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PPRC and Accreditation
The mission of the University of Missouri-St. Louis commits its
faculty and staff to meeting the knowledge needs of metropolitan
St. Louis and partnering with regional communities and institutions.
The Public Policy Research Center contributes to this mission by
conducting applied research for the civic, nonprofit, and public
sectors of the St. Louis area and the State of Missouri. Specifically,
PPRC’s role is in Criterion Five: Engagement and Service.
By conducting applied research PPRC responds to the needs and expectations
of its constituencies. PPRC has developed the capacity to conduct
multi-disciplinary research using a variety of qualitative and quantitative
methodologies. PPRC applies its expertise in service to faculty
who initiate community-based projects as well as directly to community
constituencies.
The following financial statement and project summary was included
in the Program Audit report submitted in February 2008 for the Board
of Curators review:
For the investment the University of Missouri-St. Louis makes in
the Public Policy Research Center it receives direct and indirect
returns. In financial terms for the $392,878 rate dollars allocated
to PPRC in 2006-2007, it generated $150,559.57 in F&A funds,
$85,885.60 of which was the University portion under the distribution
formula used by the Office of Research Administration, a direct
‘return’ to the University of 21.8 percent of the rate
dollars PPRC received. In addition in 2006-2007 with the $392,878
rate allocation PPRC received it generated $1,128,410 in grants
and contracts for a direct value-added ratio of $2.87 for each rate
dollar received from the University. Although it did not occur in
the program year targeted for this report, the appointment of Todd
Swanstrom to start August 15, 2008 as Des Lee Professor of Community
Collaboration and Public Policy Administration should enhance these
financial returns in the future, as well as in many other direct
and indirect ways.
In the 2006-2007 fiscal year PPRC’s Divisions completed the
following projects and reports.
Department of Housing and Urban Development “Sustaining
Homeownership Among Low- Moderate-Income Homebuyers: An Explanatory
Analysis of the Role of Counseling,” September 2006
Missouri Office of State Courts Administrator Juvenile Justice
Information System Evaluation Final Report August 2006
2003 Commercial Ratio Study of St. Louis County, published June
2007
2005 Commercial Ratio Study of St. Louis County, published June
2007
More Than Their Fair Share: Understanding How the Age of Homes
Affects Property Taxes in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area, February
2007
Disparity of Assessment Results: Why Missouri's School Funding
Formula Doesn't Add Up, October 2006
Missouri Job Vacancy Survey -- Kansas City and St. Louis Metropolitan
Statistical Areas October 2006
Survey of Job Openings in the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical
Area for October 2006
St. Louis Lead Prevention Coalition Lead Based Paint Disclosure
Survey Final Report October 2006
United Way Early Learning Opportunity Act Program Evaluation
Final Report November 2006
Center for Inquiry in Science Teaching and Learning St. Louis
(CISTL) Collaboration Research Final Report, May 2007
Father’s Support Center Male Health and Wellness Initiative
Evaluation Reports October 2006 and May 2007
Gateway Greening Community Gardens and Violent Crime Final Report
June 2007
Gateway Greening Community Food Project 3-Year Evaluation Design
October 2006
Logan College of Chiropractic Survey Analysis Report April 2007
Cochran Redevelopment PartnersÓ Cochran Gardens HOPE VI
Redevelopment Project Annual Report, January 2007
St. Louis Housing Authority Near Southside Darst Webbe HOPE VI
Community Supportive Services Plan Evaluation Final Report February
2007
UMSL College of Education STEP Data Analysis Report May 2007
Civic Progress Public Pension Funds Investment Strategy Study
February 2007
Missouri Development Finance Board Economic Incentives Case Studies
Final Report June 2007
The Human Development Corporation of Metropolitan St. Louis Community
Needs Assessment & Program Planning Report, June 2007
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