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Consortia

Over the past six years, CPM has embarked on a concerted, long-run effort to develop regional, state, and interest-oriented consortia.


These consortia provide numerous benefits to participating local governments:

  • Provide more local governments with which to compare in a metropolitan area and/or state (as well as nationwide);
  • Provide more opportunities for localized training as well as identification of effective practices based on empirical data;
  • Provide opportunities to identify a small number of core measures in each service area that are of most interest to each consortium;
  •  Reduce the first-year cost of participation by nearly 50%.
  • Calculation of, and graphs for, consortium specific means and medians for selected indicators;
  • 20 hours of analytical support from CPM staff, and
  • At least one customized workshop.

Currently, there are eighteen regional/state/interest consortia in operation:

                                                        Consortia Google Map

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Interest consortia include:

Fire ALC: Asheville, NC; Franklin, TN; Sedgwick County, KS

Small Communities: Bedford, MA; Creve Coeur, MO; Hermiston, OR; Howard, WI; Loveland, OH; Maplewood, MO; Merrill, WI; Mission, KS; New Albany, OH; Peculiar, MO; Olivette, MO; Port Heuneme, CA; Riverside, MO; Shorewood, IL; Waunakee, WI, and Windsor, CO

CTC: College Town Consortium: Arlington, TX; Asheville, NC; Auburn, AL; Boulder, CO; Bowling Green, KY; Corvallis, OR; Durango, CO; Eugene, OR; Fort Collins, CO; Johnson City, TN; Mankato, MN; San Marcos, TX; St. Cloud, MN; Starkville, MS; State College, PA; West Chester, PA; and Williamsburg, VA.

Discussions are underway to develop consortia in a number of other states, as well as consortia for university communities, and tourist-destination communities (e.g., theme parks, national parks, ski areas, etc.).  Participation in CPM permits cities/counties to participate in as many of these consortia as they wish.