Federal agencies, local government, the private sector, community groups, and foundations should develop and support a series of working sessions to build local capacity for sustainable community development. These working sessions would bring together community leaders and key agencies to build local capacity for decision making and collaboration by (1) ensuring access to good information, (2) providing a range of technical assistance, (3) helping communities acquire analytical tools, and (4) training local individuals and organizations on best practices. Such working sessions could also provide a mechanism for regional collaboration. As originally proposed by the National Academy of Public Administration, such workshops could lay the foundations for a permanent forum between regions and the many different federal agencies that have an interest in regional problem-solving. Working sessions could be tied to existing outreach programs at universities or newly created, like HUD's Community Builders Fellows program; these could be sponsored by regional, statewide, or community foundations.