Government and public bodies in the United States

The Innovative EcoSystems registry lists 2,323 government and public bodies in the United States.

Government and public bodies set policy, fund programs and run the economic development work that shapes a regional innovation ecosystem.

The largest concentrations are in Washington, DC (337), Arlington, Virginia (81) and Silver Spring, Maryland (50).

The United States scores 68.5 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking 21 of 117 economies.

See the United States on the IEPA ↗

2,323 government and public bodies

• Council on Competitive Government
  Government or public body · Austin · ccg.state.tx.us
• Council on Competitiveness
  Government or public body · Washington · compete.org
• Council on Environmental Quality
  Government or public body · Washington · whitehouse.gov
• Council on Postsecondary Education
  Government or public body · Frankfort · cpe.ky.gov
• County of Albemarle
  Government or public body · Charlottesville · albemarle.org
• County of Mendocino
  Government or public body · Ukiah · co.mendocino.ca.us
• County of Sonoma Department of Health Services
  Government or public body · Santa Rosa · sonomacounty.ca.gov
• Cuyahoga County
  Government or public body · Cleveland · cuyahogacounty.gov
• Cuyahoga County Board of Health
  Government or public body · Parma · ccbh.net
• Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court
  Government or public body · Cleveland · juvenile.cuyahogacounty.us
• Dade County Medical Examiner Department
  Government or public body · Miami · miamidade.gov
• Dallas Office of Emergency Management
  Government or public body · Dallas · dallascityhall.com
• Danville Office of Economic Development & Tourism
  Government or public body · Danville · discoverdanville.com
• Dayton Development Coalition
  Government or public body · Dayton · daytonregion.com
• Dayton/Montgomery County Port Authority
  Government or public body · Dayton · daytonport.org
• De Kalb Economic Development
  Government or public body · De Kalb · dekalbedc.com
• Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
  Government or public body · Arlington · darpa.mil
• Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center
  Government or public body · Silver Spring · health.mil
• Defense Center for Public Health - Aberdeen
  Government or public body · Aberdeen Proving Ground · ph.health.mil
• Defense Contract Audit Agency
  Government or public body · Fort Belvoir · dcaa.mil
• Defense Contract Management Agency
  Government or public body · Alexandria · dcma.mil
• Defense Forensics and Biometrics Agency
  Government or public body · Charlotte · dfba.mil
• Defense Health Agency
  Government or public body · Falls Church · health.mil
• Defense Human Resources Activity
  Government or public body · Alexandria · dhra.mil
• Defense Information Systems Agency
  Government or public body · Fort Meade · disa.mil
• Defense Intelligence Agency
  Government or public body · Washington · dia.mil
• Defense Logistics Agency
  Government or public body · Fort Belvoir · dla.mil
• Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Red River
  Government or public body · Texarkana · dla.mil
• Defense Security Cooperation Agency
  Government or public body · Washington · dsca.mil
• Defense Technology Security Administration
  Government or public body · Alexandria · dtsa.mil
• Defense Threat Reduction Agency
  Government or public body · Fort Belvoir · dtra.mil
• DeKalb County Board of Health
  Government or public body · Decatur · dekalbhealth.net
• DeKalb County Economic Development
  Government or public body · DeKalb · dcedc.org
• DeKalb County Health Department
  Government or public body · DeKalb · health.dekalbcounty.org
• Delaware Department of Education
  Government or public body · Dover · doe.k12.de.us
• Delaware Department of Health and Social Services
  Government or public body · New Castle · dhss.delaware.gov
• Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
  Government or public body · Dover · dnrec.delaware.gov
• Delaware Division of Libraries
  Government or public body · Dover · libraries.delaware.gov
• Delaware Division of Public Health
  Government or public body · Dover · dhss.delaware.gov
• Delaware Division of the Arts
  Government or public body · Wilmington · artsdel.org
• Delaware General Assembly
  Government or public body · Dover · legis.delaware.gov
• Delaware Heritage Commission
  Government or public body · Wilmington · heritage.delaware.gov
• Delaware River Basin Commission
  Government or public body · Ewing · state.nj.us
• Delmarva Advisory Council
  Government or public body · Salisbury · msa.maryland.gov
• Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency
  Government or public body · Delray Beach · delraycra.org
• Delta Regional Authority
  Government or public body · Clarksdale MS · dra.gov
• Delta Water Management Research Unit
  Government or public body · Jonesboro · iapreview.ars.usda.gov
• Denver Arts & Venues
  Government or public body · Denver · artsandvenuesdenver.com
• Denver Federal Center
  Government or public body · Denver · gsa.gov
• Denver Public Health
  Government or public body · Denver · denverpublichealth.org
• Denver South Economic Development Partnership
  Government or public body · Englewood · denversouth.com
• Denver Water
  Government or public body · Denver · denverwater.org
• Department of Alcohol, Drug, and Mental Health Services
  Government or public body · Santa Barbara · ncsacw.samhsa.gov
• Department of Behavioral Health
  Government or public body · Washington · dbh.dc.gov
• Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disability Services
  Government or public body · Philadelphia · dbhids.org
• Department of Community and Human Services
  Government or public body · Seattle · kingcounty.gov
• Department of Conservation and Recreation
  Government or public body · Boston · mass.gov
• Department of Consumer Protection
  Government or public body · Hartford · ct.gov
