Barren River Area Development District

Name

Barren River Area Development District

Legal name

Barren River Area Development District

Website

https://bradd.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Planning Services

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925), Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (92512)

akta.pro primary industry

Urban Renewal, Brownfield Redevelopment & Land Reuse (BPAIANAI)

Keywords

• Regional planning services
• Economic development planning
• Aging services
• Grant administration
• GIS mapping services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bowling Green

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Funding and Grants: As a regional development district, BRADD receives government funding and administers grants for economic development, planning services, and aging services. Services such as revolving loan fund for businesses generate revenue.
2. Aging and Disability Services: Programs for seniors and individuals with disabilities, funded through federal and state programs for aging services

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Barren River Area Development District (BRADD) is a quasi-governmental regional planning agency serving ten counties in Southcentral Kentucky. It delivers two core service streams: Planning and Economic Development (regional planning, GIS/GPS, grants administration, transportation and water/wastewater planning, CEDS, and hazard mitigation) and Aging and Independent Living (senior centers and Area Agency on Aging services). It also operates a Revolving Loan Fund, a public transportation program (BRLOO), and coordinates the Barren River Office of Drug Control Policy for regional opioid response.

Product overview

Barren River Area Development District (BRADD) is a regional planning and development organization serving 10 counties in Southcentral Kentucky. The organization operates two primary service areas: Planning and Economic Development, and Aging and Independent Living. The Planning division encompasses the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS), Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP), GIS/GPS Services, the Barren River Office of Drug Control Policy (including the Anchor Project), transportation planning, and grants administration. The Aging division provides senior centers and Area Agency on Aging services. BRADD also manages a Revolving Loan Fund for business development, operates a public transportation system (BRLOO), and coordinates the Mammoth Cave Biosphere Region initiative. The organization uses Google Classroom as a collaboration tool for its county steering committees engaged in the 14-month strategic planning process.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Planning and Economic Development Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Caveland Environmental Authority: Horse Cave Regional Water Reclamation Facility: $2,836,000 in Federal Funding secured
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Med Center HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare partner in the Opioid Summit and Regional Opioid Response initiatives. BRADD's Office of Drug Control Policy works with Med Center Health on substance misuse prevention and mental health crisis response services.
• Barren River District Health DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic health partner in Opioid Summit and Regional Opioid Response initiatives. Collaborates on mental health and substance use crisis response services in the Barren River Region.
• LifeSkillscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Opioid Summit and Regional Opioid Response. LifeSkills provides behavioral health and substance misuse services that complement BRADD's regional coordination role.
• Kentucky Council of ADDs (KCADD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStatewide coordinating body for Kentucky's 15 Area Development Districts. Provides networking, advocacy, and coordination among ADDs across Kentucky.
• All Kentucky Area Development DistrictscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBRADD is one of 15 ADDs in Kentucky's network, working collaboratively on regional development initiatives and sharing best practices.
• Kentucky Office of Drug Control PolicycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState agency overseeing the Anchor Project and regional opioid response. BRADD ODCP serves as the local implementation arm for state drug control initiatives.
• Western Kentucky UniversityminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerWKU Associate Professor Austin Griffiths serves as a special advisor to the ODCP Advisory Committee, providing academic expertise on substance misuse and public health.
• TJ HealthminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerHealthcare partner represented on ODCP Advisory Council with EVP LaDonna Rogers serving as special advisor on engagement and culture.
• SCKY WorkforceminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerWorkforce development partner represented on ODCP Advisory Council with President/CEO Jon Sowards serving as special advisor.
• Goodwill IndustriesminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCareer services partner represented on ODCP Advisory Council with Director Chad Spencer providing workforce reintegration expertise.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development – Local Planning Offices: Tennessee's regional planning counterpart structure providing similar regional coordination, aging services, and economic development planning for multi-county regions under a different state framework.

Direct peers

• Pennyrile Area Development District: Another of Kentucky's 15 Area Development Districts, providing the same regional planning, economic development, and aging services model across its multi-county service area. Directly comparable in mandate, funding sources, and organizational structure.
• Green River Area Development District: Kentucky ADD serving a neighboring multi-county region with the identical statutory mandate for regional coordination, planning, and aging services—directly comparable in scope and operating model.
• Lincoln Trail Area Development District: Kentucky ADD offering the same combination of planning, economic development, and aging services across its constituent counties under the state-designated regional coordination framework.
• Buffalo Trace Area Development District: Kentucky ADD with the same legislatively mandated role in regional planning, infrastructure coordination, and Area Agency on Aging services for its member counties.
• Cumberland Valley Area Development District: Kentucky ADD providing equivalent regional planning, economic development, transportation, and aging services under the same state-established ADD framework.
• Lake Cumberland Area Development District: Kentucky ADD serving rural south-central Kentucky counties with the same statutory regional planning, CEDS, and Area Agency on Aging responsibilities.
• KIPDA Regional Planning Agency: Kentucky's largest regional planning agency (Louisville metro), performing similar MPO and Area Agency on Aging functions but with a more urban and substantially larger scale.
• Bluegrass Area Development District: Kentucky ADD covering the Lexington region with the same mandated combination of economic development strategy, aging services, and regional planning.

Broad incumbents

• Kentucky Council of Area Development Districts (KCADD): Statewide coordinating body for Kentucky's 15 ADDs. Comparable as the umbrella organization that convenes, advocates for, and provides shared services to ADDs including BRADD.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/BRADD

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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