[company_age]54.0[/company_age][employees]11-50 employees[/employees][funding]grant[/funding][description]The South Eastern Council of Governments (SECOG) is a regional planning and development organization serving 11 counties in southeastern South Dakota. Established in 1969, SECOG's mission is to promote regional cooperation and economic development through planning, technical assistance, and grant administration. The organization is governed by an executive board composed of elected officials from its member counties. SECOG's staff of professional planners, engineers, and economic development specialists provides a wide range of services to local governments, businesses, and individuals in the region. These services include land-use planning, transportation planning, economic development planning, grant writing, and project management. SECOG also administers a variety of federal and state grant programs that support economic development, infrastructure improvement, and environmental protection in the region. SECOG is a unique organization in that it is a partnership between local governments and the state of South Dakota. This partnership allows SECOG to leverage the resources of both the local and state governments to achieve its mission of promoting regional cooperation and economic development.[/description][ps]Land-use planning, transportation planning, economic development planning, grant writing, project management, administration of federal and state grant programs[/ps]