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NEFCO received a CARES Act grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) to develop an Economic Recovery and Resiliency Plan (ER&R) to respond to the economic injury caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The intent of the ER&R plan is to prepare for and prevent future economic shocks. NEFCO conducted over 50 individual meetings with...

CARES Act Grant Awarded The Northeast Ohio Four County Regional Planning and Development Organization (NEFCO) was awarded a $400,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant in July 2020 from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) to help the region respond to the pandemic by providing regional economic disaster recovery and resiliency planning services. Through this grant,...

NEFCO Dues-Paying Members City of Akron City of Canton City of Kent City of Wooster Portage County Stark County Summit County  Wayne County NEFCO Funding Agency Partners Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration (EDA) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)

The organization is directed by a General Policy Board which serves as the decision-making body and meets monthly.  The Policy Board is comprised of representatives from the counties of Portage, Stark, Summit and Wayne and the cities of Akron, Canton, Kent and Wooster.  Of the Board’s 38 active members, 14 are elected officials, 18 are...

The Northeast Ohio Four County Regional Planning and Development Organization (NEFCO) was formed in 1974 as a regional council of governments by the elected officials within the Counties of Portage, Stark, Summit, and Wayne. NEFCO was created as a voluntary organization to enable local officials to discuss problems facing the region and to develop strategies...

NEFCO's mission is to improve the region's quality of life through collaborative planning efforts, with NEFCO's area governments, in order to ensure: Environmental Quality Orderly Growth Economic and Community Development NEFCO's purpose is to serve the county, city, village and township governments and the citizens within the four-county region.  On behalf of these local units...

NEFCO is known as an Areawide Planning Agency under the Section 208 of the federal Clean Water Act and is charged with maintaining the Region’s Clean Water Plan referred to as the 208 Plan. As an Areawide, NEFCO’s General Policy Board controls wastewater planning in the Region and receives federal and state funding from the...

The Northeast Ohio Four County Regional Planning and Development Organization (NEFCO) was formed in 1974 as a regional council of governments by the elected officials within the counties of Portage, Stark, Summit and Wayne. NEFCO was created as a voluntary organization to enable local officials to discuss problems facing the Region and to develop strategies...