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Sponsors and Projects

The Applied Social Research Unit has worked with each of the following sponsors and partners. Project names follow the sponsor/partner organizations.

Bloomington Public Schools, School District 87

District 87 Parent Satisfaction Survey, 1998 and 2001

Center for Rural Health of the Illinois Department of Public Health

Central Illinois Education to Careers Partnership

Survey of Organizations Providing Work Experience Opportunities, July 1998

City of Bloomington, Division of Community Development

City of Bloomington, Illinois, Consolidated Housing and Community Development Plan, January 2000

City of Peoria Workforce Development Department (formerly Central Illinois Private Industry Council)

Health Resources and Services Administration, Office of Rural Health Policy sponsored this collaborative project with these partners: Rural Medical Education Program, University of Illinois College of Medicine Chicago at Rockford; Southern Seven Health Department; and Illinois Department of Public Health

Rural Health Outreach Grant Program: Merging Medical Education and Community Health, 1999; 2000; 2001

Heartland Community College

Career Education Needs Assessment, March 2000

Housing Authority of the City of Bloomington, Illinois

Evaluation Study, Bloomington Housing Authority Public Drug Elimination Grant Program, 2000 Grant Writing Consultation, 2001

Illinois Area Health Education Centers Program

1997-1998 Illinois Rural Life Panel Survey: Focus on Health Final Report, November 1998

Illinois Arts Council

Illinois Association of Regional Councils

Grant News, 1996-1999

Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs (DCCA)

Cost-Benefit Analyses 1996-1998, International Trade Centers and NAFTA Opportunity Centers and Procurement Technical Assistance Centers, June 1999, conducted for the Small Business Development Division

1996-1997 Illinois Rural Life Panel Survey Final Report, April 1998, sponsored in part by the Bureau of Energy and Recycling

Evaluation and Planning Study, May 1997, conducted for the International Business Division

1997 Home Builder's Survey, June 1997 conducted for the Bureau of Energy and Recycling

The Business Climate Survey, September 1996, and the Small Business Development Survey, September 1996, conducted for the Policy Development, Planning, and Research Department

Illinois Hospital and Health Systems Association

1997-1998 Illinois Rural Life Panel Survey: Focus on Health Final Report, November 1998

Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs, Western Illinois University

Illinois Rural Health Association

Illinois State University

Illinois HIV Prevention Education Project Evaluation, 2000 and 2001, for Department of Health Sciences Evaluation

InfoTech Market Test, 1999, for Center for Information Systems Technology Assessment of Educational Equity, 1996, for Center for Higher Education and Educational Finance

Japanese Saturday School of Bloomington-Normal, USA

Struggles and Promises: 1996-1999 Research Report

Learning Institute for Non-Profits

Outcomes 101: Measuring Program Outcomes, 2001

LeRoy Community School District

21st Century Community Learning Center Evaluation Reports, 2000 and 2001

McLean County Chamber of Commerce

McLean County Workforce Issues 1998

McLean County United Way and the Assessment 2000 Network (collaboration of business, labor, health and human service organizations, education, and government)

Ottawa Area United Way and the Community F.O.C.U.S. 2001 Partners (collaboration of business, labor, health and human service, education, and government organizations)

Community F.O.C.U.S. 2001: Resources and Needs for Health and Human Services, April 2001

Retirement Research Foundation sponsored this collaborative project with these partners: Cooperative Extension Service, Springfield Extension Center; Office of Continuing Education and Public Service, University of Illinois; the Laboratory for Community and Economic Development, University of Illinois; Western Illinois Area Agency on Aging; and the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs, Western Illinois University

Coming of Age in Rural Illinois: Developing Elder-Friendly Communities, 1997

Rural Affairs Council of the Lt. Governor of State of Illinois

1992-1995 Illinois Rural Life Panel Studies and Reports

Grant News, 1994-1995

Rural Economic and Technical Assistance Center of Western Illinois University

Grant News 1996-1999

Facilitation and evaluation activities for the Mapping the Future of Your Community Program, 1996-1997

Economic Development and Planning Database, 1991-1996

Rural Partners

Spoon River College

Spoon River College Needs Assessment, May 1997

Southern Illinois University at Springfield, College of Medicine

1997-1998 Illinois Rural Life Panel Survey: Focus on Health Final Report, November 1998

Town of Normal

Town of Normal, Illinois, Consolidated Housing and Community Development Plan, January 2000

Township Officials of Illinois

Grant Writing Workshops, 2001

The Pantagraph

School Merger Survey Final Report, December 1995

The Village of Mackinaw, Illinois

Opinion Survey of Local Services, 1995

University of Illinois at Rockford, College of Medicine

1997-1998 Illinois Rural Life Panel Survey: Focus on Health Final Report, November 1998