Southeast Iowa Regional Planning Commission

What Southeast Iowa Regional Planning Commission does

Southeast Iowa Regional Planning Commission (SEIRPC) is a public, not-for-profit Council of Governments established in 1973 under Iowa Code Chapter 28H, headquartered at 211 North Gear Avenue, Suite 100, West Burlington, Iowa. The organization serves a defined four-county region of southeast Iowa — Des Moines, Henry, Lee, and Louisa — covering 31 municipalities and approximately 108,000 residents, with voluntary dues-paying member governments as its primary customer base. Governance is provided by a 19-member board of directors representing public and private sectors, with professional staff across departments for Administration, Finance, Housing, Planning/Mapping/Economic Development, and SEIBUS transit.

SEIRPC delivers an integrated portfolio of regional planning, infrastructure, housing, transportation, and economic development services. Core offerings include grant writing and administration (free for dues-paying members), a Business Revolving Loan Fund managing nearly $4.0M in loan capital, the Great River Housing Trust Fund and Federal Rehabilitation Program for affordable housing, the Homes for Iowa construction program, SEIBUS regional transit, GIS mapping and analysis, comprehensive and strategic planning, hazard mitigation planning, ordinance updates, and tax increment financing/urban renewal planning. The commission also serves as the U.S. EDA-designated Economic Development District (EDD) and the Region 16 Transportation Planning Affiliate, programming approximately $2.6M annually in federal Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) and Transportation Alternative (TA) funds. Technology is centered on geospatial data management (railroads, roadways, parcels, demographics, floodplain, soils, trails) maintained in-house for member planning and grant applications.

Revenue is sourced from member-government dues (annual, recurring), grant administration fees and contracts, interest and fees on the Business Revolving Loan Fund, SEIBUS transit fares, and federal/state grants that the commission administers or passes through. Funding and managed capital over five decades exceeds $300M cumulative for the region, including over $250M leveraged through the EDD designation alone. SEIRPC operates wholly owned subsidiaries/programs: SEIBUS (regional transit), the Great River Housing Trust Fund, Southeast Iowa Housing, Inc. (SIHI, a 501(c)(3) incorporated 2014 for new housing development), and Homes for Iowa, Inc. (incorporated 2019 for recidivism-reduction workforce training).

Name

Southeast Iowa Regional Planning Commission

Legal name

Southeast Iowa Regional Planning Commission

Website

https://seirpc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SEIRPC is a public, not-for-profit Council of Governments (Iowa Code Ch. 28H) that delivers regional planning, grant administration, housing, transportation, and economic development services to member governments, businesses, and residents across southeast Iowa's Des Moines, Henry, Lee, and Louisa counties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Planning and Economic Development Services

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925), Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (925120), Land Subdivision (2372), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

Urban & Regional Planning (Land Use, Zoning, Master Planning) (BPAIANAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Housing Development, Construction & Rehabilitation Programs (BPAIANAB), Regional & Land Use Planning (BPAHAKAE), Transportation & Infrastructure Planning (BPAHAKAF), State/Provincial Housing, Urban/Regional Planning & Community Development (BPAIABAM)

Keywords

• Regional planning services
• Economic development
• Grant administration
• Affordable housing programs
• Public transit services

Headquarters

HQ city

West Burlington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Member Dues: Local governments are voluntary members who pay annual dues to the organization to match planning grants and receive discounted and priority services.
2. Revolving Loan Fund Interest and Fees: SEIRPC manages nearly $4.0 million in loan capital sourced mostly from federal funds. RLF operations are funded through interest payments and loan fees. Loans can be used for business acquisition, building acquisition, working capital, and equipment purchases.
3. Grant Writing and Administration Services: Grant writing services are free for dues-paying members. SEIRPC focuses on providing grant writing and administration service for job retention, job creation, private investment, and infrastructure improvements. Staff provides services for water, sewer, road, wastewater treatment, and community facilities projects.
4. Great River Housing Trust Fund: The trust fund is funded through commitments from local governments, local banks, donations, and state funding from Iowa Finance Authority (IFA). Since inception in 2011, awarded $4,936,996 in assistance from IFA.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Southeast Iowa Regional Planning Commission (SEIRPC) is a public, non-profit Council of Governments that delivers regional planning, grant writing and administration, infrastructure support, housing programs, and economic development financing to local governments, businesses, and residents across a four-county region in Southeast Iowa. Its offerings include the SEIBUS regional transit service, the Business Revolving Loan Fund, the Great River Housing Trust Fund, the Homes for Iowa construction program, GIS mapping, comprehensive planning, and transportation planning.

