The Northeast Ohio Four County Regional Planning and Development Organization (NEFCO) General Policy Board adopted the 2023-2028 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) on January 18, 2023. The CEDS is a regional economic development plan, which aims to promote prosperity, equity, and resiliency in NEFCO’s four-county region of Portage, Stark, Summit, and Wayne Counties. NEFCO, which...
On July 20, 2022, the NEFCO General Policy Board approved the Economic Recovery and Resiliency (ER&R) Plan. NEFCO received a CARES Act recovery assistance grant in July 2020 from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) to work with communities and organizations in Portage, Stark, Summit, and Wayne Counties to develop a comprehensive economic recovery and...
On January 19, 2022, the NEFCO General Policy Board approved the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) 2022 Annual Performance Report. The 2022 Annual Performance Report provides an update on the region’s economic conditions and priorities, evaluates the NEFCO region’s progress on the goals and objectives contained in the 2018 CEDS Update, and details significant events...
Available Grants Applications are now being accepted for the Economic Development Administration (EDA) Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Recovery Assistance grant program. $1.5 billion is available for economic development assistance programs to help communities prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus. All areas are eligible, and grants provide up to 80% funding....
