South Central Alabama Development Commission

Name

South Central Alabama Development Commission

Legal name

South Central Alabama Development Commission

Website

https://scadc.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Sector Aging & Community Development Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Elder Services & Aging Support (BPAGAEAF)

Keywords

• Area agency on aging
• Aging and disability services
• Community development planning
• Revolving loan fund
• Rural transportation planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Montgomery

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Federal Grants - Older Americans Act: Funding under Titles III, IV, V and VII under the Older Americans Act of 1965 for aging services
2. Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Titles XVIII and XIX programs administered through Centers for Medicare and Medicaid for home and community-based services
3. State Funded Programs: Three state funded programs for older adults, persons with disabilities and caregivers administered under Alabama Department of Senior Services
4. SCSEP Grant - U.S. Department of Labor: Senior Community Service Employment Program funded by $46.3 million grant from U.S. Department of Labor with Center for Workforce Inclusion providing approximately $5 million in nonfederal match
5. Revolving Loan Fund: Locally controlled source of capital providing gap financing to start-up and expanding businesses in Montgomery, Bullock, Butler, Crenshaw, Lowndes, Macon, and Pike counties
6. Community Development Block Grants: Grant administration services for CDBG programs for member local governments through ADECA

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

South Central Alabama Development Commission is a quasi-government regional commission designated as the Area Agency on Aging for PSA 9. It administers Older Americans Act and Medicaid-funded aging and disability programs (congregate/home-delivered meals, waiver case management, caregiver support, ombudsman, SHIP/SMP counseling) and separately delivers planning, community, and economic development services (GIS mapping, CDBG administration, rural transportation planning, and a Revolving Loan Fund) across Bullock, Butler, Crenshaw, Lowndes, Macon, Montgomery, and Pike counties.

Product overview

South Central Alabama Development Commission (SCADC) is a quasi-government agency offering two primary service portfolios: (1) Area Agency on Aging services including Older Americans Act Programs, Medicare/Medicaid assistance, home and community-based care (Medicaid Elderly & Disabled Waiver, ACT Waiver, Personal Choices, Alabama Cares), senior centers, nutrition programs, SenioRx medication assistance, SHIP counseling, legal services, LTC Ombudsman, and evidence-based prevention programs (CDSMP, Matter of Balance, Diabetes Self-Management); and (2) Planning & Economic Development services including GIS mapping, community development, rural transportation planning through SCARPO, comprehensive planning, and a Revolving Loan Fund providing $10,000-$200,000 gap financing to businesses. SCADC serves seven counties: Bullock, Butler, Crenshaw, Lowndes, Macon, Montgomery, and Pike.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SCADC: Abbreviated name for South Central Alabama Development Commission
• Area Agency on Aging
• SCARPO
• South Central Alabama Economic Development District (SCAEDD)

Products and services

• Older Americans Act Aging Services Core umbrella of federally authorized aging services — including congregate meals, home-delivered meals, in-home personal care, homemaker, transportation, information & referral, and outreach — funded under the Older Americans Act and delivered at the county level to adults 60+ and their spouses across the seven-county PSA 9 region.
• Medicaid Elderly & Disabled Waiver Program Medicaid home- and community-based waiver case-management and personal-care services for elderly and disabled adults who would otherwise qualify for institutional care; delivered by SCADC across the seven-county region under contract with the Alabama Medicaid Agency.
• ACT (Alabama Community Transition) Waiver Program Medicaid waiver case-management services for individuals transitioning from institutional settings back into community-based living; delivered by SCADC across the seven-county region.
• Personal Choices (Personal Options) Program Medicaid self-directed personal-care program giving eligible Elderly & Disabled waiver participants budget authority to hire and direct their own personal-care attendants.
• Alabama Cares Program National Family Caregiver Support Program (Title III-E) — caregiver counseling, peer support, training, respite care, and supplemental services for unpaid family caregivers of adults 60+ and grandparents/relative caregivers of children under 18, delivered by SCADC across the seven-county region.
• Senior Center Services Congregate meals, recreation, socialization, wellness programming, and Aging Services intake delivered at eighteen SCADC-operated senior center sites across the seven-county PSA 9 region for adults 60+.
• Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) U.S. Department of Labor-funded part-time community-service job training and placement program for low-income adults 55+ in the seven-county region.
• Aging & Disability Resource Center (ADRC) Single point of entry for long-term-care information, benefits counseling, and referral, accessible by phone and online across PSA 9.
• SenioRx Program Prescription-drug assistance and medication-access program for eligible low-income seniors in the seven-county region.
• State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) Free, unbiased, one-on-one Medicare insurance counseling and beneficiary education delivered in PSA 9 by trained SCADC SHIP counselors.
• Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) Fraud-prevention education, outreach, and beneficiary volunteer program helping Medicare beneficiaries in PSA 9 detect and report suspected Medicare fraud.
• Long Term Care Ombudsman Program Advocacy program investigating and resolving complaints from residents of licensed nursing homes and assisted-living facilities in PSA 9; delivered by SCADC's trained ombudsmen.
• Legal Assistance for Older Adults Older Americans Act Title III-B legal services — priority civil legal assistance for adults 60+ in PSA 9 with greatest social or economic need, principally through sub-grants to provider attorneys.
• Chronic Disease Self-Management Programs (CDSMP) Evidence-based chronic-disease self-management workshops for adults with chronic conditions delivered in PSA 9.
• A Matter of Balance / Falls Prevention Evidence-based falls-prevention workshops for older adults to reduce fear of falling and improve activity levels, delivered in PSA 9.
• Diabetes Self-Management Program Evidence-based diabetes self-management workshops for adults with diabetes, delivered in PSA 9.
• SCADC Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) U.S. Treasury Department (CDFI)-funded direct-loan program providing sub-prime or gap financing at competitive interest rates to businesses, nonprofit organizations, and local governments in PSA 9 for land, building, and infrastructure projects that conventional lenders will not fully underwrite. SCADC originates and services the loans.
• GIS & County Mapping Services Regional GIS database and custom digital mapping services for the seven-county region used for planning, infrastructure, demographic, and program-targeting applications; staff maintain a coordinated statewide water infrastructure database with ADECA.
• CDBG Administration & Community Development Technical Assistance Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) planning and grant administration services, plus community-development technical assistance, delivered by SCADC to municipalities, counties, and sub-recipients in PSA 9.
• Section 5311 Rural Transportation Planning (SCARPO / RPO) South Central Alabama Regional Planning Organization (SCARPO) — regional rural-transit planning for Section 5311 programs in coordination with the Alabama Department of Transportation and county-level transit providers across the seven-county region.
• Economic Development Planning & Services Strategic planning, project facilitation, and economic-development technical services that attract investment, create jobs, and improve quality of life in the seven-county region.

