Region 8 Regional Performance Innovation Consortium (RPIC) The Region 8 Regional Performance Innovation Consortium (RPIC), is a successful collaboration between the Community Action State Associations and State CSBG Offices who serve all 75 Community Action Agencies and CSBG-eligible entities in the states of: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming.

The Region 8 RPIC works closely with the National CAP, NASCSP, CAPLAW, and OCS to develop a Coordinated Regional Training and Technical Assistance Plans. The plans are designed to respond to the T/TA needs presented to the RPIC by local agencies from across Region 8. The developed plans for Region 8 includes numerous training topics including: CSBG Annual Report, Community Needs Assessments, Strategic Planning, Risk Assessment, Tri-partite Board Governance, and increasing the number of certified ROMA Implementers, Trainers and Master Trainers in our region.

All Community Action Agencies and CSBG-eligible entities (public and private) from Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming are welcome and encouraged to attend the trainings offered by the Region 8 RPIC. 

For more information, please contact Andrea Olson. Andrea is the Executive Director of the Community Action Partnership of North Dakota and the RPIC Lead for Region 8.

Check out CAPLAW's new training module for CSBG

This interactive, self-paced module enables users to learn about CSBG on their own or as part of a group training session, such as a board meeting. We encourage CAAs to use this module with their staff and board members – especially those who are new to Community Action. The module contains 10 chapters on topics ranging from the history of CSBG, to the tripartite board requirements for CAAs, to funding reduction and termination. There are also interactive activities throughout the module to help review and assess what you have learned.