Through the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s 2021 CARES Act, Georgia Tech developed an Economic Recovery + Resilience Strategic Plan for the Southwest Georgia Regional Commission (SWGRC) economic development district (EDD) to facilitate economic development and growth following recovery from Hurricane Michael (2018) and the COVID-19 pandemic (2020-present). Georgia Tech developed the Economic Recovery + Resilience Strategic Plan for the 14-county Southwest Georgia region which encompasses the following counties: Baker, Calhoun, Colquitt, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Lee, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole, Terrell, Thomas, and Worth.