2025 Accreditation Institute RFP

The Commission on Peer Review and Accreditation (COPRA) of the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA) is issuing an RFP seeking consultant(s) to present in-person educational sessions for academic program directors and faculty seeking to learn about accreditation for graduate-level public service programs.

NASPAA’s Accreditation Institute (AI) will be held in-person on October 8, 2025, immediately preceding the NASPAA Annual Conference, in Flagstaff, AZ. The Commission seeks consultants to design and facilitate approximately four (4) in-person sessions of 1.5 hours each and a 1-hour site visitor orientation. The intended audience for the AI is programs that will seek (re)accreditation within the next two years (through 2027). The intended audience for the site visitor orientation is individuals seeking information on the site visitor training needed to participate as academics or practitioners on future site visit teams.

The due date for consultant proposals is May 15, 2025. Proposal submissions and inquiries should be sent to copra@naspaa.org.