West Alabama Regional Commission Inc.

West Alabama Regional Commission Inc., a nonprofit regional planning and development agency headquartered in Northport, Alabama, serves as a federal grant recipient and sub-recipient focused on community development, transportation safety, economic development, environmental remediation, and aging services across a seven-county region (Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Pickens, and Tuscaloosa counties). The organization operates exclusively in the grant space, with no federal contracts or contract vehicles; 56% of its recent award footprint flows through sub-recipient arrangements with the Alabama Department of Senior Services, while 44% comprises prime grant awards.

West Alabama Regional Commission's capability portfolio centers on regional coordination and planning for federal grant programs. Recent prime grant work includes a $743,040 award from the Federal Highway Administration under the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program (CFDA 20.939) supporting comprehensive regional safety action planning through May 2028; a $500,000 Environmental Protection Agency Cooperative Agreement under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup program (CFDA 66.818) funding Phase I and Phase II environmental site assessments, cleanup planning, and community engagement through September 2027; a $1.88 million Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living Cooperative Agreement under the Alzheimer's Disease Program Initiative funding the Panda Project (expanding dementia awareness and services for older adults and caregivers) through August 2025; and a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration running through December 2026 supporting regional economic diversification and planning. West Alabama Regional Commission also manages recurring Appalachian Regional Commission administrative and development grants annually.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted toward aging and community services. The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living accounts for 34 awards (49% of the portfolio by count), followed by the Appalachian Regional Commission (16 awards, 23%), and the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (10 awards, 14%), collectively covering 94% of recent awards. The sub-recipient footprint is dominated by Alabama Department of Senior Services pass-through grants for Older Americans Act Title III programs (congregate meals, home-delivered meals, caregiver support), the Senior Medicare Patrol program, the National Senior Input Program, and Senior Community Service Employment Program funding—all recurring annual sub-awards.

Recent activity has grown from two awards in 2022 to eighteen in 2025, with four awards recorded in 2026 through June. Combined obligated dollars across all seventy awards total $11.6 million. Only two awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating low recompete exposure in the near term. West Alabama Regional Commission has served nine distinct federal agencies, with the organization demonstrating sustained capacity in federal grant administration, multijurisdictional coordination, and community engagement for transportation safety, environmental remediation, economic development, and aging services at the regional level.