The City of Rome Community Development Department's primary responsibility lies in making applications for and administration of awards from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program and the Georgia Department of Community Affairs' (DCA) Community Housing Improvement Program (CHIP).
In 2019, The City of Rome and Floyd County entered into a new agreement with the Rome Floyd Development Authority to become the primary economic development agency for the community.
Downtown Development Authority's mission is to foster an environment that encourages growth and development while enhancing the historic quality of the City and County Center. To develop downtown's historic, social and economic culture.
Serving as the official destination and sports marketing organization of Rome and Floyd County. The mission of the tourism office is to strengthen the economic prosperity of the community through tourism development by attracting leisure travelers, conventions, meetings, sports, film and events.