The RUPRI Center for Local and State Policy (CLASP) is a collaboration between the Rural Policy Research Institute and the Indiana Communities Institute at Ball State University.
The Center examines rural communities across America to better understand the unique characteristics, challenges, and opportunities present in rural areas. We provide policy recommendations to state and federal policymakers as well as local decision makers. The purpose of this work is to provide rural communities with adequate resources, efficient/effective governance, and innovative growth strategies.
The Center also serves as an objective, non-governmental resource for data, information, and analysis of the effects of public policy decisions on rural communities and their residents.
CLASP publishes its research in partnership with the Center for Business and Economic Research at Ball State University. Browse our work via the CBER Projects Library:
The Small Cities Conference at Ball State University brings together scholars and policymakers to focus on issues facing small cities and rural communities. Since 2001, the Small Cities Conference has examined past milestones, present challenges, and future prospects of mid-sized communities on a national and global stage.
View Study This study details the current realities and implications of immigration in Indiana as a whole, including effects on demographics, education, wealth and poverty,
View Report In this report, we summarize the major changes in rankings for all categories of CAIR between 2012 and 2018. In addition, we also
David Terrell, Executive Director of the RUPRI Center for State Policy and the Indiana Communities Institute spoke at a Harvard T. H. Chan School of
May 11, 2018 – May 12, 2018 Theme: “Vulnerable Communities: Research, Policy, & Practice” The 2018 Small Cities Conference at Ball State University examines the economic and
View Report This study seeks to bridge the gaps in research on the relationship between broadband accessibility and human development by assessing the e-readiness of
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