Polk County is set to receive a $32,000 Broadband Rural Initiative to Develop Georgia’s Economy (BRIDGE) grant from Governor Perdue’s OneGeorgia Authority Board.

The award will pay for a Georgia Institute of Technology TechSmart study by Tech’s Enterprise Innovation Institute to facilitate a planning process to create an information infrastructure “technology roadmap” for four northwest Georgia counties including Polk, Chattooga, Floyd and Walker.

The Rockmart Development Authority (RDA) / Engineered Fabrics Corporation is also on the list:



Building construction in support of the expansion of Engineered Fabrics Corporation (EFC), an aircraft equipment manufacturer with 514 existing jobs.

EDGE Award: $200,000 / Total Project Cost: $6,200,000

Create 200 jobs in two years

The OneGeorgia Authority was created utilizing one-third of the state’s tobacco settlement to assist the state’s most economically challenged areas. The OneGeorgia Authority is expected to receive about $1.6 billion over the 25-year term of the settlement.