The Full Form of ASPA is‍ American Society for Public Administration.

The American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) administers multiple programs throughout the year to enable members and others in the discipline to interact, engage, provide leadership, be recognized and connect with one another.

Each of these programs have specific open and closing periods throughout the calendar year, so please note that not every page will be currently active. Should you have any questions about the forms you need, please contact ASPA staff for assistance.

If you are or have been an ASPA member and you have login information for ASPA’s website, those same login credentials will work here. Should you need assistance in recalling those details, please contact us. If you are a new user, you will need to create credentials through this site. Please click “lost password” to your left to do so.

American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) is a membership association of almost 10,000 professionals in the United States sponsoring conferences and providing professional services primarily to those who study the implementation of government policy, public administration, and, to a lesser degree, programs of civil society. Its annual conference is an important meeting for those interested in bureaucracy, civic engagement, program evaluation, public management and other public administration topics, such as budgeting and budget theory, government strategic planning, policy analysis, contract administration, personnel management, and related topics.

American Society for Public Administration was founded in 1939, following growing concerns about the management of federal government and the report of the Brownlow Committee. It was formally incorporated on September 13, 1945.

American Society for Public Administration owns the journals Public Administration Review and Public Integrity and sponsors several others via its subject-matter Sections, including Journal of Health and Human Services Administration, Public Budgeting and Finance, and others.