The Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area (CUWMA) is a nonprofit educational association of 20 colleges and universities in the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, the Smithsonian Institution, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the United States Institute of Peace, and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
It also provides joint procurement programs, joint academic initiatives and campus public safety training.
WRLC provides joint library services, student and faculty borrowing at all eight participating libraries, and a shared digital library system (ALADIN).
Additionally, WRLC enables cooperative collection development and off-site storage services.
The Consortium Research Fellows Program is a partnership between the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area and several Department of Defense agencies which allows professors and students to work in DoD settings.