Purchase Area Development District, Inc.

Purchase Area Development District, Inc., operating as the Area Agency On Aging, is a local government entity based in Mayfield, Kentucky, that serves as a regional development and aging services organization. Registered with SAM.gov since April 2009, the organization functions as a council of governments providing critical services to residents across its eight-county service area in western Kentucky. The organization receives federal grant funding from multiple agencies to support economic development, small business assistance, senior services, and transportation safety initiatives throughout the Purchase Area region.

The organization has established a diverse portfolio of federal grant programs spanning economic development, workforce support, and senior services. Through the Small Business Administration's Office of Capital Access, Purchase Area Development District has received multiple grants to operate the SBA Microloan Program, providing direct loans and grants to eligible microlenders who offer short-term fixed-interest rate microloans up to $50,000 to startup, newly established, and growing small business concerns, along with business-based training and technical assistance. The organization received a $7.2 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration to establish a revolving loan fund providing financial assistance and technical support to businesses impacted by the December 2021 tornadoes and COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, the organization received a $1 million award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service for wood utilization assistance and technical support to promote efficient forest management and emerging wood utilization technologies. Through sub-grant awards from the Kentucky Cabinet for Health Services, Purchase Area Development District administers numerous Older Americans Act programs including Title III services (congregate meals, home-delivered meals, supportive services, preventive health, family caregiver support, and elder abuse prevention), Title V Senior Community Service Employment Program, and health insurance assistance programs (SHIP and MIPPA). The organization also received Federal Highway Administration funding for a Safest Routes to School Action Plan addressing transportation safety across its eight-county service area and maintains sub-grant partnerships with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet for transit and statewide planning initiatives and the Kentucky Department of Agriculture for supplemental food programs.