• Department of County ​Human Services
  Government or public body · Portland · multco.us
• Department of Early Education and Care
  Government or public body · Boston · mass.gov
• Department of Economic and Community Development
  Government or public body · Hartford · ct.gov
• Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection
  Government or public body · Middletown · ct.gov
• Department of Energy and Environment
  Government or public body · Washington · doee.dc.gov
• Department of General Services
  Government or public body · Richmond · dgs.virginia.gov
• Department of Health and Human Services
  Government or public body · Long Beach · longbeach.gov
• Department of Health and Wellness Promotion
  Government or public body · Detroit · detroitmi.gov
• Department of Human Services
  Government or public body · Washington · dhs.dc.gov
• Department of Land and Natural Resources
  Government or public body · Honolulu · dlnr.hawaii.gov
• Department of Medical Assistance Services
  Government or public body · Richmond · dmas.virginia.gov
• Department of Metropolitan Development
  Government or public body · Evansville · evansvillegov.org
• Department of Planning & Building
  Government or public body · San Luis Obispo · slocounty.ca.gov
• Department of Public Health
  Government or public body · Pasadena · cityofpasadena.net
• Department of Public Service
  Government or public body · Albany · dps.ny.gov
• Department of Services for Children Youth and their Families
  Government or public body · Milford · kids.delaware.gov
• Deutsches Historisches Institut Washington
  Government or public body · Washington · ghi-dc.org
• DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory
  Government or public body · Adelphi · arl.devcom.army.mil
• Development Authority of the North Country
  Government or public body · Watertown · danc.org
• Directorate for Biological Sciences
  Government or public body · Arlington · nsf.gov
• Directorate for Computer & Information Science & Engineering
  Government or public body · Arlington · nsf.gov
• Directorate for Engineering
  Government or public body · Arlington · nsf.gov
• Directorate for Geosciences
  Government or public body · Arlington · nsf.gov
• Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences
  Government or public body · Alexandria · nsf.gov
• Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences
  Government or public body · Alexandria · nsf.gov
• Directorate for STEM Education (EDU)
  Government or public body · Arlington · nsf.gov
• Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships
  Government or public body · Alexandria · nsf.gov
• Discover The Palm Beaches
  Government or public body · West Palm Beach · thepalmbeaches.com
• District Department of Transportation
  Government or public body · Washington · ddot.dc.gov
• District of Columbia Department of Forensic Sciences
  Government or public body · Washington · dfs.dc.gov
• District of Columbia Department of Health
  Government or public body · Washington · doh.dc.gov
• District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority
  Government or public body · Washington · dcwater.com
• Division of Acquisition and Cooperative Support
  Government or public body · Arlington · nsf.gov
• Division of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure
  Government or public body · Arlington · nsf.gov
• Division of Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics
  Government or public body · Arlington · nsf.gov
• Division of Astronomical Sciences
  Government or public body · Arlington · nsf.gov
• Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences
  Government or public body · Arlington · nsf.gov
• Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences
  Government or public body · Arlington · nsf.gov
• Division of Biological Infrastructure
  Government or public body · Arlington · nsf.gov
• Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems
  Government or public body · Arlington · nsf.gov
• Division of Chemistry
  Government or public body · Arlington · nsf.gov
• Division of Civil, Mechanical & Manufacturing Innovation
  Government or public body · Alexandria · nsf.gov
• Division of Computer and Network Systems
  Government or public body · Arlington · nsf.gov
• Division of Computing and Communication Foundations
  Government or public body · Arlington · nsf.gov
• Division of Earth Sciences
  Government or public body · Arlington · nsf.gov
• Division of Electrical, Communications & Cyber Systems
  Government or public body · Arlington · nsf.gov
• Division of Elementary, Secondary, and Informal Education
  Government or public body · Arlington · nsf.gov
• Division of Engineering Education & Centers
  Government or public body · Arlington · nsf.gov
• Division of Environmental Biology
  Government or public body · Arlington · nsf.gov
• Division of Equity for Excellence in STEM (EES)
  Government or public body · Arlington · nsf.gov
• Division of Graduate Education
  Government or public body · Alexandria · nsf.gov
• Division of Grants & Agreements
  Government or public body · Arlington · nsf.gov
• Division of Human Resource Management
  Government or public body · Arlington · nsf.gov
• Division of Industrial Innovation & Partnerships
  Government or public body · Arlington · nsf.gov
• Division of Information and Intelligent Systems
  Government or public body · Arlington · nsf.gov
• Division of Information Systems
  Government or public body · Arlington · nsf.gov
• Division of Institution and Award Support
  Government or public body · Arlington · nsf.gov
• Division of Integrative Organismal Systems
  Government or public body · Arlington · nsf.gov
• Division of Materials Research
  Government or public body · Arlington · nsf.gov
• Division of Mathematical Sciences
  Government or public body · Arlington · nsf.gov
• Division of Molecular & Cellular Biosciences
  Government or public body · Arlington · nsf.gov
• Division of Ocean Sciences
  Government or public body · Alexandria · nsf.gov

