East Alabama Regional Planning & Development Commission

East Alabama Regional Planning & Development Commission, a U.S. local government entity and council of governments headquartered in Anniston, Alabama, acts as a federal grant recipient (36% of awards as prime recipient) and subrecipient (64% of awards) delivering public transportation operations, regional planning, brownfield assessment, and senior services administration across eastern Alabama.

EARPDC's primary federal footprint centers on transit and transportation infrastructure. The Federal Transit Administration funds the bulk of EARPDC's prime grant work through Section 5307 Operating Assistance for Transit formula grants and Section 5339 Capital funding, supporting fixed-route and paratransit services across Calhoun and Talladega Counties. Recent representative prime awards include a $2.055 million Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) dated July 22, 2025, covering operating expenses and rolling-stock procurement; a $1.61 million Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) dated May 18, 2026, extending transit operations through March 30, 2038; a $127,121 Buses and Bus Facilities grant (CFDA 20.526) dated September 3, 2025, for elevator replacement at EARPDC's Quintard Tower administrative building; and a $137,102 formula grant dated September 16, 2024, to fund ADA compliance improvements at the same facility.

Beyond transit, EARPDC has received a $1.5 million Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 66.818) from EPA Region 4 effective October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2028, to conduct Phase I and Phase II environmental site assessments, community meetings, and cleanup planning across eastern Alabama. Economic development work includes a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (CFDA 23.001) running through December 31, 2026, and multiple Appalachian Area Development project grants (CFDA 23.002) from the Appalachian Regional Commission for regional planning and community infrastructure, most recently a $100,000 award dated July 1, 2023.

EARPDC's subrecipient role anchors its largest customer concentration. The Administration for Community Living (part of the Department of Health and Human Services) accounts for 47 awards in the source data, representing senior services sub-awards flowing through the Alabama Department of Senior Services as prime grantee. These sub-awards cover Older Americans Act Title III programs (Parts B, C-1, C-2, D, and E for caregiver support), Title VII ombudsman and elder abuse prevention, Nutrition Services Incentive Program (NSIP), Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP), and the Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) programs. The subrecipient awards span the past three years with high frequency, signaling an ongoing operational role within the state's aging services network. The Appalachian Regional Commission accounts for 19 awards as a second-tier customer, concentrated in Local Development Districts administrative grants (Project Grants under CFDA 23.002) and community infrastructure funding. The Federal Emergency Management Agency accounts for 15 awards in the portfolio, primarily emergency preparedness and hazard mitigation sub-awards.

Activity has grown sharply. Awards per year moved from three in 2022 to 34 in 2024, with 28 awards in 2025 and ten year-to-date in 2026. The combined obligated dollars across all 129 awards totals $37.3 million, reflecting primarily sub-award pass-through volumes rather than prime procurement. Only one award carries an ultimate completion date within the next twenty-four months, indicating limited recompete exposure in the near term. EARPDC operates as a single prime recipient on its transit and environmental work with no subrecipient pass-through; its subrecipient role is passive flow-through of senior services funding from the state agency to regional providers and EARPDC itself as an implementing organization.