Product overview

Southeast Iowa Regional Planning Commission (SEIRPC) is a public non-profit entity established in 1973 that provides a portfolio of regional planning and development services through its core divisions: Administration, Housing, Planning/Mapping/Economic Development, and SEIBUS transit. The organization's main offerings include the SEIBUS regional transit service, the Business Revolving Loan Fund for economic development financing, the Great River Housing Trust Fund and Federal Rehabilitation Program for affordable housing, and the Homes for Iowa manufactured housing construction program. Supporting services include grant writing and administration, GIS mapping and analysis, comprehensive/strategic planning, hazard mitigation planning, ordinance updates, and tax increment financing assistance. SEIRPC also serves as the Region 16 Transportation Planning Affiliate and US EDA Economic Development District, managing federal transportation planning documents and approximately $2.6 million in annual STBG and TA funds.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SEIBUS: Southeast Iowa Bus - regional transit provider for Southeast Iowa serving Des Moines, Henry, Lee, and Louisa Counties with extensive services Monday through Friday.

Products and services

• SEIBUS Regional Transit

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $300 million secured for Southeast Iowa over 50 years
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and major.

• South Dakota Housing Finance AuthoritycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHomes for Iowa program is patterned on the South Dakota Governor's House program managed by South Dakota Housing Finance Authority. The houses are quality 1,200sf designs featuring 3BR, 2BA, 2x6 construction, clear-span floor trusses, modeled on the South Dakota program.
• Iowa Prison IndustriescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIowa Prison Industries is contracted to build the homes and train crew members at the building site outside of the Newton Correctional Facility. Homes are built by incarcerated men trained in building trades.
• Habitat for Humanity of Henry CountyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGreat River Housing Trust Fund is currently working with Habitat for Humanity of Henry County to build a house in Mount Pleasant as part of affordable housing development efforts.
• Iowa Department of TransportationmajorOthersIowa DOT provides federal planning grants that support transportation planning services and reduce cost of service to the region. SEIRPC is the Transportation Planning Affiliate for Region 16 and programs federal Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) and Transportation Alternative (TA) funds. Traffic counts are conducted for cities, counties, and State DOT.
• Iowa Wesleyan University and Southeastern Community CollegeminorOthersRepresented on SEIRPC's Board of Directors through Education & Workforce sector representation, helping ensure workforce development alignment with regional planning initiatives.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Upper Explorerland Regional Planning Commission: Another Iowa Council of Governments operating in northeast Iowa under Iowa Code Chapter 28H, providing virtually identical services: grant writing/administration, housing programs, transportation planning (Region 4), revolving loan funds, and EDA EDD-aligned economic development. Directly comparable in mandate, scale, and funding model.
• East Central Intergovernmental Association (ECIA): Iowa COG serving the Cedar Rapids/Iowa City corridor region with the same Chapter 28H mandate. Provides regional planning, housing assistance, transit (Region 10), and economic development services through federal and state grants — structurally and operationally comparable to SEIRPC.
• North Iowa Area Council of Governments (NIACOG): Iowa COG covering a multi-county region in north-central Iowa with a parallel set of programs: regional planning, housing rehabilitation, revolving loan fund, transportation planning, and transit. Comparable in funding mix (EDA, HUD, Iowa DOT, member dues) and organizational scale.
• Mid-Iowa Development Association (MIDAS) Council of Governments: Iowa COG serving a rural six-county region. Offers matching services in grant writing/administration, housing, transportation planning (Region 5), and economic development. Direct peer in mandate, geography type (rural Iowa), and federal-funding dependency.
• Southwest Iowa Planning Council (SWIPCO): Iowa COG serving southwest Iowa counties with comparable programs: EDA EDD designation, regional planning, transportation planning (Region 13), housing programs, and revolving loan fund. Operates in a similarly rural Iowa geography with the same Chapter 28H statutory basis.
• Chariton Valley Planning and Development Council of Governments: Iowa COG covering south-central Iowa. Provides housing programs, transportation planning (Region 11), grant writing/administration, and economic development — closely matching SEIRPC's structure in a similarly rural Iowa footprint.
• Bi-State Regional Commission: Regional planning commission serving the Quad Cities metro area spanning Iowa and Illinois. Operates as a Council of Governments with EDA EDD designation, transportation planning (Region 9), housing programs, and economic development — comparable functions at a larger cross-state scale.

Broad incumbents

• National Association of Development Organizations (NADO): National membership association representing the 540+ regional development organizations (including EDDs and COGs) across the U.S. NADO provides research, advocacy, training, and the Impact Awards program — and is the awarding body for SEIRPC's 2019 Aliceann Wohlbruck Impact Award. Industry association for SEIRPC's peer category.
• Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA): State-level economic development agency that partners with SEIRPC on CDBG-funded programs and coordinates with Iowa Finance Authority on housing. Operates at state scale and overlaps with SEIRPC's economic development and housing functions, though without the regional planning mandate.

Others

• Iowa Finance Authority (IFA): State financing entity that has channeled $4.9M+ to SEIRPC's Great River Housing Trust Fund since 2011. Not a competitor but a key upstream funder and partner; comparable as a state-level financial conduit for affordable housing programs in Iowa.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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