Community Planning Assistance Teams
Volunteer Experts Working With Communities To Create Solutions
The Community Planning Assistance Teams (CPAT) program organizes multidisciplinary teams of planning professionals that volunteer their time to work with local stakeholders to create a vision plan and implementation strategy. CPAT offers expertise in a diverse range of issues facing communities. CPAT brings planning resources and opportunities to communities and strengthens the ability of residents and other stakeholders to influence and determine decisions that affect their quality of life.
APA is not currently accepting community submissions or volunteer applications for new CPAT projects.
Learn more about completed projects below.
CPAT Stories
July 15, 2020
Four Communities to Receive CPAT Assistance Virtually
May 24, 2019
Connecting Downtown Page: A CPAT Experience in Arizona
August 6, 2018
Movement, Victories, and New Challenges Ahead for CPAT
May 22, 2018
CPAT and a Young Planner's Journey to Graduation
May 3, 2018
APA Foundation: Hurricane Katrina Recovery Assistance
October 24, 2017
Post-CPAT Momentum in Spanish Fork, Utah
October 25, 2016
Building a Cleaner, Greener Baltimore
October 4, 2016
CPAT Post-Project Update: Unalaska, Alaska
Chapter & Division Resources
APA encourages volunteer-based community planning initiatives among its Chapters and Divisions.