What Northeast Florida Regional Council does

Northeast Florida Regional Council (NEFRC) is a regional planning council and political subdivision of the State of Florida, established in 1977 and headquartered at the Jessie Ball DuPont Center in Jacksonville. It serves as the designated convening body for seven member counties (Baker, Clay, Duval, Flagler, Nassau, Putnam, and St. Johns), coordinating cross-jurisdictional activity in regional planning, economic development, community development, emergency preparedness, healthcare coalition coordination, resiliency, affordable housing, transportation-disadvantaged services, and leadership development through the Regional Leadership Academy and the Regional Community Institute.

The council delivers its mandate through programs rather than technology products. Core service areas include Council Programs, Community Visioning, the Healthcare Coalition (Region 3 HCC), Emergency Preparedness including hazardous materials training, and Resiliency initiatives such as the Regional Resiliency Action Plan (RRAP) and the Military Installation Readiness Review (MIRR). It also publishes a Well-Being Index and runs the annual Regional Awards for Excellence. The organization operates no commercial software, APIs, or proprietary technology platform; its capability rests on convening authority, programmatic infrastructure, and a network of affiliated bodies (Regional Community Institute, Local Emergency Planning Committee, Resilient First Coast).

NEFRC is governed by a Board of Directors composed of local elected officials from the member counties and led by President Jimmy Anderson, a Baker County Commissioner. It is not an investable enterprise: the organization does not sell products or services at commercial prices, does not disclose revenue, and is funded through public sources including member-county assessments and grants such as a $400,000 award from the U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration in August 2020. Headcount is reported at 11-50 employees.

Name

Northeast Florida Regional Council

Legal name

Northeast Florida Regional Council

Website

https://nefrc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Northeast Florida Regional Council is a Florida regional planning council established in 1977 that convenes county and municipal governments across Baker, Clay, Duval, Flagler, Nassau, Putnam, and St. Johns Counties for regional coordination in emergency preparedness, economic development, healthcare coalition work, resilience planning, and leadership development.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Government Services and Planning

NAICS

Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (925120), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Economic Development & Business Licensing (Local) (BPAIACAN)

Keywords

• Regional planning services
• Emergency preparedness coordination
• Economic development programs
• Community development initiatives
• Healthcare coalition support

Headquarters

HQ city

Jacksonville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Public funding and member assessments: As a regional council serving seven counties in Northeast Florida, NEFRC operates on public funding and member assessments from participating counties. The organization does not operate as a commercial business generating revenue from product or service sales.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

NEFRC is a regional governmental council that convenes and coordinates planning, development, and preparedness activities for seven Northeast Florida counties (Baker, Clay, Duval, Flagler, Nassau, Putnam, and St. Johns). It delivers a portfolio of programs including community and economic development, transportation disadvantaged services, affordable housing, emergency preparedness and hazardous-materials training, healthcare coalition coordination, regional resilience planning, and a leadership development academy. The council does not sell commercial products; it provides regional coordination, strategic planning deliverables, training events, and convening services to member local governments.

