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Vol. 2 No. 1 (2023): Rural Policy
Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania

Rural Policy - The Research Bulletin of the Center for Rural Pennsylvania features research sponsored by the Center, which is a bipartisan, bicameral legislative agency that serves as a resource for rural policy within the Pennsylvania General Assembly.

The Center shares its sponsored research with the Pennsylvania General Assembly and others interested in rural policy specific to Pennsylvania.

To bring the Center's research to a wider audience, it publishes Rural Policy twice a year.

To learn more about the Center and its Research Grant Program, visit the Center's website.

Published: 2024-02-20
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Rural Policy - The Research Bulletin of the Center for Rural Pennsylvania features research sponsored by the Center, which is a legislative agency of the Pennsylvania General Assembly. The Center is authorized to fund research of qualified faculty members of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, The Pennsylvania State University, and the regional campuses of the University of Pittsburgh.

The nine authorized research areas, as determined by the Center’s enabling legislation and its amendments, are rural people and communities, economic development, local government finance and administration, community services, natural resources and environment, educational outreach, rural values and social change, agriculture, and health and welfare concerns. 

For more information about the Center and its Research Grant Program, visit the Center's website.