USAID’s Local Governance Program in Albania (LGPA) works with ten municipalities throughout Albania to foster local economic growth, improve local governance,and strengthen civic and private sector engagement in local development.

LGPA’s partner municipalities are Fier, Fushë Krujë, Gramsh, Himarë, Korçë, Kukës, Lezhë, Librazhd, Pogradec, and Shkodër. LGPA will encourage and facilitate local economic growth in target municipalities in order to increase investment,create jobs, raise incomes, and ultimately, expand themunicipal tax base. LGPA will also provide technical assistance and on-the-job training to staff in the tentarget municipalities on a variety of governance issues,including tax collection, asset management, budgeting,procurement, and service provision.