East Alabama Regional Planning & Development Commission

East Alabama Regional Planning & Development Commission is a U.S. local government entity and council of governments based in Anniston, Alabama that receives federal grants as a prime recipient for regional transit operations, infrastructure, and economic development activities rather than selling goods or services as a commercial contractor. The organization operates 100% within the federal grant recipient model (47 prime grants and 84 sub-recipient awards across 131 total federal awards) with no contracting footprint; it does not compete under set-asides and holds no federal contract vehicles.

EARPDC's federal grant work concentrates in three operational areas: public transit service delivery, regional planning and infrastructure, and aging services administration. The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living funds 48 awards supporting the organization's role as a sub-recipient and pass-through funding entity for Title III senior services programs, including congregate meals, home-delivered meals, caregiving support, and ombudsman services administered through the Alabama Department of Senior Services. EARPDC receives direct prime grants from the Federal Transit Administration (10 awards) covering fixed-route, paratransit, and demand-response public transportation operations across Calhoun and Talladega Counties, Alabama, with four routes serving Anniston, Oxford, Weaver, and Hobson City. Recent transit grants include a $1.605 million Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded May 18, 2026 for operating expenses and rolling stock acquisition through March 30, 2038; a $2.052 million formula grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded September 16, 2024 for operations and vehicle procurement; and a $130,264 Buses and Bus Facilities Formula award (CFDA 20.526) granted August 25, 2026 for elevator replacement and modernization at EARPDC's Quintard Tower administrative building through March 30, 2033. The Appalachian Regional Commission funds 19 awards, including a $1.5 million EPA Brownfields Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 66.818) awarded October 1, 2024 to conduct Phase I and Phase II environmental site assessments, community meetings, and cleanup planning across eastern Alabama through September 30, 2028. FEMA provides 15 awards; the Economic Development Administration funds regional Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy work.

Activity has grown significantly—from 3 awards in 2022 to 34 in 2024 and 28 in 2025—reflecting expanded pass-through senior services sub-recipient activity and consistent transit funding. Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $37.5 million. Only one award faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating a stable recompete profile. EARPDC has no federal contracting prime or sub positions and does not sit on IDIQs, GWACs, or BPAs; the organization operates exclusively as a regional planning authority and grant recipient managing federal dollars for local infrastructure and human services delivery to Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Etowah, Randolph, Talladega, and Tallapoosa Counties. Competitive contractors should not view EARPDC as a teaming partner for federal contracts or as a competitor in the contracting market.