UGA Defense Community Resilience Program
UGA Defense Community Resilience Program
The UGA Defense Community Resilience Program (DCRP) engages directly with Georgia’s military installations and their surrounding communities to sustain military readiness and enhance community resilience.
About DCRP
Housed in the Carl Vinson Institute of Government, a Public Service and Outreach unit at the University of Georgia, DCRP expands partner capacity to execute priority projects and access resources that address strategic vulnerabilities and meet local infrastructure, economic, environmental, and community needs.
DCRP projects are structured to deliver lasting impacts for both installations and communities, while constantly innovating and advancing scholarship across many academic disciplines. DCRP was born out of long-standing relationships cultivated by Institute of Government faculty with Fort Benning and community partners in the Chattahoochee River Valley region. This foundational partnership has grown to support individual projects and sustained engagements with installations representing all of the military services across the Southeastern U.S.
If you are a military or community partner interested in working with us, or just have questions, please reach out and let us know how we can help.
What are defense communities?
These areas, which include 76 of Georgia’s 159 counties, are home to more than 70%
of the state’s military population.
Collaborative Model
Based in Athens, the Defense Community Resilience Program employs resilience professionals
based in partner defense communities to serve as liaisons with installations, adjacent
communities, and UGA’s network of researchers and technical experts from academic,
government, private, and nongovernmental partners.
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July 21-22, 2026
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