Quantifiable outcome

• 18 senior centers providing congregate nutrition, activities, and services
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

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

• Central Alabama Neighborhood Health Initiative (CANHI)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 July 2022Multi-partner health initiative that SCADC participates in along with multiple other partners. Includes health fairs, wellness events, and community health programming.
• Alabama Department of Senior ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState administrative oversight for Area Agencies on Aging. SCADC is one of 13 AAAs in Alabama under state administration, responsible for planning and developing comprehensive coordinated service systems for older citizens.
• Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary state partner for community development grants including CDBG programs, LWCF, and GIS Initiative partnerships. ADECA partnered with the 12 regional planning commissions to create statewide GIS database.
• Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal partner for economic development funding, particularly for Macon County which is the only SCADC county eligible for ARC funds.
• Delta Regional Authority (DRA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal economic development partner. DRA Representative Staresha Hoskins participates in site visits with SCADC CED team to review improvements in Hayneville, Union Springs, and Shorter. DRA investments encourage economic growth and residential development.
• U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural DevelopmentmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal partner for rural development projects, one of several agencies SCADC works with for community development initiatives.
• U.S. Department of TransportationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal partner for rural transportation planning through SCARPO (South Central Alabama Rural Transportation Planning Organization).
• National Park ServiceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for historic preservation projects in community development initiatives.
• Blackbelt CommissionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional commission partner for community development funding opportunities.
• Alabama Aging and Disability Resource Center NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStatewide network of aging and disability resource centers providing information on services available anywhere in Alabama. SCADC linked to this statewide network for comprehensive service information.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Alabama Association of Regional Councils (AARC): Statewide association representing Alabama's regional planning councils, of which SCADC is a member; comparable as the umbrella organization linking SCADC to peer commissions and state-level advocacy.
• Alabama Department of Senior Services: State-level agency that administers the network of 13 Alabama Area Agencies on Aging, including SCADC; directly comparable as the upstream oversight body governing aging services delivery.
• National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a): National membership and advocacy organization for the U.S. network of Area Agencies on Aging; provides industry context, training, and policy voice for entities like SCADC.
• AARP Alabama: State branch of AARP serving older Alabamians with information, advocacy, and community programs; adjacent to SCADC's aging services mission though operating via membership rather than government designation.

Direct peers

• West Alabama Planning Commission and Area Agency on Aging: Direct peer operating under the same dual mandate (regional planning commission + Area Agency on Aging) in West Alabama, serving comparable rural counties with overlapping program offerings.
• Lee-Russell Council of Governments: Regional council of governments in East Alabama providing community planning, GIS, grant administration, and economic development services to member counties under the same Alabama regional commission model as SCADC.
• Wiregrass Council of Governments (formerly WIREDD): Southeast Alabama council of governments that administers aging, planning, and economic development programs for its member counties, sharing SCADC's service mix and rural service profile.
• East Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission: Sister Alabama regional planning and development commission that simultaneously serves as an Area Agency on Aging and provides community/economic development planning for its member counties, making it structurally and functionally identical to SCADC.
• North Alabama Council of Local Governments: Regional council of governments serving North Alabama counties with planning, economic development, and grant administration services mirroring SCADC's planning portfolio.

Regional players

• East Alabama Area Agency on Aging: Aging-only Area Agency on Aging serving East Alabama, comparable to SCADC's AAA function but without the parallel community/economic development planning portfolio SCADC operates.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SCADC.net
• Xx.com/scadcship
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/south-central-alabama-development-commission

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

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