Alabama Tombigbee Regional Commission

What Alabama Tombigbee Regional Commission does

The Alabama-Tombigbee Regional Commission (ATRC) is a statutorily designated regional government commission headquartered at 107 Broad Street, Camden, Alabama, serving ten southwestern Alabama counties: Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Dallas, Marengo, Monroe, Perry, Sumter, Washington, and Wilcox. It operates four interconnected service divisions: the Rural Transportation Program (Section 5311), which runs a 27-van demand-response fleet across Clarke, Conecuh, Monroe, and Wilcox counties; the Area Agency on Aging, which provides senior wellness, nutrition centers, and Medicaid Waiver services; the Development Division, which delivers comprehensive planning, hazard mitigation planning, GIS mapping, grant writing and administration, and the Revolving Loan Fund Program that supplies below-prime gap financing of up to one-third of project cost to small businesses; and the Rural Transportation Planning Organization (RPO), a joint project with the Alabama Department of Transportation that formalizes the link between ALDOT and local governments.

ATRC's underlying technology is light and administrative rather than product-grade: GIS for public water infrastructure mapping, a 27-van transit fleet, and coordination platforms connecting ALDOT, member counties, and federal funders. The organization is also one of 27 designated Alabama State Data Center affiliates statewide and a member of the Alabama Entrepreneurial Research Network.

The commission has no commercial revenue in the traditional sense; it is funded by federal grants (EDA, USDA Rural Development, FTA Section 5311, DRA, CDBG, HMGP), pass-through state appropriations from the Alabama Legislature, and member-county support. Pricing is non-applicable to most services (transit and aging services are subsidized or free at point of use); only the Revolving Loan Fund charges a below-prime interest rate on principal that recycles back into the fund as borrowers repay. Customer segments are exclusively governmental: 10 county governments as members, residents of the transit-served counties as end users, and small businesses as RLF borrowers.

Name

Alabama Tombigbee Regional Commission

Legal name

Alabama-Tombigbee Regional Commission

Website

https://atrcregion6.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The Alabama-Tombigbee Regional Commission is a statutorily designated regional government commission that provides planning, grant administration, rural transit, aging services, and small-business financing to ten counties in southwestern Alabama.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Camden

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, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Grant Administration and Technical Assistance: The commission receives funding from federal and state sources including Economic Development Administration (EDA), USDA Rural Development, Alabama state legislature, and various grant programs (CDBG, DRA, EDA, LWCF, RTP, HMGP) to provide development services to member governments.
2. Revolving Loan Fund Program: Provides gap financing to eligible businesses in the 10-county region. As borrowers repay loans, principal and interest payments return to the fund for lending to other businesses. Can finance up to 1/3 of total project cost with below prime rates available.
3. Section 5311 Rural Transportation Services: Federal transit program providing demand response transportation services to the general public, with contracts for dialysis patients, welfare to work participants, and transportation for elderly to nutrition centers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Alabama-Tombigbee Regional Commission (ATRC) is a state-chartered regional planning and development organization serving ten southwestern Alabama counties. It delivers rural public transportation (Section 5311), aging services (Area Agency on Aging), economic development planning, GIS mapping, federal/state grant administration, and a Revolving Loan Fund for small-business gap financing. Services are delivered directly by ATRC staff and partner agencies to county governments, residents, and businesses within its designated service area.

Product overview

Alabama Tombigbee Regional Commission is a regional government agency that provides direct public services to 10 southwestern Alabama counties rather than a software product. The organization operates through four interconnected service divisions: the Rural Transportation Program (Section 5311) providing demand-response transit across four counties; the Area Agency on Aging offering senior services and nutrition centers; the Development Division encompassing economic development planning, grant administration, a Revolving Loan Fund Program for business financing, and GIS mapping services; and the Rural Transportation Planning Organization (RPO) coordinating with ALDOT on regional transportation planning. These services are delivered directly by ATRC staff and do not constitute a software platform or technology product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Rural Transportation Program (Section 5311)
• Area Agency on Aging
• Development Division Services
• Revolving Loan Fund Program
• Rural Transportation Planning Organization (RPO)
• GIS Mapping Services
• Hazard Mitigation Planning
• Alabama State Data Center Affiliate Services

Named customers5 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

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Alabama Department of TransportationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint project for Rural Transportation Planning Organization (RPO). The RPO serves as formal link between ALDOT and local governments, allowing rural areas more opportunity to communicate with ALDOT and improving transportation planning in rural areas.
• Alabama State Data CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerATRC is one of 27 designated Alabama State Data Center affiliates throughout the state. Provides consultation on data use and handles requests for economic and demographic data.
• Alabama Entrepreneurial Research Network (AERN)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerATRC is a member of AERN whose goal is to enhance small business development in rural areas.
• Alabama Department of Transportation - Office of Civil RightsminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerUnresolved civil rights complaints at the local level are submitted to ALDOT for final resolution.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• West Alabama Planning and Development Council: Regional council serving Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Pickens, and Tuscaloosa counties. Comparable because it provides the same regional planning, Section 5311 transportation, Area Agency on Aging, and economic development services to its member governments in a different part of the state.
• Central Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission: Regional commission serving Autauga, Elmore, Lowndes, Macon, and Montgomery counties. Comparable as it operates the same portfolio of services — comprehensive planning, grant administration, rural transit, and aging services — under the same Alabama regional-commission framework.
• East Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission: Regional commission serving Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, DeKalb, Etowah, Randolph, Talladega, and Tallapoosa counties in eastern Alabama. Performs the same four core functions as ATRC — regional planning, rural transportation, aging services, and economic development — under a parallel Alabama regional commission structure.
• Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham: Regional planning commission serving Blount, Chilton, Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair, and Walker counties. Comparable as a multi-county regional entity providing transportation coordination, comprehensive planning, GIS, and economic development services across its member region.
• Southeast Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission: Regional commission serving Barbour, Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, and Houston counties in the Wiregrass region. Comparable as it delivers the same four core service divisions: Section 5311 rural transit, Area Agency on Aging, economic development, and regional planning.
• South Central Alabama Development Commission: Regional commission serving Butler, Covington, Crenshaw, and Escambia counties in south central Alabama. Comparable as it operates Section 5311 rural transit, Area Agency on Aging, comprehensive planning, and economic development functions under the same Alabama state framework.
• Top of Alabama Regional Council of Governments: Regional council serving DeKalb, Jackson, and Marshall counties in northeastern Alabama. Comparable as a multi-county government entity providing transportation coordination, planning, aging services, and economic development under the same Alabama council-of-governments model.
• Lee-Russell Council of Governments: Regional council serving Lee and Russell counties in eastern Alabama. Comparable as it operates Section 5311 rural transit, Area Agency on Aging, comprehensive planning, and economic development functions analogous to ATRC's four-division model.
• Northwest Alabama Council of Local Governments: Regional council serving Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Marion, and Winston counties in northwestern Alabama. Comparable as it provides the same four-division service mix — planning, transportation, aging, and economic development — under the same regional council structure.
• North-Central Alabama Regional Council of Governments: Regional council serving Cullman, Lawrence, Morgan, and Winston counties. Comparable as it offers the same combination of regional planning, Section 5311 rural transit, Area Agency on Aging, and economic development programs to its member local governments.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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