South Plains Association Of Governments

South Plains Association of Governments (SPAG) is a local government entity registered in SAM.gov, located in Lubbock, Texas, functioning as a Council of Governments that serves multiple counties in the South Plains region. As a regional planning organization, SPAG provides comprehensive services across various sectors including transportation, emergency management, public safety, and community development. The organization is designed to support local jurisdictions by coordinating regional planning efforts, delivering training, conducting public outreach, and implementing targeted programs that address community needs through collaborative governmental approaches.

Through its federal grant awards, SPAG has demonstrated extensive work across multiple domains, primarily receiving funding from agencies like the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Communications Commission, Economic Development Administration, and Texas state-level agencies. Its grant portfolio includes transportation planning projects such as developing regional public transit-human services transportation plans, collecting transportation data, and coordinating with transit providers. SPAG has also received grants for emergency management and homeland security initiatives, including regional planning support, law enforcement training for domestic violence response, terrorism preparedness, and disaster response coordination. Additionally, the organization has secured grants for economic development, such as establishing revolving loan funds to support economic resilience, and community connectivity programs like the Affordable Connectivity Program. Sub-grant awards frequently involve partnerships with the Texas Division of Emergency Management, Texas Office of the Governor, Texas Department of Transportation, and Texas Health and Human Services Commission, focusing on areas like senior services, nutrition programs, elder abuse prevention, and public transportation coordination.