Moultrie business park wins $2.975 million federal infrastructure grant
Citizens Business Park in Moultrie is set to receive a major infrastructure upgrade after the Moultrie-Colquitt County Development Authority was awarded a $2.975 million grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration.
WALB reported the award on July 8, 2026. The federal funding is intended to expand the business park’s ability to support manufacturing and prepare additional space for future industrial investment.
What the grant will fund
The eligible work includes seven infrastructure components: roads, drainage upgrades, gravity sewer, water service, natural-gas line extensions, electrical conduit and a stormwater-retention pond.
Together, those improvements are expected to provide the utility and transportation capacity needed for industrial development at the Moultrie-area park. The project is tied to a committed manufacturing project, according to local leaders, while also preparing the rest of Citizens Business Park for future industry.
The identity of the committed manufacturing project was not disclosed in the available reporting. No company was named, and the award does not establish that jobs have already been created.
Regional economic development implications
The Moultrie-Colquitt County Development Authority is the local recipient of the federal award. The authority’s official news page identifies Citizens Business Park as a Moultrie-area industrial site and provides context for its role in local economic development.
WALB reported that the authority was the only Georgia community to receive an EDA grant in that funding round. The award gives the park federal support for infrastructure that could help attract or accommodate manufacturing and additional investment in Moultrie.
For local businesses and workers, the immediate change is the funding commitment—not a completed construction project or a confirmed jobs total. The number of jobs associated with the manufacturing project, as well as any broader employment impact, had not been announced in the available report.
Construction details remain pending
The report did not provide a construction start date, completion date or additional project schedule. Further details were expected later.
Until those details are released, the grant represents an approved federal infrastructure award and a planned set of improvements rather than finished work. The next known step is the release of additional information about construction timing and the project’s implementation.
Sources
- Nearly $3M federal grant to fund infrastructure at Citizens Business Park in Moultrie, WALB
- Moultrie-Colquitt County Development Authority news, Moultrie-Colquitt County Development Authority
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