Public Relief
In April 2026, wildfires swept through portions of southern Georgia, igniting a trail of destruction and affecting 91 counties. More than 50,000 acres were burned, taking homes and displacing hundreds of Georgia residents.
Georgia REALTORS® (GAR) is working with the REALTORS® Relief Foundation (RRF), a subsidiary of the National Association of REALTORS®, to provide housing-related relief to individuals and households within the 91* counties in Georgia that were affected by the wildfires.
The application process is now open. Please note that you must be a resident of one of the 91 counties cited by Governor Brian Kemp for public assistance in his disaster declaration letter (see list below).
All grants will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. Applications for assistance must be received by midnight on July 15, 2026.
*Eligible Counties:
Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Bibb, Bleckley, Brantley, Brooks, Bryan, Bulloch, Burke, Calhoun, Camden, Candler, Charlton, Chatham, Chattahoochee, Clay, Clinch, Coffee, Colquitt, Columbia, Cook, Crawford, Crisp, Decatur, Dodge, Dooly, Dougherty, Early, Echols, Effingham, Emanuel, Evans, Glascock, Glynn, Grady, Harris, Houston, Irwin, Jeff Davis, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, Lanier, Laurens, Lee, Liberty, Long, Lowndes, Macon, Marion, McDuffie, McIntosh, Miller, Mitchell, Montgomery, Muscogee, Peach, Pierce, Pulaski, Quitman, Randolph, Richmond, Screven, Schley, Seminole, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Tattnall, Taylor, Telfair, Terrell, Thomas, Tift, Toombs, Treutlen, Turner, Twiggs, Ware, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Webster, Wheeler, Wilcox, Wilkinson, and Worth
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