Our FY26-28 Strategic Plan update was informed by robust internal and external engagement. This engagement yielded several key themes, like expanding local support and capacity building for implementing regional plans, enhancing programs that connect leaders from across the region and prioritizing relationship building.
Centralina Regional Council seeks an energetic, self-directed individual for the position of Regional Mobility Program Planner. The individual in this role will assist in managing strategic initiatives for Centralina’s Integrated Mobility Center, which is based in Centralina’s Regional Planning Department. The Regional Mobility Program Planner would be tasked with contributing to the various mobility initiatives Centralina is undertaking. This is an exciting opportunity to work on major transportation and infrastructure projects and to help identify opportunities for mobility for the Centralina region and its partners.
Take a look into our achievements throughout fiscal year 2024 (July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024) and how we’ve worked to fulfill our mission and commitment to collaboration, connection, service and innovation. For more information, view the accompanying flyer.
For the Federal Fiscal Year 2025 (July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026), Mecklenburg County anticipates receiving approximately $1,000,000 from HUD for the Community Development Block Grant program. Join this public meeting on February 13 to give your input.
We are asking for less than 10 minutes of your time to answer 10 questions in our Strategic Priorities Survey. Everyone is encouraged to participate in this survey, whether you’re an elected official, a Board member, a local government staff member, a participant in one of our programs, a leader in a partner organization or a friend of the organization.
Mecklenburg County is preparing for its fiscal year 2025-2026 Community Development Block Grant Program Annual Action Plan and funding allocation. The county anticipates receiving approximately $1,000,000 in funding that will be available for qualifying public service programs and public projects. Learn more and apply.
In early 2024, the Centralina regional AI working group pooled together expertise and research to craft the “Generative AI Policy Guidance Document for Local Governments.” This detailed guide provides a structured framework, practical insights and policy template language to help municipalities effectively manage and implement generative AI technologies.
In bolstering pre-disaster resiliency, mitigation and post-disaster recovery efforts, local governments must be proficient in effectively managing public assistance dollars.
NC Association of Regional Councils of Governments and Centralina Regional Council offers this training package to provide the foundation of your disaster recovery training programs.
Each month, Centralina disseminates a comprehensive email newsletter detailing our ongoing projects, highlighting upcoming events and celebrating successes within our team and throughout the region. Member government staff, elected officials, working professionals and interested members of the public can sign-up to receive the monthly newsletter to stay up to date on the latest at Centralina. This page houses PDF versions of each month’s newsletter within the past fiscal year. Use the form in our website footer to sign-up to receive our newsletter each month if you are not already subscribed.
CONNECT Beyond is a bold regional mobility plan that sets the vision for how to better connect the rural, suburban, and urban communities in our 12-county region. This plan will guide and coordinate future mobility investments for the next two decades and serve as a blueprint for implementing a robust, integrated public transit network that will combine high-capacity transit lines, enhanced bus services, local mobility options and innovative transportation technologies.