Sanford Bishop (D-GA02)

Tax Staffer: Julian Johnson, julian.johnson@mail.house.gov.

District Highlights (Through 2023)

14 projects
245,040,000 in NMTC allocation
1,315,900,161 total project financing
2,013 FTE jobs created or retained
2,155 construction jobs created
8 manufacturing businesses

14

projects

$245,040,000

NMTC Allocation

$1,315,900,161

in total project financing

2,013

FTE jobs

2,155

construction jobs

8

manufacturing and industrial businesses supported

NMTC Project Profiles (Inside the District)

White Oak Pastures

Bluffton,
GA
(2023)

Manufacturing

CDE(s): AMCREF, CCG Community Partners

Investment in a carbon-negative, USDA-inspected meat processor

Elliott’s Walk

Columbus,
GA
(2022)

Affordable Housing

CDE(s): Community Housing Capital

Neighborhworks Columbus Housing project created 43 new affordable, single family homes.

American Peanut Growers Group, LLC

Donalsonville,
GA
(2021)

Co-ops, Timber and Agriculture

CDE(s): Carver State Bank, Midwest Renewable Capital, National New Markets Fund, United Bank of Alabama, United Fund Advisors

Formed in 2003, American Peanut Growers Group LLC is a farmer-owned cooperative shelling plant that returns the profit over the farmer stock price directly back to the growers through distributions,

NeighborWorks Columbus Project 2

Columbus,
GA
(2022)

Affordable Housing

CDE(s): Community Housing Capital

A $6 million allocation will build 43 single-family homes, 56 multi-family homes and 130 units available for people 55 and older, in South Columbus, with 60% reserved for low-income buyers.

Elliott’s Walk

Columbus,
GA
(2022)

Affordable Housing

CDE(s): Community Housing Capital

NMTC financing supported called Elliott’s Walk, a partnership between NeighborWorks Columbus and First Baptist Church.

Pure Flavor

Fort Valley,
GA
(2017)

Food Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Timber and Agriculture

CDE(s): Bluehub, Business Valued Advisor Fund, The Valued Advisor Fund, USBCDE

Construction of an approximately 25 acre greenhouse development to help keep up with demand for hothouse vegetables.

Meredian Bioplastics

Bainbridge,
GA
(2012)

Biofuels, Business Development, Energy, Environment, Manufacturing, Plastics and Chemicals, Rural, Timber and Agriculture

CDE(s): AMCREF, TruFund, United Fund Advisors

Manufacturer of environmentally friendly, biodegradable bioplastics relocates to a larger facility and brings significant investment into a low-income community in rural Georgia.