North Central Florida Regional Planning Council

What North Central Florida Regional Planning Council does

The North Central Florida Regional Planning Council (NCFRPC) is a quasi-governmental regional planning organization established under Florida state law (Chapter 160, Florida Statutes) and founded in 1969. It serves as an association of local governments, providing coordinated regional planning services to 12 member counties in North Central Florida: Alachua, Bradford, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafayette, Levy, Madison, Suwannee, Taylor, and Union. The council operates from its headquarters in Gainesville, Florida, with a lean staff of approximately 5 employees including an Executive Director (Scott R. Koons, AICP), senior planners, an administrative assistant, and a planning technician.

The council's core services span economic development support, local government comprehensive planning assistance, public safety and regulatory compliance coordination, transportation disadvantaged program administration, and emergency preparedness planning. Key deliverables include the Strategic Regional Policy Plan (last adopted 2018) addressing affordable housing, economic development, emergency preparedness, natural resources, and regional transportation; the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) covering 2023-2027; and the Regional Directory. The council is designated by the Florida Governor as the areawide clearinghouse for reviewing federally-funded projects affecting the region, providing a statutorily mandated coordination function. It also provides staff support to nine transportation disadvantaged coordinating boards under the Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged framework.

The organization is funded through government appropriations and membership dues from its 12 member counties, supplemented by federal grants such as a $500,000 EPA award in 2023 and a $400,000 EDA award in 2020. Services are not sold commercially; pricing is not applicable as the council operates as a cooperative government entity. Its go-to-market is institutional and committee-based, with regular council meetings, executive/clearinghouse/finance/program/nominating committee structures, and public engagement through the clearinghouse review process. The council maintains partnerships with the Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged, the Florida Department of Transportation, Community Transportation Coordinators, and the Local Emergency Planning Committee.

Name

North Central Florida Regional Planning Council

Legal name

North Central Florida Regional Planning Council

Website

https://ncfrpc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The North Central Florida Regional Planning Council is a quasi-governmental regional planning organization, established in 1969 under Florida law, that provides coordinated planning services to 12 member counties in North Central Florida, functioning as the Governor-designated clearinghouse for federally-funded regional projects.

Ownership category

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Product category

Regional Government Planning Services

NAICS

Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (925120), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925), Public Administration (92)

akta.pro primary industry

Urban & Regional Planning (Land Use, Zoning, Master Planning) (BPAIANAD)

Keywords

• Regional planning services
• Government coordination
• Clearinghouse review
• Transportation disadvantaged
• Economic development strategy

Headquarters

HQ city

Gainesville

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. Government Funding and Membership Dues: As a regional planning council, the organization is funded through government appropriations and membership dues from the 12 counties it serves (Alachua, Bradford, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafayette, Levy, Madison, Suwannee, Taylor, and Union).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

NCFRPC provides regional planning coordination and administrative services to 12 member counties in North Central Florida, including comprehensive planning support, economic development strategy development, clearinghouse review of federally-funded projects, transportation disadvantaged program coordination across nine boards, emergency preparedness planning, and publication of strategic regional policy documents. Services are delivered through a small professional staff and a committee governance structure accountable to member counties.

Product overview

North Central Florida Regional Planning Council is a regional government agency providing coordinated planning services to 12 counties in North Central Florida (Alachua, Bradford, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafayette, Levy, Madison, Suwannee, Taylor, and Union). The Council offers a unified set of services including economic development support, local government assistance, public safety coordination, transportation disadvantaged program administration, and strategic regional planning. The organization maintains several key programs: the Strategic Regional Policy Plan addressing housing, economic development, emergency preparedness, natural resources, and transportation; clearinghouse review services for federally-funded projects; and staff support to nine transportation disadvantaged coordinating boards. Key publications include the Regional Directory and Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) document.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Economic Development Services
• Local Government Assistance
• Public Safety and Regulatory Compliance
• Transportation Disadvantaged Program
• Strategic Regional Policy Plan
• Clearinghouse Review Services

Named customers12 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Florida Commission for the Transportation DisadvantagedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged provides statewide policy guidance and oversight over Florida's Transportation Disadvantaged Program. NCFRPC provides staff support to nine transportation disadvantaged coordinating boards under this framework.
• Florida Department of TransportationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFDOT provides funding and policy direction for transportation disadvantaged services statewide. NCFRPC coordinates with FDOT through the Community Transportation Coordinator network to provide transportation services in its region.
• Community Transportation CoordinatorscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerA statewide network of community transportation coordinators provides actual transportation services. NCFRPC's coordinating boards provide oversight and direction to these coordinators for the nine counties they serve.
• Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNCFRPC provides staff support to the North Central Florida Local Emergency Planning Committee, which focuses on hazardous materials response and emergency preparedness planning in the region.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• East Central Florida Regional Planning Council: Another of Florida's 11 statutory regional planning councils under Chapter 163, F.S., providing the same areawide clearinghouse, comprehensive planning, and transportation-disadvantaged coordination services across a different multi-county region. Direct functional peer to NCFRPC.
• Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council: Florida regional planning council serving the Tampa Bay area with identical statutory duties: clearinghouse review, comprehensive planning assistance, and transportation-disadvantaged board staffing. Closest direct comparable given comparable scale of services.
• West Florida Regional Planning Council: Florida regional planning council serving Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton and surrounding counties with the same clearinghouse and intergovernmental planning mandate as NCFRPC. Direct statutory peer.
• Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council: Florida regional planning council providing clearinghouse review, comprehensive planning support, and economic development strategy across a multi-county region. Same Chapter 163, F.S. statutory basis as NCFRPC.
• Central Florida Regional Planning Council: Florida regional planning council serving Brevard, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia and other counties with identical statutory functions to NCFRPC, including federally-funded project clearinghouse review.
• Apalachee Regional Planning Council: Florida regional planning council serving Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Wakulla, and Washington counties. Adjacent geographic peer with same statutory mandate as NCFRPC.
• Northeast Florida Regional Planning Council: Florida regional planning council serving Baker, Clay, Duval, Flagler, Nassau, Putnam, and St. Johns counties. Same statutory clearinghouse and comprehensive planning mandate; geographically adjacent to NCFRPC's region.
• Withlacoochee Regional Planning Council: Florida regional planning council serving Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, Pasco, Polk, and Sumter counties. Direct statutory peer to NCFRPC under Florida's regional planning framework.

Broad incumbents

• Florida Department of Commerce (formerly DEO): Florida's state-level economic development and community planning agency that provides policy direction, funding, and oversight to regional planning councils including NCFRPC. Adjacent peer due to overlapping planning and economic development functions at a larger jurisdictional scale.

Regional players

• Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged: State-level commission providing statewide policy and funding oversight for the Transportation Disadvantaged Program that NCFRPC's nine coordinating boards operate under. Comparable in mission, though it operates statewide rather than as a regional coordinator.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

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Investments

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