North East Ohio Network Council of Governments

What North East Ohio Network Council of Governments does

North East Ohio Network Council of Governments (NEON) is an intergovernmental cooperative established in 1996 under Chapter 167 of the Ohio Revised Code to deliver shared administrative, clinical, and training services to 14 member county boards of developmental disabilities across Northeast Ohio: Ashtabula, Columbiana, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Richland, Stark, Summit, Trumbull, and Wayne counties. Headquartered in Boardman, Ohio, NEON operates as a council of governments whose board comprises representatives from each member county, and it functions as a shared services platform that allows small and mid-sized county boards to obtain expertise and infrastructure they could not sustain independently.

NEON's service portfolio comprises four lines: (1) County Board Services covering compliance and oversight, clinical and nursing delegation, fiscal and administrative support, and workforce planning; (2) Provider Services for DD service providers, including nursing delegation, HR administration, financial services, and DODD-aligned training; (3) DODD-certified Training Services in medication administration, CPR/First Aid, and de-escalation; and (4) Family Support Services Programs administered on behalf of Cuyahoga, Lake, Portage, and Stark County Boards of DD, which provide respite, camp, recreation, equipment, home modifications, incontinence supplies, dietary supplements, and therapy services to eligible families.

The business model is a managed-services and professional-services construct funded by member county board assessments and pass-through program administration. Pricing is not publicly posted. Revenue is not disclosed in source materials; no funding rounds, M&A, or equity capital structure exist. NEON does not operate as a commercial enterprise — it is a public, member-governed intergovernmental entity with no private equity ownership, no app, no AI capabilities, and no proprietary technology platform beyond administrative processes for compliance review, nursing oversight, and Family Supports administration.

Name

North East Ohio Network Council of Governments

Legal name

North East Ohio Network Council of Governments

Website

https://neoncog.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

NEON is a 1996-established Ohio council of governments providing shared compliance, nursing, fiscal, training, and Family Support services to 14 member county boards of developmental disabilities across Northeast Ohio.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Shared Services for Developmental Disabilities

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Developmental Screening & Assessment (0–5) (EDACAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Inclusive Early Intervention & Transition-to-Preschool Services (EDACAFAM)

Keywords

• Council of governments services
• Developmental disabilities services
• County board shared services
• Compliance oversight services
• Family support programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Youngstown, Ohio

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. County Board Shared Services: NEON provides shared services to member county boards including compliance and oversight, clinical and nursing services, fiscal and administrative services, and workforce planning support. County boards utilize NEON to reduce administrative burden, lower costs, and support compliance.
2. Family Support Services Administration: NEON administers Family Support Services programs on behalf of county boards (Cuyahoga, Lake, Portage, and Stark counties), handling administrative functions so county staff can focus on families.
3. Provider Services and Training: NEON provides services to providers including nursing delegation, human resource administration, financial and accounting services, and training certifications (medication administration, CPR, de-escalation).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

NEON is a council of governments that delivers shared administrative, clinical, compliance, fiscal, workforce, and training services to member county boards of developmental disabilities across northeast Ohio. It also administers Family Support Services programs on behalf of Cuyahoga, Lake, Portage, and Stark county boards, and provides nursing, HR administration, billing, and DODD-certified training services to developmental disabilities service providers.

Product overview

NEON COG is a council of governments providing coordinated regional services to county boards of developmental disabilities across northeast Ohio. The organization operates as a unified service platform with four primary service areas: County Board Services (compliance, clinical/nursing, fiscal/administrative, workforce support), Provider Services (nursing delegation, HR administration, billing), Training Services (DODD-certified training programs), and Family Supports Programs administered for Cuyahoga, Lake, Portage, and Stark counties. The services are designed to reduce administrative burden, lower costs, and support compliance for member county boards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• County Board Services

Named customers14 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental DisabilitiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1996Member of NEON council of governments. The Cuyahoga DD has entered into an agreement with NEON to assist with daily operations of the Family Supports Program. Cuyahoga DD establishes guidelines, monitors implementation, and NEON handles program administration.
• Lake County Board of DDcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1996Member of NEON council of governments. NEON administers Family Support Services for Lake County on behalf of the Lake County Board of DD.
• Portage County Board of Developmental DisabilitiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1996Member of NEON council of governments. NEON administers Family Support Services for Portage County on behalf of the Portage County Board of DD.
• Stark County Board of Developmental DisabilitiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1996Member of NEON council of governments. Beginning July 1, 2026, NEON will administer Fiscal Year 2027 FSS funding for Stark County families on behalf of Stark County Board of DD.
• Columbiana County Board of Developmental DisabilitiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1996Member of NEON council of governments. Founded in 1996 under Ohio Revised Code Chapter 167.
• Geauga County Board of Developmental Disabilities (Metzenbaum Center)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1996Member of NEON council of governments. Founded in 1996 under Ohio Revised Code Chapter 167.
• Mahoning County Board of DDcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1996Member of NEON council of governments. Founded in 1996 under Ohio Revised Code Chapter 167.
• Medina County Board of Developmental DisabilitiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1996Member of NEON council of governments. Hosts NEON Board Meetings at their facility in Medina, OH.
• Richland County NewhopecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1996Member of NEON council of governments. Founded in 1996 under Ohio Revised Code Chapter 167.
• Summit County DD BoardcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1996Member of NEON council of governments. Founded in 1996 under Ohio Revised Code Chapter 167.
• Trumbull County Board of Developmental DisabilitiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1996Member of NEON council of governments. Founded in 1996 under Ohio Revised Code Chapter 167.
• Wayne County Board of Developmental DisabilitiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1996Member of NEON council of governments. Founded in 1996 under Ohio Revised Code Chapter 167.
• Ashtabula County Board of DDcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1996Member of NEON council of governments. Founded in 1996 under Ohio Revised Code Chapter 167.
• Lorain County Board of DD (Murray Ridge Center)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1996Member of NEON council of governments. Founded in 1996 under Ohio Revised Code Chapter 167.
• Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities (DODD)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1996NEON conducts provider compliance reviews as assigned by DODD and provides training certifications that meet DODD requirements. Services support county board compliance with DODD standards.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Conduent Incorporated: Large U.S. public sector business-process-services vendor providing program administration, eligibility, and case management for state and county human services agencies. Operates at a fundamentally larger scale than NEON but is broadly comparable as a B2G program-administration vendor serving health and human services programs.
• Ohio Association of County Boards of Developmental Disabilities (OACBDD): State-level association that represents all 88 Ohio county boards of developmental disabilities, the exact constituency NEON serves. While not a direct contracting peer, OACBDD sits above NEON in the same Ohio DD ecosystem and shapes the compliance and training standards NEON's services are built around.
• Maximus Inc. Public-sector services company delivering program administration, clinical assessment, and contact-center services for health and human services agencies. Comparable to NEON as a vendor of recurring program-administration and assessment work for government health and disability programs, though at national scale rather than within one Ohio region.

Direct peers

• Public Health Solutions: New York City-based nonprofit that administers and provides back-office shared services for public health and human services programs on behalf of government. Closely analogous to NEON's model of running Family Support Services and provider-facing programs under contract with government funders, with similar cost-recovery and managed-services revenue model.

Others

• Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD): Ohio state agency that administers vocational rehabilitation and disability services funding statewide. OOD is not a commercial peer, but it is the upstream funder and policy counterpart for many of the same individuals NEON's member counties serve, and it sets the framework within which county DD boards operate.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles30 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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