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Cities

• Government and public bodies in Washington, DC 337
• Government and public bodies in Arlington, Virginia 81
• Government and public bodies in Silver Spring, Maryland 50
• Government and public bodies in Denver, Colorado 39
• Government and public bodies in Richmond, Virginia 38
• Government and public bodies in Sacramento, California 33
• Government and public bodies in Columbus, Ohio 29
• Government and public bodies in Austin, Texas 28
• Government and public bodies in New York, New York 27
• Government and public bodies in Albany, New York 25
• Government and public bodies in Des Moines, Iowa 25
• Government and public bodies in Boston, Massachusetts 23
• Government and public bodies in Atlanta, Georgia 21
• Government and public bodies in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 21
• Government and public bodies in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 21
• Government and public bodies in Topeka, Kansas 21
• Government and public bodies in Bethesda, Maryland 19
• Government and public bodies in Olympia, Washington 19
• Government and public bodies in Hartford, Connecticut 18
• Government and public bodies in Raleigh, North Carolina 18
• Government and public bodies in Saint Paul, Minnesota 18
• Government and public bodies in Alexandria, Virginia 17
• Government and public bodies in Chicago, Illinois 17
• Government and public bodies in Seattle, Washington 17
• Government and public bodies in Trenton, New Jersey 17
• Government and public bodies in Little Rock, Arkansas 16
• Government and public bodies in Tallahassee, Florida 16
• Government and public bodies in West Palm Beach, Florida 16
• Government and public bodies in Indianapolis, Indiana 14
• Government and public bodies in Lansing, Michigan 14
• Government and public bodies in Montgomery, Alabama 14
• Government and public bodies in Baltimore, Maryland 13
• Government and public bodies in Boulder, Colorado 13
• Government and public bodies in Madison, Wisconsin 13
• Government and public bodies in Columbia, South Carolina 12
• Government and public bodies in Frankfort, Kentucky 12
• Government and public bodies in Honolulu, Hawaii 12
• Government and public bodies in Boise, Idaho 11
• Government and public bodies in Greenbelt, Maryland 11
• Government and public bodies in Jackson, Mississippi 11
• Government and public bodies in Phoenix, Arizona 11
• Government and public bodies in Rockville, Maryland 11
• Government and public bodies in Salem, Oregon 11
• Government and public bodies in San Francisco, California 11
• Government and public bodies in Springfield, Illinois 11
• Government and public bodies in Anchorage, Alaska 10
• Government and public bodies in Charlottesville, Virginia 10
• Government and public bodies in Greeley, Colorado 10
• Government and public bodies in Helena, Montana 10
• Government and public bodies in Providence, Rhode Island 10
• Government and public bodies in Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio 10
• Government and public bodies in Bismarck, North Dakota 9
• Government and public bodies in Cleveland, Ohio 9
• Government and public bodies in College Park, Maryland 9
• Government and public bodies in Concord, New Hampshire 9
• Government and public bodies in Jefferson City, Missouri 9
• Government and public bodies in Juneau, Alaska 9
• Government and public bodies in Nashville, Tennessee 9
• Government and public bodies in Salt Lake City, Utah 9
• Government and public bodies in Baton Rouge, Louisiana 8
• Government and public bodies in Gaithersburg, Maryland 8
• Government and public bodies in Lincoln, Nebraska 8
• Government and public bodies in Santa Fe, New Mexico 8
• Government and public bodies in Charleston, West Virginia 7
• Government and public bodies in Cheyenne, Wyoming 7
• Government and public bodies in Colorado Springs, Colorado 7
