A national consortium of Research & Education Networks THE QUILT IS THE NATIONAL COALITION OF NON-PROFIT U.S. REGIONAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION NETWORKS REPRESENTING 43 NETWORKS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. MEMBERS OF THE QUILT PROVIDE ADVANCED NETWORK SERVICES AND APPLICATIONS TO OVER 900 UNIVERSITIES AND 80,000+ OTHER EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY ANCHOR INSTITUTIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THROUGH THE COLLABORATIVE FORUM OF THE QUILT, MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS HAVE ACCESS TO A BROADER SET OF EXPERTISE AND KNOWLEDGE THAN ANY SINGLE ORGANIZATION WORKING ON ITS OWN. ONLY THROUGH WORKING TOGETHER DO WE COLLECTIVELY ADVANCE OUR COMMON PUBLIC SERVICE MISSION.