Northeast Missouri Regional Planning Commission

What Northeast Missouri Regional Planning Commission does

Northeast Missouri Regional Planning Commission (NEMO RPC) is a non-profit, government-affiliated regional planning commission and one of nineteen such entities chartered by the State of Missouri. Founded with earliest documented activity in 1972 (via the Scotland County Public Housing Agency), NEMO RPC serves six counties (Adair, Schuyler, Knox, Scotland, Clark, Lewis) and 33 cities and villages in rural Northeast Missouri. The commission centralizes regional and transportation planning, Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) administration, HUD program delivery, economic development strategy (including the CEDS 2025-2029), hazard mitigation, and solid waste planning on behalf of local governments that lack in-house capacity.

Its core service portfolio spans four integrated lines: transportation and regional planning, community and economic development planning, CDBG/HUD grant administration, and affordable housing programs. The housing line includes the Scotland County Public Housing Agency (Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher administration), Conkle Street Apartments (a HUD Section 8-eligible duplex in Brashear, MO renting at $600/month), and Housing Enhancement Northeast (HEN), a revolving workforce housing development fund capitalized at approximately $1 million in 2022-2023 with $240,000 of 0% loans from Tri-County Electric Cooperative and Northeast Power. In 2025 the commission secured $1,388,499 in CDBG Demolition grants for five member communities.

NEMO RPC's revenue model is grant-funded rather than commercially priced. Funding flows from federal pass-throughs (HUD, EDA, CDBG) and state sources (MoDot), supplemented by rental income from Conkle Street Apartments, partner capital, and in-kind local cost-share. Distribution is delivered through five physical offices (Memphis HQ, Edina, Kahoka, Kirksville, Lancaster) and a self-serve website. The underlying technology is administrative rather than proprietary: standard HUD/CDBG workflows and a WordPress content site, with no API, no commercial software product, and no AI component. The customer base is fragmented across public-sector entities and individual constituents within a fixed statutory service area.

Name

Northeast Missouri Regional Planning Commission

Legal name

Northeast Missouri Regional Planning Commission

Website

https://nemorpc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Northeast Missouri Regional Planning Commission is a non-profit regional planning commission serving six counties and 33 municipalities in rural Northeast Missouri, delivering CDBG/HUD grant administration, regional and transportation planning, and affordable housing programs including Section 8 vouchers and workforce housing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Sector Regional Planning Services

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs (92511), Administration of Housing Programs (925110), Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings (53111)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Housing Voucher & Rental Assistance Programs (Tenant-Based/Project-Based) (FSALAKAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public & Affordable Housing Programs (Subsidies, Vouchers, Public Housing) (BPAIANAA)

Keywords

• Regional planning services
• Grant administration
• Affordable housing programs
• Community development
• Economic development planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Memphis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Federal and State Grants: Administers Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) including demolition grants ($1,388,499 awarded to 5 communities), HUD programs, and transportation planning grants. Revenue is grant-based and project-funded rather than recurring commercial revenue.
2. Rental Income: Generates recurring rental income from owned affordable housing properties such as Conkle Street Apartments at $600/month per unit.
3. Loan Capital from Lenders: Received $120,000 loans each from Tri-County Electric Cooperative and Northeast Power to support Housing Enhancement Northeast initiatives, providing program capital.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

NEMO RPC administers federal and state grants, regional transportation and economic development planning, and affordable housing programs on behalf of six Northeast Missouri counties and their 33 municipalities. It also directly owns and operates workforce rental housing (Conkle Street Apartments) and administers Housing Choice Vouchers through the Scotland County Public Housing Agency.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Scotland County Public Housing Agency (SCPHA): Administers HUD Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8) for Adair (excluding Kirksville), Clark, Knox, Schuyler, and Scotland Counties; contracted to NEMO RPC for administrative duties.
• Conkle Street Apartments
• Housing Enhancement Northeast (HEN)

Products and services

• Regional and Community Planning Services Centralized regional planning, economic development coordination, and community development services delivered to six counties (Adair, Schuyler, Knox, Scotland, Clark, Lewis) and 33 cities/villages in Northeast Missouri.
• Transportation Planning Services Regional transportation planning, advisory council coordination, safety planning, and multimodal planning for counties and cities in Northeast Missouri, including the annual MoDOT Work Plan.
• Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Administration

Quantifiable outcome

• $1,388,499 in CDBG demolition grants secured for 5 communities
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA): EDA is the federal agency that awarded NEMO RPC a $400,000 grant in 2020 and funds the CEDS process that anchors regional planning commissions. It is comparable as the principal federal funding and policy counterparty that drives NEMO RPC's economic development service portfolio.
• Missouri Association of Councils of Government: MACOG is the statewide association of Missouri's regional planning commissions including NEMO RPC. It is comparable as the coordinating umbrella organization that supports funding, training, and policy advocacy for the commission and its peer RPCs across Missouri.

Direct peers

• Green Hills Regional Planning Commission: Green Hills RPC is one of Missouri's 19 regional planning commissions serving a rural north-central Missouri region. It is directly comparable to NEMO RPC in terms of size, mission, service mix (planning, grants, housing), and small-staff operating model across multiple rural counties.
• Ozarks Regional Council of Governments: ORC is another Missouri regional planning commission covering rural counties in the Ozarks region. It is directly comparable to NEMO RPC in scope, mission, and service portfolio — administering CDBG/HUD grants, transportation planning, housing programs, and economic development across multiple rural counties.
• Meramec Regional Planning Commission: Meramec RPC is one of Missouri's 19 regional planning commissions serving a multi-county area in south-central Missouri. It is directly comparable to NEMO RPC as a peer regional planning commission delivering CDBG, HUD, transportation planning, and economic development services to rural Missouri counties.
• Bootheel Regional Planning Commission: Bootheel RPC serves Missouri's Bootheel region in the southeastern part of the state. It is a directly comparable peer as another small-staff Missouri regional planning commission administering CDBG, HUD, and transportation programs across rural counties.
• Mark Twain Regional Council of Governments: Mark Twain Regional COG serves rural Northeast Missouri counties adjacent to NEMO RPC's territory. It is a directly comparable peer delivering the same CDBG administration, regional planning, housing, and economic development services to a multi-county rural Missouri region.

Regional players

• South Central Regional Council of Governments: SCRC is a similar multi-county regional planning organization, though based in a different geography. It is comparable to NEMO RPC as a peer regional body delivering the same CDBG, planning, and economic development service mix in a rural setting.

Broad incumbents

• East-West Gateway Council of Governments: East-West Gateway is the designated regional planning agency for the St. Louis metro area. It is comparable to NEMO RPC as a fellow Missouri council of governments performing CDBG administration, transportation planning, and regional coordination — but with a much larger jurisdiction and budget.
• Mid-America Regional Council (MARC): MARC is the larger regional planning body serving the Kansas City metro area in Missouri and Kansas. It is comparable as a fellow Missouri regional planning entity that administers federal grants, conducts transportation planning, and coordinates regional economic development — but operates at significantly larger scale than NEMO RPC.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/northeast-missouri-regional-planning-commission

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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