State of Florida

What State of Florida does

The State of Florida is a constitutionally established U.S. state government entity, the 27th state admitted to the Union in 1845, headquartered in Tallahassee with additional offices in Miami. It is led by Governor Ron DeSantis and operates through the Executive Office of the Governor and numerous state agencies, employing 10,000+ personnel. The state delivers public services to Florida residents and businesses, with primary functional areas including environmental restoration, emergency preparedness and response, immigration enforcement and detention, infrastructure development, public safety, and life sciences research funding. Its digital front door is the MyFlorida.com official portal, which provides a centralized directory (Florida 411) of state agencies, contact information, and links to the Executive Office of the Governor; the portal is informational rather than transactional and hosts no proprietary technology stack or AI capabilities based on available data.

The state's revenue model is sovereign in nature: it is funded through taxation, federal allocations, and dedicated funds such as the Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund (which has disbursed over $6.5 billion since 2022, including $573 million toward immigration operations). Customer segments are effectively the entire Florida resident and business population for service delivery, plus federal and tribal entities for collaborative programs. Major recent strategic activity includes a $4 billion Everglades restoration partnership with the U.S. Army (April 2026), participation in the FAA's Advanced Air Mobility Integration Pilot Program covering 26 states, and direct grants such as a $2 million cancer research award to Myosin Therapeutics (March 2026). Operating models include regulatory litigation exposure (Miccosukee Tribe environmental suit over Alligator Alcatraz; Miami residents' emoluments-clause challenge to the Trump presidential library land transfer). The state is not a privately held company and is not subject to traditional revenue, IPO, or valuation frameworks.

Name

State of Florida

Legal name

State of Florida

Website

https://myflorida.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1845

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

The State of Florida is a U.S. state government entity, headquartered in Tallahassee, that provides public services including emergency management, environmental restoration, immigration enforcement, infrastructure, and life sciences funding to its residents and businesses via the MyFlorida.com portal and state agencies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Public Services

NAICS

Public Administration (92), Administration of Economic Programs (926), Public Finance Activities (92113), National Security and International Affairs (9281), Administration of Conservation Programs (924120)

SIC

Federal & Federally-Sponsored Credit Agencies (6111)

akta.pro primary industry

Governor/Executive Office & Cabinet Administration (BPAIABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

State/Provincial Public Safety & Emergency Management (Police, Fire, EMS Oversight) (BPAIABAG), State/Provincial Environmental Protection & Natural Resources Administration (BPAIABAL), State/Provincial Corrections, Probation & Parole Administration (BPAIABAF), State/Provincial Human Services & Benefits Administration (Welfare, Disability, Child & Family) (BPAIABAI)

Keywords

• State government services
• Emergency preparedness
• Environmental restoration
• Public administration
• Infrastructure development

Headquarters

HQ city

Tallahassee

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

The State of Florida operates as a U.S. state government entity providing public services to its residents and businesses, including emergency preparedness and response, environmental restoration (notably Everglades projects), infrastructure development, law enforcement, immigration detention administration, and research grant programs. It administers these services through state agencies, the MyFlorida.com official portal, and direct government operations funded by state appropriations and federal allocations.

Product overview

The State of Florida operates MyFlorida.com as a single unified official government portal that serves as the central entry point for Sunshine State government services. The portal provides direct access to the Executive Office of the Governor, state agency homepages, and the Florida 411 telephone and email directory for state government agencies and employees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MyFlorida.com Official Portal The official web portal of the State of Florida providing access to state government services, agency directories, and contact information for the Governor and state agencies, including the Florida 411 telephone and email directory for state government agencies and employees.
• Florida 411 Directory An online telephone and email directory for State Government agencies and employees in Florida, enabling public access to contact information for government offices and personnel.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 June 2026ICE and the state of Florida collaborated to transfer detainees out of the Alligator Alcatraz migrant detention facility in the Florida Everglades, transferring them to other facilities ahead of hurricane season. State disbursed $573 million toward immigration expenses including this facility.
• Miccosukee TribeminorOthers · 18 June 2026Adversarial relationship; tribe continuing litigation against the Alligator Alcatraz detention facility over alleged violations including unlawful construction without required environmental review and air pollution from more than 200 diesel-burning generators at the site.
• U.S. ArmycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 April 2026Federal-state partnership for Everglades restoration announced on April 14, 2026, representing a $4 billion collaboration to construct a giant reservoir designed to prevent flooding and redirect water to southern areas, targeted for completion in 2029. Described by Gov. Ron DeSantis as the largest environmental restoration in U.S. history.
• Myosin TherapeuticscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 March 2026State of Florida awarded a $2 million cancer research grant to Myosin Therapeutics on March 25, 2026, supporting biotechnology research and development within the state.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• State of Texas: Largest U.S. state governments by population and budget. Texas operates comparable functions across emergency management, environmental regulation, large-scale infrastructure, and economic development grant-making.
• State of California: Top-tier state government with comparable scale in environmental regulation, disaster preparedness (wildfires, earthquakes), and large grant and infrastructure programs. Directly comparable in regulatory authority and program complexity.
• State of New York: Major state government executing comparable programs in environmental restoration, emergency preparedness, and life sciences investment, with a similarly large employee base and capital budget.
• State of Georgia: Southeastern peer state with overlapping hurricane/disaster exposure, large infrastructure programs, and active economic development grant-making, making it a natural regional and functional comparable.
• Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: Large state government administering comparable functions in environmental protection, public safety, emergency management, and economic development grants.
• State of North Carolina: Peer state with comparable scale in life sciences investment, environmental regulation, and emergency preparedness, often competing with Florida for biotech and advanced-industry relocations.
• State of Illinois: Major state government with comparable regulatory authority, environmental programs, and large-scale economic development grant-making.
• State of Ohio: Mid-to-large industrial state government with comparable functions in environmental protection, emergency management, and infrastructure investment.
• State of Virginia: Southeastern/Mid-Atlantic state government with comparable regulatory scope, emergency preparedness programs, and active tech and life sciences economic development activity.
• State of Michigan: Large state government with comparable environmental, infrastructure, and economic development functions, frequently used as a benchmark for state-level program scale and execution.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments5 records

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