Kankakee-Iroquois Regional Planning Commission

What Kankakee-Iroquois Regional Planning Commission does

Kankakee-Iroquois Regional Planning Commission (KIRPC) is a multi-county governmental service agency established on July 3, 1973 under Indiana Code 36-7-7, headquartered in Monon, Indiana. It operates as a voluntary public partnership assisting local units of government across eight rural northwest Indiana counties — Benton, Carroll, Jasper, Newton, Pulaski, Starke, Warren, and White — plus the 38 cities and towns within them. KIRPC is governed by a board comprised primarily of locally elected officials and is not a privately-held entity; it has no external investors or ownership stake.

KIRPC's core offering is integrated regional planning and grant-related services, executed through a small professional staff (1–10) covering Executive Director, Community Development Planner, Grant Administrator, Director of Finance, Administrative Assistant, and Head Start program leadership. The core service portfolio comprises (1) Grant Writing & Administration (Community Focus Fund, CDBG Planning Grants, Public Works Grants, IDEM Grants, IDNR Grants), (2) Regional Planning and Technical Assistance (park plans, comprehensive plans, ordinance codification, housing studies), (3) GIS Mapping Services, (4) Economic Development District services via EDA accreditation (Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy, Brownfield Redevelopment, Economic Resiliency), (5) Rural Transportation Planning funded by INDOT, (6) an Agricultural Strategy program, (7) Tourism Support, (8) KIRPC Public Transit, and (9) a Head Start early childhood education program serving 116–133 children across 7 classrooms at 5–6 sites in Jasper, Newton, and Pulaski counties (Head Start employs ~36 additional staff including teachers, assistants, aides, and family engagement specialists).

KIRPC's revenue model is a hybrid public-funding stack: (a) annual county per capita fees from the 8 member counties (subscription-recurring), (b) individual grant administration fees from grantee organizations (professional services), and (c) federal and state grants managed through EDA, HHS (Head Start), INDOT, IDEM, and other agencies (managed services). Pricing is not publicly disclosed; Head Start is free to income-eligible families, and grant administration services are scoped per project for member jurisdictions. Distribution is direct-to-government, sales-led, with no resellers or external channel partners. Marketing is limited to the kirpc.net website and Facebook. Specific revenue figures are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Kankakee-Iroquois Regional Planning Commission

Legal name

Kankakee-Iroquois Regional Planning Commission

Website

https://kirpc.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Kankakee-Iroquois Regional Planning Commission is a multi-county Indiana governmental agency that provides grant writing, regional planning, GIS, transportation planning, EDA-accredited economic development, and Head Start services to 8 rural counties and 38 cities/towns in northwest Indiana.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Monon

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. County Per Capita Fees: KIRPC is partially supported by annual county per capita fees from member counties (Benton, Carroll, Jasper, Newton, Pulaski, Starke, Warren, and White).
2. Grant Administration Fees: Individual grant administration fees from organizations receiving grant-funded services through KIRPC.
3. Federal and State Grants: Additional funding derived from grants awarded for various public-benefit programs administered and/or operated by the KIRPC agency, including Head Start (Department of Health and Human Services), transportation planning (Indiana Department of Transportation), and economic development grants (Economic Development Administration).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

KIRPC is a multi-county governmental service agency that delivers grant writing and administration, planning and technical assistance (park plans, comprehensive plans, ordinance codification, housing studies), GIS mapping, transportation planning, economic development district services, and Head Start early childhood education to local units of government across eight rural northwest Indiana counties. Its staff also serves as a liaison with legislators, federal, state, and local agencies, and acts as a State Data Center Affiliate of the U.S. Census Bureau.

