What We Do

Broadband

We work to expand access to high-speed internet by convening relevant stakeholders, elected officials, and community members to identify broadband solutions. As a convener, we connect towns doing similar work and provide expertise to help move projects forward. Our goal is to attract more funding to the region and be a conduit between municipalities and the state so that state-level decisions reflect community needs.

Economic Development

We operate as our region's Economic Development District. Our role is to help bring state and federal funding to our communities, craft the region's Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy, and support local businesses through our various loan programs.

Planning

We provide a range of planning services to our members including comprehensive planning, neighborhood master planning, ordinance development and workshop facilitation.

Resilience Corps

The first-ever Resilience Corps, a partnership between GPCOG and AmeriCorps, supports local government agencies and regional cohorts in the Greater Portland area in their recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Transportation

Sustainability

We help the region prepare for climate change by providing services, resources, and expertise to our member municipalities. Our goal is to help communities reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to a changing climate. We're primarily focused on supporting work related to clean transportation, coastal resilience, and municipal climate action planning.

Safe in Maine

As new Mainers settle here and we strive to expand our workforce, the need for transitional housing grows urgent. Safe in Maine is raising money to build transitional housing.

Our Podcast: Let's Connect

Let's Connect is a weekly podcast focused on interesting issues and people in Greater Portland. Hosted by our Executive Director Kristina Egan, the show is recored at the WMPG studios on the University of Southern Maine Portland Campus.