Southern Indiana Development Commission

What Southern Indiana Development Commission does

Southern Indiana Development Commission (SIDC) is a voluntary organization of local government organized under Indiana Code 36-7-7-1, serving Daviess, Greene, Knox, Lawrence, and Martin Counties in southwestern Indiana. Founded in 1972 (originally as the Center for Economic Development) and reorganized under its current name in 1973, SIDC operates as a five-county economic development district and regional planning commission. Its core function is to identify community needs across the region, prioritize financing methods, and administer federal, state, and local grant programs on behalf of member governments, municipalities, not-for-profits, and developers.

SIDC delivers a coordinated suite of services across transportation planning (including INDOT-contracted traffic counts and the ten-county Ride Solutions 5311 Rural Transit Program), housing programs (Owner Occupied Rehabilitation, HOME, USDA Rural Development, Affordable Housing Program), community development (Planning Fund, Stormwater, Water/Wastewater, Main Street Revitalization), economic development (EDA-accredited Public Works and Technical Assistance programs), administrative services (grant writing, fiscal agency, labor standards, Section 106 environmental review), blighted properties redevelopment and brownfield assessment, and broadband deployment. Underlying technology consists of mapping software, grant administration platforms, and census/workforce data systems; the organization is an affiliate of the Indiana State Data Center and maintains a regional library of more than 1,700 reference documents.

The revenue model combines federal and state grant administration allowances, member-government contributions from the five counties, and fee-for-service contracts (hourly grant writing, fixed annual fiscal agent services). GTM is direct: seven OCRA-certified grant administrators on staff engage member governments and regional entities through direct relationships, with no resellers or intermediaries. The organization cites over 50 years of service, over 150,000 residents served, and more than $117 million leveraged through grants and other programs across the region.

Name

Southern Indiana Development Commission

Legal name

Southern Indiana Development Commission

Website

https://sidc.cc

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Southern Indiana Development Commission is a voluntary, Indiana Code 36-7-7-1 regional planning commission serving Daviess, Greene, Knox, Lawrence, and Martin Counties, administering federal and state grants and providing transportation, housing, community development, and economic development services to local governments and not-for-profits.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Loogootee

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Federal Government Grants: SIDC leverages federal funding from agencies including EDA, EPA, DOJ, FTA 5311, USDA Rural Development, Indiana Department of Transportation, and Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority. The organization administers grants and acts as a sponsoring agent for transit programs.
2. State Government Programs: SIDC assists with state-funded initiatives and programs from the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs, Indiana Economic Development Corporation, Indiana Homeland Security, Indiana Department of Natural Resources, and Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority.
3. Fee-for-Service Administrative and Technical Assistance: SIDC charges hourly rate contracts for grant writing services and annual fixed contracts for fiscal agent financial services. Services are provided to small organizations or initiatives needing administrative support.
4. Member Government Contributions: SIDC is a voluntary organization of local government. Member counties (Daviess, Greene, Knox, Lawrence, and Martin) contribute to support the organization's operations and services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SIDC is a regional planning commission and economic development district serving five southwestern Indiana counties (Daviess, Greene, Knox, Lawrence, and Martin). It provides transportation planning, rural transit administration, housing rehabilitation and preservation programs, community development funding administration, EDA-accredited economic development services, grant writing, fiscal agent services, environmental review, labor standards certification, and brownfield/blight redevelopment support to local governments, nonprofits, and developers.

Product overview

Southern Indiana Development Commission (SIDC) is a voluntary regional planning and economic development organization serving five Indiana counties (Daviess, Greene, Knox, Lawrence, and Martin). Rather than a single technology product, SIDC provides a coordinated suite of government services including: Transportation Planning Services and the 5311 Rural Transit Program (Ride Solution) for rural mobility; Housing Programs (OOR, HOME, Affordable Housing) for residential development; Community Development Programs (Planning Fund, Stormwater, Water/Wastewater, Main Street) for infrastructure; Economic Development Services (EDA-accredited Public Works, Technical Assistance) for business growth; Administrative Services (grant writing, fiscal agent, labor standards, environmental reviews) for local government support; Blighted Properties Redevelopment and Brownfield Assessment for land reuse; Broadband Services through the Next Level Connections program; and partnership with the Uplands Regional Land Bank for property redevelopment.