Product overview

KIRPC is a voluntary public partnership serving eight rural counties in northwest Indiana that provides integrated community and economic development services. The organization operates as a unified service portfolio centered on grant administration, planning, and regional development programs. Core offerings include Grant Writing & Administration Services, Community Development, Economic Development, Transportation Planning, GIS Mapping Services, Head Start early childhood education, Agricultural Strategy, Tourism Support, and Public Transit coordination. These services work together to assist local governments in maximizing community development opportunities for citizens across Benton, Carroll, Jasper, Newton, Pulaski, Starke, Warren, and White counties.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Grant Writing & Administration Services
• Community Development Services
• Economic Development Services
• Rural Transportation Planning
• GIS Mapping Services
• Head Start Program
• Agricultural Strategy
• Tourism Support
• KIRPC Public Transit

Quantifiable outcome

• Head Start program received zero findings in May 2023 Federal Review and zero Head Start findings in July 2023 fiscal audit
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Families and ChildrencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1997Since 1997, competitive grant awarded annually through this federal department enables KIRPC Head Start to provide comprehensive early childhood services to 133 low-income children and families in Jasper, Newton, and Pulaski counties.
• Indiana Office of Community and Rural AffairscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunding partner for Community Focus Fund grants and CDBG Planning Grants. KIRPC writes and administers grants distributed by this state agency for community development projects including water, sewer, storm sewer, fire trucks, community centers, and long-term community development plans.
• U.S. Department of CommercecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent agency of the Economic Development Administration (EDA). KIRPC is an accredited Economic Development District by EDA. Funding partner for Public Works Grants to revitalize physical infrastructure, attract new industry, encourage business expansion, and generate long-term private sector jobs.
• Indiana Finance AuthorityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerState agency providing funding support for various infrastructure and development projects administered through KIRPC.
• U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal agency providing grants including IDEM Recycling Grants and IDEM 319 Grants that KIRPC has experience administering.
• U.S. Census BureaucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKIRPC serves as a State Data Center Affiliate of the U.S. Census Bureau, providing data services and census information to the region.
• Indiana Department of TransportationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides annual funding through the Small Urban and Rural Transportation Planning Program. KIRPC conducts transportation planning activities including traffic counting, data collection, traffic studies, and coordination with INDOT and local officials.
• Economic Development Administration (EDA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKIRPC is an accredited Economic Development District by EDA, part of the U.S. Department of Commerce. This accreditation enables KIRPC to provide economic development services and access EDA Grants for the region, including Brownfield Redevelopment and Economic Resiliency initiatives.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• National Association of Development Organizations: NADO is the national association for EDA-accredited Economic Development Districts, of which KIRPC is one. NADO provides training, advocacy, and peer networks for the same EDA-district customer base.
• National Association of Regional Councils: NARC is the national membership organization representing regional councils and planning commissions like KIRPC, providing advocacy, training, and peer learning across the same customer base of multi-county planning bodies.
• Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization: The Indianapolis MPO performs regional transportation planning and coordinated planning services for the larger Indianapolis region, operating with a similar INDOT funding relationship but at substantially greater scale and urban focus than KIRPC.
• National Head Start Association: NHSA is the national membership organization for Head Start programs, of which KIRPC's Head Start is a grantee member, providing federal advocacy, training, and peer support across the same federal program structure.
• Indiana Head Start Association: The Indiana Head Start Association is the statewide membership body for Head Start grantees, of which KIRPC is one, providing training, advocacy, and coordination for programs serving low-income children including KIRPC's 133-child program.

Direct peers

• Tippecanoe County Area Plan Commission: The Tippecanoe County APC is a comparable Indiana planning body providing comprehensive planning, zoning administration, and technical assistance to a county government, serving a similar function for a single county rather than a multi-county region.
• Northwest Indiana Regional Planning Commission: NIRPC is the regional planning commission serving Lake, Porter, and LaPorte counties in Indiana, performing the same core functions as KIRPC including transportation planning, GIS, and economic development coordination under comparable Indiana statutes.

Others

• Economic Development Administration: The EDA is the U.S. Department of Commerce agency that accredits KIRPC as an Economic Development District and provides the federal grant programs (Public Works, Brownfield, Resiliency) that KIRPC administers for its region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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