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Founded in 1969, the Greater Portland Council of Governments (GPCOG) is a voluntary non-profit organization with a distinguished history of service to the municipalities and public service agencies of the Greater Portland (Maine) region. GPCOG's members include 25 municipalities. The Threshold to Maine Resource Conservation and Development Area (RC&D) and the Peoples Regional Opportunity Program (PROP) serve as Associate Members. The County of Cumberland and the Portland Water District are Ex-Officio members. Click here for a complete member list.

GPCOG is organized pursuant to state enabling legislation and governed through a Board of Directors composed of elected and appointed officials from its membership. Click here to learn more about GPCOG Governance.

Located in the historic city of Portland, Maine, GPCOG serves Maine's most populated and diverse region, stretching east to Casco Bay, west to Sebago Lake, south to Scarborough and north to West Bath.

GPCOG offers a range of planning and municipal services and programs in the following areas:

• Transportation and Land Use
• Cooperative Services
• Data Center, including Census
• Economic & Community Development
• Revolving Loan Fund Programs
• Regional Corridor Coalitions
• Mapping and GIS
• Meeting facilitation
• Issues forums

GPCOG programs and services are funded through a combination of member dues, service fees, and state and federal grants. Member dues represent less than 10% of GPCOG's total annual budget.