The Member Support & Strategy team assists local governments in addressing operational challenges and opportunities. Local governments face a growing list of responsibilities and public expectations, often with limited staff capacity and resources.
Our work aims to ensure local community demand is met in a fiscally responsible way and to meet the following goals:
- Offer a variety of assistance to support the diverse needs of our members.
- Increase capacity on hard-to-fill or duplicative assistance areas.
- Serve as a source of guidance, technical expertise, and advocacy.
- Provide cost-effective and locally-driven expertise
Grant Writing and Administration
Our Grant Assistance Program provides member governments with holistic assistance to meet their grant goals by:
- tracking funding programs
- developing project concepts and proposals
- writing and/or reviewing applications
- assisting with reporting and administration of awarded grants
- engaging funding agency and conducting proactive outreach on programs
- evaluating application successes and longer-term trends
- facilitating internal prioritization and coordination of grant processes
- advocacy support from CPRC's federal consultant Strategics Consulting.
Learn about successful grants and how we support participating communities
Public Workforce Initiative
Central North Carolina's Research Triangle is one of the nation's fastest-growing and most dynamic regions. Each day, new residents arrive drawn by its strong labor market, world-class universities, entrepreneurial ecosystem, and quality of life. Yet the rapid growth that fuels regional prosperity is placing strain on the public systems that sustain it.
Strong communities require a strong and supported public workforce. Our Public Workforce Initiative assists local governments across the region as they continue to face unprecedented challenges to recruit, retain, and support the wellbeing of their workforce.
Four Regional Goals
Goals emerging from focus groups with regional managers, HR staff, and a regional survey of supervisory-level employees.
| 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Better Data | Increased Candidate Pool | Improved Employee Wellbeing | Stronger Public Awareness |
Initiatives & Programs
Human Resources Consortium
CPRC's Human Resources Consortium is a collaborative initiative designed to strengthen the capacity of local governments across the region through intergovernmental partnership and shared expertise. The Consortium is structured as an intergovernmental partnership open to all local governments in the CPRC region. Members participate in shared decision-making, help shape Consortium priorities, and guide long-term regional HR strategy. By working together, member governments can access high-quality data, streamline HR processes, and develop coordinated strategies that support recruitment, retention, and long-term workforce success.
Highlight: The Consortium is creating a secure, regional database of salary, benefits, job classifications, and related HR information to support equitable and data-driven decision-making across jurisdictions.
Advancing Pathways to Government
Local government represents one of the region's most underrecognized opportunities to advance economic mobility. As the second largest employment sector in the region, nearly half of all local government roles do not require a bachelor's degree — and many provide stable wages, benefits, retirement security, and structured advancement pathways.
For community college graduates, apprentices, and career switchers, public service can serve as a pathway to long-term economic security. A new report highlights how the Pathways to Government (P2G) model can target high-vacancy, high-opportunity careers, coordinating regionally to make public service careers easier to see, access, and succeed in — linking community colleges, apprenticeships, and feeder industries to local government hiring pathways. This initiative was commissioned by the United Way of the Greater Triangle (UWGT) and carried out in collaboration with the Raleigh Innovation Team (i-team) and Central Pines Regional Council.
4,000+ workers across the region employed in local government positions that do not require a bachelor's degree
LOGO Careers and Career Fair
The LOGO Career Expo connects job seekers directly with local government employers across a wide range of careers. Unlike a traditional job fair focused solely on open positions, the Expo takes a holistic approach — emphasizing career exploration, transferable skills from the private sector, and long-term professional growth. Attendees can speak with subject matter experts and HR professionals, participate in pre-event workshops and information sessions, and network with peers and employers. Whether you're a mid-career professional, considering a sector switch, or simply exploring what public service has to offer, the Expo is designed to help you chart a path forward. Registered attendees are contacted directly by participating employers.
Entering its third iteration, the Career Fair has connected thousands of job seekers in the region to the opportunities that exist across local government. Learn more at logocareers.com.
Shop Local. Work Local
This is an exciting time to work in local government in our region and there are so many new career paths to choose from. Whether you are interested in community planning, marketing, IT, public safety, or environmental health, there's a path for you in local government.
Just as "Shop Local" encourages supporting community businesses, the "Work Local" job board showcases the immense benefit you can bring to your community by working for a city, town, or county. Explore local government career opportunities across the region https://www.centralpinesnc.gov/work-local .