Directory of Programs & Resources
Your playbook for NACo's committees, initiatives and tools for counties
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- Other NACo Committees
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- Resource Centers, Signature Projects & Initiatives
- Counties 101 & Civic Engagement Tools
- NACo EDGE Tools and Solutions for Counties
- Professional Development
- County Countdown: Federal Policy Updates for Counties
- County News: The Official News Publication of the National Association of Counties
Advocacy & Policy Steering Committees
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
Committees & Caucuses
NACo is a grassroots-driven organization that encourages member engagement. Currently, we have more than 1,100 individual county elected and appointed officials from every region of the country represented on our 10 policy steering committees, ad hoc and standing committees, caucuses and task forces.
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
- Energizing Counties
- SolSmart
- 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
- 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
About Counties
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
NACo EDGE
NACo EDGE establishes sustainable, cost-saving and value-added solutions that can be applied to counties nationwide. By providing quality solutions, we strive to develop and maintain healthy, vibrant and safe counties across the US.
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.