Regio Deal Oost-Groningen

What Regio Deal Oost-Groningen does

Regio Deal Oost-Groningen is a government-funded regional development initiative headquartered in the eastern Groningen province of the Netherlands, operating under the RWLP (Regionaal Woon- en Leefbaarheidsplan) program office. Its stated mandate is to raise broad welfare (brede welvaart) in Oost-Groningen to the Dutch national average by 2055 within one generation, focusing on the combat of intergenerational poverty and reduction of inequality of opportunity in work, education, income, and health. The entity is structured as a collaborative partnership between the Province of Groningen, seven municipalities (Midden-Groningen, Oldambt, Pekela, Stadskanaal, Veendam, Westerwolde), housing corporations, and healthcare parties, with approximately 11 staff. It is not a commercial enterprise and has no revenue model; it is publicly funded and serves the residents of the Oost-Groningen region as its primary beneficiary population.

The initiative coordinates four primary programs. The AED-Project deploys an Automated External Defibrillator network across the seven municipalities with citizen first-responder training, targeting 2% of inhabitants trained and a 40% cardiac arrest survival rate, with municipal coverage reported as achieved in 2024. The Ervaringsdeskundige (Experiential Expert) program, delivered with ROC Noorderpoort and Tintengroep, is a two-year training pathway that deploys individuals with lived experience of vulnerability to support others in integrated home, school, and youth care settings. The Opleidingsaanbod hoogbegaafdheid program provides integrated educational support for gifted students to reduce school dropout. The GGA Maarsveld project in Stadskanaal is a neighborhood revitalization initiative covering housing sustainability, public space improvement, and community cohesion, executed with Lefier, Welstad, Jouwbespaarcoach, Wijkbelang Maarsveld, and Gemeente Stadskanaal.

Distribution and communication run through a WordPress-based website (regiodealoostgroningen.nl), a MailChimp-distributed newsletter, and a contact form routed to [email protected]. There is no proprietary technology platform, no commercial product, and no pricing or GTM motion in the traditional sense; service delivery is enabled through the partner network of municipalities, housing corporations, healthcare providers, educational institutions, and neighborhood organizations.

Name

Regio Deal Oost-Groningen

Legal name

Regio Deal Oost-Groningen

Website

https://regiodealoostgroningen.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Regio Deal Oost-Groningen is a government-funded regional development initiative in eastern Groningen, Netherlands, coordinating welfare programs across seven municipalities, housing corporations, and healthcare parties to combat intergenerational poverty and raise regional welfare to the national average by 2055.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Development and Public Sector Welfare Services

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Development & Neighborhood Revitalization (CDBG, Place-Based Initiatives) (BPAIANAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Development & Neighborhood Revitalization Housing Programs (FSALAKAO), Housing Benefits & Rent Subsidy Administration (BPAIAKAG)

Keywords

• Regional development programs
• Community welfare initiatives
• Neighborhood revitalization projects
• Public sector collaboration
• Social welfare programs

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Regio Deal Oost-Groningen coordinates a portfolio of regional welfare and community development programs in eastern Groningen province, Netherlands. Operated under the RWLP (Regionaal Woon- en Leefbaarheidsplan) framework, it bundles resources from the Province of Groningen, seven municipalities, housing corporations, and healthcare providers to deliver projects aimed at reducing intergenerational poverty, expanding educational opportunity, improving community safety, and revitalizing neighborhoods — with the long-term goal of bringing the region's broad welfare up to the national average by 2055.

Product overview

Regio Deal Oost-Groningen is a multi-project regional development initiative operated by the RWLP (Regionaal Woon- en Leefbaarheidsplan) collaborative framework, encompassing seven municipalities and partnered with housing corporations and healthcare providers. Rather than a unified technology platform, the initiative coordinates distinct social programs including the AED-Project (community safety via defibrillator network), Opleidingsaanbod hoogbegaafdheid (giftedness education support), Ervaringsdeskundige (experiential expert deployment for vulnerable populations), and neighborhood revitalization initiatives like GGA Maarsveld. These programs collectively target regional welfare improvement, poverty reduction, and opportunity equality by 2055.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AED-Project A community safety initiative establishing a comprehensive AED (Automated External Defibrillator) network across Oost-Groningen municipalities, training 2% of inhabitants as citizen first responders (burgerhulpverleners), ensuring 24/7 AED accessibility, and targeting a 40% survival rate after cardiac arrest.
• Opleidingsaanbod hoogbegaafdheid An educational support program for gifted/highly capable students in the Oost-Groningen region, providing integrated support services that bridge school, home environment, and youth care to reduce school dropout rates and youth care needs at home.
• Ervaringsdeskundige A 2-year training and deployment program for experiential experts — people with lived experience of vulnerability — to provide support to vulnerable individuals and families within Regio Deal projects, delivered in partnership with ROC Noorderpoort and Tintengroep.
• GGA Maarsveld – Stadskanaal A neighborhood revitalization project in the Maarsveld area of Stadskanaal that focuses on housing sustainability (via Jouwbespaarcoach energy savings coaching), public space improvements (back-paths, parking, playgrounds), and community cohesion, implemented with Wijkbelang Maarsveld, Lefier, Welstad, and Gemeente Stadskanaal.

