The application is to request FFY 2021 section 5307 funds allocated to the east alabama regional planning and development commission in the amount of $993236

The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the East Alabama Regional Planning & Development Commission $1.605 million under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on May 18, 2026, to support public transportation operations in Calhoun and Talladega Counties, Alabama through March 30, 2038.

The funding covers eligible operating expenses including driver and personnel salaries, fringe benefits, fuel, and preventative maintenance, as well as acquisition of rolling stock and support equipment such as computers, passenger shelters, bike carriers, cameras, and GPS equipment. EARPDC operates fixed-route service on four routes serving Anniston, Oxford, Weaver, and Hobson City with one-hour headways, along with paratransit services within municipal city limits in Anniston, Oxford, Weaver, Jacksonville, and Hobson City in Calhoun County, and demand-response service in unincorporated urbanized areas of Calhoun County. The funding permits EARPDC to continue transit operations serving the general public of all ages, including older adults and people with disabilities, enabling access to employment, medical services, grocery stores, and social activities.

Project description

Earpdc consists of a small fixed route of 4 routes with 1 hour headways in anniston oxford weaver and hobson city and paratransit service in anniston oxford weaver jacksonville and hobson city in calhoun county. Paratransit services are provided to the municipal city limits. Earpdc provides a public demand response service in urbanized unincorporated areas of calhoun county.

Activities

The project includes funds to cover all eligible operating expenses such as driver and other personnel salaries and fringe benefits fuel items having useful life of less than one year preventative maintenance etc. In order to provide public transit operations. Activities also include purchasing of rolling stock support equipment such as computers passenger shelters bike carriers and transit related hardware and software cameras and GPS equipment.

Expected outcomes

Funding will permit earpdc to continue to provide operations for public transit to service passengers in our service area.

Intended beneficiaries

Earpdc and the passengers that rely on its services will benefit from continued transportation permitting individuals to get to their jobs essential services such as the doctor pharmacy kidney dialysis cancer treatment grocery stores the bank other appointments and for socialization. Our riders are the general public of all ages including older adults and people with disabilities.