It’s no secret that Gainesville, Georgia, is growing. With $318 million in private investment in downtown and the Midland area in just the last five years, the city is capitalizing on a unique strategic planning process developed by the University of Georgia Institute of Government.
The University of Georgia works to enhance the cybersecurity infrastructure in communities across the state through its CyberArch program. Now UGA is poised to expand CyberArch, train and empower more students interested in cybersecurity careers and increase its cybersecurity impact across the state of Georgia thanks to funding from Google. This October, UGA CyberArch was awarded a $500,000 grant from Google’s philanthrope, Google.org, to expand its efforts in cybersecurity.
PROPEL, a University of Georgia program, took home the top prize from a national awards competition honoring outstanding economic development initiatives, research and accomplishments.
