Florida Association of Counties

Name

Florida Association of Counties

Legal name

Florida Association of Counties

Website

https://fl-counties.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1939

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

County Government Association Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Association Compliance, Governance & Board Support Services (BPAJAHAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

State Legislature/Regional Assembly Administration (BPAIABAB)

Keywords

• County government association
• Public sector advocacy
• Legislative affairs services
• Cooperative purchasing program
• Government training institute

Headquarters

HQ city

Tallahassee

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: The association generates revenue through annual membership dues paid by Florida's 67 counties to participate in advocacy, educational programs, and shared services.
2. Event Registration and Sponsorships: Revenue generated from Annual Conference & Exhibition, Innovation and Policy Conference, and Legislative Conference events including registration fees and corporate sponsorships.
3. Business Solutions and Corporate Partnerships: Revenue from corporate partner relationships and programs like the FAC Business Solutions program that offers cooperative purchasing contracts and vendor partnerships.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Florida Association of Counties (FAC) is a non-profit membership association representing all 67 Florida county governments. It provides legislative advocacy, policy development, education and training, member communications, and cooperative purchasing programs to county commissioners, constitutional officers, and county staff. The association also convenes members through its annual conference, legislative conference, and legislative day, and runs programs such as FAC Business Solutions and the Local Government Cybersecurity Grant Program.

Product overview

The Florida Association of Counties (FAC) is a membership and advocacy organization that helps Florida's counties effectively serve and represent Floridians by strengthening and preserving county home rule through advocacy, education, and collaboration. For more than 85 years, FAC has represented the diverse interests of Florida's counties. FAC offers various member services including a Policy Action Center, annual conferences (Annual Conference & Exhibition, Innovation and Policy Conference, Legislative Conference), FAC Business Solutions (partner programs with Florida Sheriffs Association, Florida Local Government Investment Trust, and other vendors), grant information resources (Local Government Cybersecurity Grant, Agriculture Education & Promotion Facility Grant), publications, hurricane preparedness resources, and Studio 67 (media services). The organization does not appear to offer a technology product, software platform, or API-based services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• County Government Membership Institutional membership for Florida's 67 county governments, providing counties with legislative advocacy, policy development, education and training, member communications, and access to FAC's shared-service programs. Members include boards of county commissioners, constitutional officers, and county staff.
• Annual Conference and Exhibition FAC's flagship annual conference and exhibition that convenes county commissioners, constitutional officers, and county staff from across Florida for policy sessions, training, exhibits, and networking.
• Legislative Conference Specialized conference focused on the Florida legislative session, providing county officials with briefings on active bills and coordination on advocacy priorities.
• Legislative Day Annual advocacy event at the Florida Capitol where county officials meet directly with state legislators to advance county-government priorities.
• Innovation and Policy Conference Conference dedicated to innovation and emerging policy issues affecting Florida counties, providing members with forward-looking programming on county governance.
• FAC Business Solutions (Cooperative Purchasing) Cooperative purchasing program that delivers pre-negotiated vendor contracts to FAC member counties, allowing them to procure goods and services at scale-based pricing without running individual solicitations.
• Local Government Cybersecurity Grant Program Grant program helping Florida counties access state and federal cybersecurity funding and resources to strengthen local government cyber defenses.
• FAC Institute for County Government (FLICG) Education and certification institute delivering structured training programs for county commissioners, constitutional officers, and county staff.
• Studio 67 In-house media production service that produces video, podcast, and other media content for FAC and member counties.
• Policy Action Center and Advocacy Services Ongoing advocacy program providing members with policy tracking, legislative alerts, and unified representation before the Florida Legislature and U.S. Congress.
• FAC Publications and Member Communications Member-facing publications including an FAC newsletter providing counties with updates on legislation, policy, and association activities.
• Hurricane Preparedness Resources Curated resources and coordination support for Florida counties preparing for, responding to, and recovering from hurricanes and other disasters.

Quantifiable outcome

• The Local Government Cybersecurity Grant Program provides $15 million in funding for FY 2025-26 to enhance cybersecurity resilience in local governments with priority for small, fiscally constrained, and rural communities.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Florida Sheriffs AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Florida Association of Counties partnered with the Florida Sheriffs Association to offer statewide purchasing contracts and competitive discount pricing for counties through the Cooperative Purchasing Program. The program offers products including administrative vehicles, public works equipment, fire-rescue apparatuses and more.
• Florida Local Government Investment TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFAC partners with the Florida Local Government Investment Trust (FLGIT) to provide Financial Fridays investment training seminars for local government investment officers. The partnership helps counties meet annual investment training requirements.
• NACo (National Association of Counties)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFAC represents Florida at NACo and provides Florida-specific resources and programs through the NACo relationship, including FAC/NACO Programs featuring FLGIT, FSA, NCS, FMIT, FLGFP, FACT, and others.
• Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer ServicesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFAC facilitates the Agriculture Education & Promotion Facility Grant opportunity, where the Florida Department of Agriculture screens applicants for state funding of agriculture education and promotion facilities.
• Florida Department of CommerceminorOthersFAC administers the Local Government Cybersecurity Grant Program, a $15 million grant opportunity funded through the 2025-26 General Appropriations Act, designed to enhance cybersecurity resilience in local governments.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• National Association of Counties (NACo): The federal-level counterpart to FAC, NACo is a membership association representing all U.S. counties with advocacy, training, and programs. FAC is itself an affiliate of NACo, making it the most direct functional peer.
• Florida League of Cities: Florida's municipal association representing cities with the same advocacy, training, conference, and cooperative service model that FAC applies to counties — directly comparable in mission, revenue model, and state-level political scope.
• Florida School Boards Association: A Florida state-level membership association that advocates for school districts and provides training, conferences, and policy support. Shares the same public-sector association business model operating in the same Tallahassee political ecosystem.
• Florida Sheriffs Association: A Florida membership association representing sheriffs' offices. Already a formal cooperative-purchasing partner of FAC, it operates an analogous advocacy, training, and shared-services model for a different public-sector constituency.

Broad incumbents

• International City/County Management Association (ICMA): A larger, national professional association serving local government managers and executives. Comparable in serving county government professionals but with a broader scope, training focus, and international footprint.
• National League of Cities: The national counterpart to the Florida League of Cities. Operates the same municipal-advocacy and shared-services model at federal scale, making it a broad incumbent peer to FAC's role for counties.
• U.S. Conference of Mayors: A high-profile national association representing U.S. mayors with advocacy and program services. Comparable in mission and structure as a city/county government advocacy body but broader and more politically visible.

Emerging players

• Florida Association of District School Superintendents: A Florida-specific association for school superintendents that overlaps with FAC in policy advocacy and professional development, though narrower in constituency. Comparable as a niche public-sector membership association operating in the same state.
• National Association of Regional Councils: A national membership association for regional councils and councils of governments. Shares FAC's intergovernmental and shared-services model but focuses on regional planning entities rather than counties directly.

Others

• Florida Local Government Investment Trust (FLGIT): An investment pool and training provider specifically for Florida local governments, and an FAC partner. Comparable as a shared-services offering embedded in the FAC ecosystem rather than a competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/flcounties
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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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