Quantifiable outcome

• AED network coverage achieved in all municipalities (Westerwolde, Stadskanaal, Pekela, Veendam, Oldambt, Midden-Groningen) by 2024
• +4 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Provincie Groningen (Province of Groningen)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvincial government as core founding partner in the RWLP (Regionaal Woon- en Leefbaarheidsplan) collaboration structure.
• Gemeente Midden-GroningencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of seven municipalities participating in the RWLP partnership for regional housing and liveability planning.
• Gemeente OldambtcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipality partner in the RWLP collaboration for regional development.
• Gemeente PekelacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipality partner in the RWLP collaboration for regional development.
• Gemeente StadskanaalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipality partner in the RWLP collaboration; site of GGA Maarsveld neighborhood revitalization project.
• Gemeente VeendamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipality partner in the RWLP collaboration for regional development.
• Gemeente WesterwoldecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipality partner in the RWLP collaboration; coverage area for AED project.
• Woningcorporaties (Housing Corporations)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHousing corporations as partners in the RWLP collaboration for housing market coordination and neighborhood improvement.
• Zorgpartijen (Healthcare providers)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare parties as partners in the RWLP collaboration for integrated social support.
• ROC NoorderpoortmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational institution partnered with Tintengroep to facilitate the 2-year Experiential Expert (Ervaringsdeskundige) training program as part of the Regio Deal.
• TintengroepmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational organization partnered with ROC Noorderpoort to facilitate the Experiential Expert training program.
• Wijkbelang MaarsveldmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNeighborhood interest organization collaborating on the GGA Maarsveld project in Stadskanaal for neighborhood improvement.
• LefiermajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHousing corporation partner in the GGA Maarsveld neighborhood revitalization project.
• WelstadmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization in the GGA Maarsveld neighborhood improvement initiative.
• JouwbespaarcoachmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnergy savings coach partner contributing to housing sustainability in neighborhood projects.
• Gemeente StadskanaalmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipality partner in the GGA Maarsveld neighborhood revitalization project.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Nationaal Programma Groningen: Closely comparable Dutch national program addressing regional welfare in the Groningen province, specifically responding to gas extraction impacts. Operates under the same broad-prosperity framework and targets many of the same welfare dimensions as Regio Deal Oost-Groningen, with overlapping municipal partners.
• Regio Deal Noordzeekanaalgebied: Another Dutch Regio Deal covering the Noordzeekanaalgebied (Zaanstad, Amsterdam, Haarlemmermeer, Velsen, Beverwijk, Heemskerk region). Same national Regio Deal framework, similar multi-municipality structure, and comparable welfare/economy focus.
• Regio Deal Zuidwest: Directly comparable Dutch Regio Deal initiative for the Zuidwest region (Zeeland, Zuid-Holland), running the same national Regio Deal program framework focused on regional welfare, economy, and broad prosperity improvement. Most structurally similar peer in the same Dutch policy program.
• Regio Deal Westelijke Drukte: Dutch Regio Deal addressing regional pressures in the western Randstad, operating under the same national program framework with comparable multi-stakeholder governance and long-horizon welfare/economic objectives.
• Regio Deal Twente: Dutch Regio Deal for the Twente region in Overijssel, operating under the same national framework with multi-municipality governance and a comparable focus on tackling regional welfare gaps and demographic/economic challenges.
• Regio Deal Parkstad Limburg: Parkstad Limburg Regio Deal covering municipalities in the southern Limburg region, addressing similar welfare, demographic decline, and economic restructuring challenges under the same Dutch national Regio Deal program structure.
• Regio Deal Achterhoek: Achterhoek Regio Deal in eastern Netherlands addressing comparable rural regional welfare challenges (population decline, economic restructuring, aging) under the same Dutch national Regio Deal policy framework.
• Regio Deal Regio Utrecht: Utrecht-region Regio Deal under the same national Dutch framework, focused on regional economic and welfare development with comparable multi-municipality collaboration structures.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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