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Products and services

• Transportation Planning Services SIDC conducts traffic counts across the five-county area through a contract with INDOT, including non-state owned roads, to collect vehicle miles traveled, annual average daily traffic, and other traffic statistics for regional transportation planning.
• 5311 Rural Transit Program (Ride Solution) SIDC acts as sponsoring agent for Ride Solution, a demand-based public transportation service operating across ten southwestern Indiana counties (Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Greene, Martin, Perry, Pike, Spencer, Sullivan, and Warrick), funded through INDOT 5311 Rural Transit Program and FTA 5311 Rural Transit Program.
• Administrative Services Provides federal funding assistance (EDA, EPA, DOJ), state funding opportunities navigation, labor standards officer services, Section 106 compliant environmental reviews, grant writing, and fiscal agent services for small organizations and member communities.
• Economic Development Services EDA-accredited services including Public Works Program, Economic Adjustment Program, Research and Technical Assistance Program, Partnership Planning Program, Technical Assistance Program, and Make it in America Challenge for distressed communities.
• Community Development Programs Planning Fund, Stormwater Drainage Improvements Fund, Water/Wastewater Improvements Fund, Main Street Revitalization Program, Public Facilities Fund, Youth Engaged Placemaking, QuIP Grant, Impact Main Street Fund, Indiana Main Street Program, Indiana Site Certified Program, and Historic Renovation Grant Program.
• Housing Programs Owner Occupied Rehabilitation Program, Housing Preservation Grant Program, Single-family Housing Repair Loans and Grants, Affordable Housing Program, Home Investment Partnership Program, Homeownership Opportunities Program, Neighborhood Impact Program, Accessibility Modifications Program, and USDA Rural Development housing programs.
• Blighted Properties Redevelopment Blight Clearance Program for demolition and environmental clearance, and Brownfield Investigation and Rehabilitation including inventory, Phase 1 and Phase 2 assessments, and clean-up plans for contaminated sites.
• Broadband Services Next Level Connections Broadband Grant Program support, part of Governor Holcomb's $100 million infrastructure program investing in broadband deployment in underserved areas of Indiana.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $117 Million leveraged through grants and other programs across the five-county region
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Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

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

• U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSIDC is accredited by EDA to provide economic development services to the region and has worked in this capacity for nearly 40 years. EDA provides multiple programs utilized by SIDC member communities including Public Works, Economic Adjustment, Research and Technical Assistance, Partnership Planning, Technical Assistance, and Make it in America programs.
• Uplands Regional Land BankcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Uplands Regional Land Bank represents Crawford, Daviess, Greene, Lawrence, Martin and Lawrence Counties. SIDC links to the land bank on its Land Bank page. The land bank acquires, manages, maintains and repurposes vacant, abandoned and deteriorated properties to create housing opportunities, increase property values, and support economic development.
• Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSIDC has seven Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs certified grant administrators on staff. SIDC assists with OCRA Construction and Planning Grants, Community Development Action Grant, Community Planning Fund, Community Economic Development Fund, and other state programs.
• Crane Regional Economic Development Organization (CREDO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSIDC provides representation on CREDO, a six-county economic development organization concerned with the future of the Naval Surface Warfare Center at Crane and the economic impact of the facility and the economic growth of surrounding counties.
• Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSIDC is contracted with INDOT to conduct traffic counts in the five-county area through the Rural Transportation Traffic Count program. SIDC also serves as sponsoring agent for INDOT 5311 Rural Transit funding for Ride Solution, a ten-county rural transit system.
• U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural DevelopmentmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSIDC provides assistance with USDA Rural Development programs and administers housing programs including Single-family Housing Repair Loans and Grants and Housing Preservation Grant Program in partnership with USDA.
• Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSIDC provides project administration, financial management, program delivery, and environmental review for IHCDA programs including the Owner Occupied Rehabilitation (OOR) Program, HOME Investment Partnership Program, and other housing initiatives.
• Federal Transit Administration (FTA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSIDC acts as sponsoring agent for Ride Solutions transit program which receives FTA 5311 Rural Transit Program funding passed through INDOT, serving ten counties in southwestern Indiana.
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSIDC provides assistance with EPA funding opportunities and performs Section 106 compliant Environmental Reviews. SIDC can assist with brownfield assessment costs through EPA funds.
• U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSIDC provides assistance with DOJ funding opportunities as part of its broader federal funding support services.
• FHL Bank of IndianapolismajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSIDC links to and facilitates the Affordable Housing Program (AHP) which provides grants of up to $500,000 per project in partnership between FHL Bank of Indianapolis members and local housing providers and developers.
• Indiana Economic Development CorporationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSIDC assists with Indiana Economic Development Corporation Economic Development Program applications for member communities.
• Indiana State Data CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSIDC serves as an affiliate of the Indiana State Data Center and provides Census, workforce development, and other data to the five-county area.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles6 records

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