Product overview

Northeast Florida Regional Council operates as a regional council providing collaborative programs and services to seven counties (Baker, Clay, Duval, Flagler, Nassau, Putnam, and St. Johns). The organization offers a unified set of regional programs including Council Programs, Community Development, Economic Development, Emergency Preparedness, Healthcare Coalition, Regional Community Institute (with Regional Leadership Academy), Resiliency initiatives, Affordable Housing, Transportation Disadvantaged services, and the Well-Being Index. Rather than a commercial product platform, NEFRC functions as a coordinating body that facilitates regional collaboration, strategic planning, and resource coordination across local governments and communities.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Council Programs Regional council programs addressing community needs across the seven-county Northeast Florida region, including strategic planning and regional problem-solving for member counties and municipalities.
• Affordable Housing Initiatives and programs focused on addressing affordable housing needs within the seven-county Northeast Florida region.
• Community Development Programs supporting community development initiatives across Baker, Clay, Duval, Flagler, Nassau, Putnam, and St. Johns counties, including Transportation Disadvantaged services.
• Transportation Disadvantaged Services addressing transportation needs for disadvantaged populations in the Northeast Florida region, coordinated through NEFRC's community development framework.
• Economic Development Regional economic development initiatives and programs supporting growth and prosperity across Northeast Florida communities.
• Community Visioning Strategic planning program helping communities define and achieve their vision for future development across Northeast Florida.
• Emergency Preparedness Programs focused on strengthening regional emergency preparedness and response capabilities across the seven-county region.
• Healthcare Coalition (Florida Region 3 HCC) Regional healthcare coalition coordinating healthcare resources and emergency response across Northeast Florida (Region 3 HCC), hosted and supported by NEFRC.
• Regional Community Institute Affiliated leadership development and regional community education institute offering the Regional Leadership Academy for Northeast Florida participants.
• Resiliency Regional resilience planning including the Regional Resiliency Action Plan (RRAP) and Military Installation Readiness Review (MIRR), with affiliated Resilient First Coast initiative.
• Regional Leadership Academy Leadership development program providing participants with immersive exploration of Northeast Florida communities, industries, and regional issues.
• Regional Awards for Excellence Annual recognition program honoring regional achievements and excellence in community service across Northeast Florida.
• Well-Being Index Regional quality of life and well-being measurement tool for the seven-county Northeast Florida region.
• Chlorine Emergency Response Training Hands-on 3-day hazardous-materials training strengthening chlorine emergency response capabilities across Northeast Florida, delivered in partnership with Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department, the Chlorine Institute, and TRANSCAER.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Jacksonville Fire and Rescue DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNEFRC partnered with Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department to conduct regional chlorine emergency response training for hazardous materials response across Northeast Florida.
• The Chlorine InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNEFRC partnered with The Chlorine Institute as part of a 3-day Chlorine Emergency Response Training designed to strengthen hazardous materials response capabilities across Northeast Florida.
• TRANSCAERcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNEFRC partnered with TRANSCAER for a 3-day Chlorine Emergency Response Training to enhance regional emergency preparedness and hazardous materials response capabilities.
• Florida Region 3 Healthcare CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNEFRC hosts and supports the Florida Region 3 Healthcare Coalition, coordinating healthcare emergency preparedness across the region.
• Regional Community InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated organization (rcinef.org) that supports regional leadership development and community programs including the Regional Leadership Academy.
• Local Emergency Planning CommitteecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated organization (neflepc.org) that supports emergency planning and preparedness coordination in Northeast Florida.
• Resilient First CoastcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated resilience initiative (resilientfirstcoast.com) focused on regional resilience planning and implementation for Northeast Florida communities.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• East Central Florida Regional Planning Council: Florida RPC serving counties adjacent to NEFRC's footprint; performs the same regional planning, emergency preparedness, and economic development coordination functions under the same Florida statutory framework.
• Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council: Florida RPC with the same convening authority and roughly comparable county-coverage scope; useful peer for assessing how smaller RPCs balance program breadth and staff capacity.
• North Central Florida Regional Planning Council: One of ten other Florida regional planning councils; provides the same statutory convening role for member counties in North Central Florida. Identical structure, funding model, and program portfolio (economic development, emergency preparedness, community visioning) make it the closest direct peer to NEFRC.
• South Florida Regional Planning Council: Larger Florida RPC covering an extensive and densely populated region; same statutory role, similar program portfolio (community development, economic development, resilience, transportation disadvantaged).
• Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council: Florida RPC delivering identical statutory regional planning services; relevant peer for comparing funding mechanisms, member-assessment models, and emergency preparedness program design.
• Apalachee Regional Planning Council: One of Florida's ten regional planning councils, sharing the same statutory mandate, organizational structure, and program categories as NEFRC.
• West Florida Regional Planning Council: Florida RPC operating under identical statutes across member counties; comparable in program breadth and reliance on member assessments plus federal grants.
• Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council: Established Florida RPC serving the Tampa Bay region; comparable mandate and program set, with a larger operating scale and budget that offers a useful scale benchmark versus NEFRC.

Broad incumbents

• Atlanta Regional Commission: Large multi-county regional planning and infrastructure coordination body for metro Atlanta; structurally analogous to NEFRC but at significantly greater scale. Useful as a comparator for trajectory and program breadth.

Regional players

• First Coast Metropolitan Planning Organization: Federally designated MPO for Northeast Florida's urbanized area; focuses specifically on transportation planning and programming in the same geography NEFRC serves. Adjacent mission and shared stakeholders, but narrower statutory scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/northeast-florida-regional-council
• Xx.com/nefrc

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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