• Government and public bodies in Norfolk, Virginia 7
• Government and public bodies in Peterson SFB, Colorado 7
• Government and public bodies in Pierre, South Dakota 7
• Government and public bodies in Portland, Oregon 7
• Government and public bodies in San Antonio, Texas 7
• Government and public bodies in Texarkana, Texas 7
• Government and public bodies in Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 6
• Government and public bodies in Annapolis, Maryland 6
• Government and public bodies in Augusta, Maine 6
• Government and public bodies in Cincinnati, Ohio 6
• Government and public bodies in Dover, Delaware 6
• Government and public bodies in Fairfax, Virginia 6
• Government and public bodies in Fort Pierce, Florida 6
• Government and public bodies in Montpelier, Vermont 6
• Government and public bodies in Oakland, California 6
• Government and public bodies in Reno, Nevada 6
• Government and public bodies in Virginia Beach, Virginia 6
• Government and public bodies in Carson City, Nevada 5
• Government and public bodies in Dayton, Ohio 5
• Government and public bodies in Fort Belvoir, Virginia 5
• Government and public bodies in Lawrence, Kansas 5
• Government and public bodies in Los Angeles, California 5
• Government and public bodies in Miami, Florida 5
• Government and public bodies in Peoria, Illinois 5
• Government and public bodies in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 5
• Government and public bodies in Texarkana, Arkansas 5
• Government and public bodies in Akron, Ohio 4
• Government and public bodies in Albany, California 4
• Government and public bodies in Dodge City, Kansas 4
• Government and public bodies in Fort Collins, Colorado 4
• Government and public bodies in Fort Meade, Maryland 4
• Government and public bodies in Fredericksburg, Virginia 4
• Government and public bodies in Hays, Kansas 4
• Government and public bodies in Houston, Texas 4
• Government and public bodies in Knoxville, Tennessee 4
• Government and public bodies in Minneapolis, Minnesota 4
• Government and public bodies in New Orleans, Louisiana 4
• Government and public bodies in Norman, Oklahoma 4
• Government and public bodies in San Jose, California 4
• Government and public bodies in Stuart, Florida 4
• Government and public bodies in Tulsa, Oklahoma 4
• Government and public bodies in Wichita, Kansas 4
• Government and public bodies in Ann Arbor, Michigan 3
• Government and public bodies in Boca Raton, Florida 3
• Government and public bodies in Champaign, Illinois 3
• Government and public bodies in Charlotte, North Carolina 3
• Government and public bodies in Danville, Virginia 3
• Government and public bodies in Dubuque, Iowa 3
• Government and public bodies in Durham, North Carolina 3
• Government and public bodies in Fort Sam Houston Joint Base San Antonio, Texas 3
• Government and public bodies in Kirtland AFB, New Mexico 3
• Government and public bodies in New Boston, Texas 3
• Government and public bodies in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 3
• Government and public bodies in Riviera Beach, Florida 3
• Government and public bodies in Roanoke, Virginia 3
• Government and public bodies in San Diego, California 3
• Government and public bodies in San Luis Obispo, California 3
• Government and public bodies in Schriever SFB, Colorado 3
• Government and public bodies in Scott Air Force Base, Illinois 3
• Government and public bodies in St Louis, Missouri 3
• Government and public bodies in Suitland, Maryland 3
• Government and public bodies in Toledo, Ohio 3
• Government and public bodies in Tucson, Arizona 3
• Government and public bodies in Washington, Illinois 3
• Government and public bodies in Waterloo, Iowa 3
• Government and public bodies in Wilmington, Delaware 3
• Government and public bodies in Windsor, Colorado 3
• Government and public bodies in Youngstown, Ohio 3