Center for Rural PA Research Grant

The Center for Rural Pennsylvania is a bipartisan, bicameral legislative agency that serves as a resource for rural policy research within the Pennsylvania General Assembly. The Center’s mission is to promote and sustain the vitality of the state’s rural and small communities by:

• administering grants to conduct research on matters relating to rural conditions;
• maintaining and disseminating a broad base of information on rural trends and conditions;
• publishing research and project results; and
• sponsoring regional and statewide forums on rural issues.

As part of the Center’s yearly Research Grant Program, the Board of Directors approves topics for research and demonstration projects. All projects must show a clear relationship to one or more of the Center’s mandated research areas, which are:

• rural people and communities;
• economic development;
• local government finance and administration;
• community services;
• natural resources and the environment;
• rural values and social change;
• educational outreach;
• agriculture; and
• health and welfare concerns.