Welcome to Region 6 Resource Partners 

Region 6 Resource Partners (formerly Region 6 Planning Commission) is a voluntary association of local governments established in 1974 to provide member communities with professional services in the areas of comprehensive planning, access to federal and state transportation funding, housing assistance, public transit services, and grant writing and administration.

Membership is open to any local government in Hardin, Marshall, Poweshiek, and Tama Counties. To maintain membership, local governments pay annual membership dues.

Benefits of membership include:

• • • Access to services that can minimize community costs and maximize services
    • Staff to provide skilled and effective grant writing and funding packages at zero or nominal cost
    • Pooling of resources with other communities to gain access to services
    • Staff to provide professional advice and planning for community outreach
    • Staff and technical support for public transit services including Peoplerides dispatch and transit management
    • Staff support for regional planning activities
    • Access to regional funding for transportation improvement and enhancement projects
    • Administrative support for Region 6 Housing Trust Fund
    • Region 6 is the designated Economic Development District for the four county region.