Man’s Search for Meaning: “Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms - to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way.” And from Stephen Colbert: “The interesting thing about grief is that it is its own size. And it comes to you. You have to be okay with its presence. If you try to ignore it, it will be like a wolf at your door.” 

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