TIFTON — July marked the fifth anniversary of the creation of Georgia’s Center for Rural Prosperity and Innovation. Known as Georgia’s Rural Center and headquartered on the Tifton campus of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, the center was created by the state’s General Assembly during its 2018 session. The establishing legislation granted the center statewide authority to work with communities and the private sector to promote general welfare, encourage business, and achieve prosperity through innovation and investment in rural communities throughout Georgia.
With a comparatively small annual budget appropriation of just over $1.5 million, Georgia’s Rural Center must leverage funds from other sources — local, state, federal and private — in order to fulfill its purpose.
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