Directory of Programs & Resources
Your playbook for NACo's committees, initiatives and tools for counties
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- County Countdown: Federal Policy Updates for Counties
- County News: The Official News Publication of the National Association of Counties
Advocacy & Policy Steering Committees
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Advocacy Hub
Through NACo, advocate for county priorities in federal policy making.
Policy Priorities and the American County Platform
Policy Documents
Policy Steering Committees
- Agriculture and Rural Affairs Steering Committee
- Community, Economic and Workforce Development Steering Committee
- Environment, Energy and Land Use Steering Committee
- Finance, Pensions and Intergovernmental Affairs Steering Committee
- Health Steering Committee
- Human Services and Education Steering Committee
- Justice and Public Safety Steering Committee
- Public Lands Steering Committee
- Telecommunications and Technology Steering Committee
- Transportation Steering Committee
Other NACo Committees
Standing Committees
- Finance Standing Committee
- Information Technology Standing Committee
- Membership Standing Committee
- Programs and Services Committee
Caucus Committees & Regional Affiliate
Ad Hoc & Task Force Committees
- Arts and Culture Commission
- Defined Contribution and Retirement Advisory Committee
- Healthy Counties Initiative Advisory Board
- Immigration Reform Task Force
- International Economic Development Task Force
- Next Generation NACo Network
- Resilient Counties Initiative Advisory Board
- Veterans and Military Services Committee
In-Person and Virtual Events
Signature Projects
Signature projects are short-term initiatives
- Presidential Spotlight: We (2024-2025)
- Artificial Intelligence Exploratory Committee (2023-2024)
- Commission on Mental Health and Wellbeing (2023-2024)
- Housing Task Force (2022-2023)
- Equity + Governance Task Force (2023-2024)
Initiatives & Cohorts
Initiatives and cohorts are longer-term projects and peer learning networks
- Building Resilient Economies in Coal Communities
- Connecting Counties & Military Installations: The DoD REPI Program
- Counties for Career Success
- Counties for Housing Solutions
- County Governance Project
- County Juvenile Justice Innovation Network
- County Officials Advancing Racial Equity (CORE) Justice Network
- County Tech Xchange
- Creative Counties
- Early Childhood Programming
- Economic Mobility Initiative
- Equitable Governance
- Familiar Faces Initiative: Improving Outcomes Through Coordinated Heath & Justice Systems
- Healthy Counties Initiative
- NACo Workforce Network
- National Center for Public Lands Counties
- Operation Green Light for Veterans
- Opioid Solutions Center and Opioid Solutions Leadership Network
- Resilient Counties Initiative
- Rural Leaders for Economic Mobility
- Safety and Justice Challenge
- Solsmart: A National Program to Help Communities Become Solar Energy Ready
- Stepping Up: A National Initiative to Reduce the Number of People with Mental Illnesses in Jails
- Transforming County Human Services Network
Counties 101 & Civic Engagement Tools
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Counties 101
Learn how counties are on the front lines, delivering vital services for our residents, and explore NACo's full suite civic engagement tools.
Counties 101
- Counties Matter
Why stronger counties make a stronger America - County Explorer
Access data on counties - County Governance Project
Learn how counties are structured - County Landscape Report
See how counties fit into the intergovernmental system
Civic Engagement Tools
- National County Government Month
- NACo Achievement Awards
- K-12 School Curriculum & Counties Work Online Game
- Governing on the Ground
- The Marvelous Adventures of Countyland: An AI Experimental Publication
- County Government Primer
- Bridging Divides: Tools for County Leaders to Overcome Division and Foster Collaboration
Solutions for Counties
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Cost-Saving Solutions from NACo EDGE
NACo EDGE establishes sustainable, cost-saving and value-added solutions that can be applied to counties nationwide.
NACo EDGE Solutions for Counties
People
- NACo Deferred Compensation Program
A longstanding partnership with Nationwide Retirement Solutions - Public Promise Insurance Agency
- Mental Health First Aid
- NACo High Performance Leadership Academy
- NACo Enterprise Cybersecurity Leadership Academy
- NACo Artificial Intelligence (AI) Leadership Academy
- NACo Career Center Job Board
- Live Healthy U.S. Counties
Prescription health and dental discounts for residents
Purchasing
Performance
- cashvest® by threeplusone®
Liquidity analysis and data services - ClearGov®
Budget cycle management software - Cybersecurity for Counties
Education & Professional Development Opportunities
Counties Lead
Find opportunities to learn from industry thought leaders on best practice in county government.