Our Research

Idaho Policy Institute at Boise State University collaborates across the state with private sector, local government, state government and nonprofit entities. Our team works with you to articulate your needs, create a research plan to address those needs, and present practical data to inform your decision making.

Explore examples of our past projects and clients by topic of research in the next section of this webpage or click here to view our interactive dashboards.

If you have any questions, please email ipi@boisestate.edu

Project List

Community Project List

Sponsor/Partner	Report	Description	Year Completed
Idaho Youth Ranch	Statewide Awareness and Attitudinal Study	Statewide survey evaluating Idaho Youth Ranch services	2017
Zoo Boise	Capital Campaign Donor Survey	Survey of donors	2017
Idaho Public Television	Attitudinal Awareness Survey	Survey of public	2020
Idaho Governor’s Office	COVID-19 Data Sources	Infographic explaining the difference in reporting COVID numbers	2021
(Internal)	COVID-19 Dashboard	Dashboard tracking campus and county COVID cases	2020/21
Idaho Commission on the Arts	West Central Mountains Creative District Pilot	Feasibility of establishing a creative district	2021
Idaho Department of Labor	Employee Engagement and Retention Survey	–	2017
Public Defense Commission	Idaho Public Defense Workload Study	Analysis of time spend on public defense	2018
Family Advocates with support from The Idaho Governor’s Task Force on Children at Risk	Outcomes for Idaho Foster Youth: Engagement with Idaho Department of Corrections	Idaho foster youth rate of involvement with Idaho Department of Corrections	2019

Health Project List

Sponsor/Partner	Report	Description	Year Completed
Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation	Social Determinants of Health in Idaho: Evidence-based Models for Bridging the Clinical to Community Gap	Literature-based methods for addressing social determinants of health in Idaho	2019
Department of Insurance	Health Provider Network Adequacy Report and Report 2	Literature-based criteria for measuring provider network adequacy based on literature	2019
Department of Insurance	Balance Billing in Idaho	Insurance claim analysis by county	2019
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare	Elevated Blood-lead Levels Risk Index	Survey of medical practitioners	2017
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare	Treatment and Transitions Evaluation	Measures program ability to meet goals and objectives over time	2019/20/21
(internal)	Food Insecurity at Boise State University Survey	–	2017

Housing Project List

Sponsor	Report	Description	Year Completed
Idaho Falls	Idaho Falls Housing Inventory	Analysis of current housing inventory with economic factors	2018
City of Boise	Housing First Technical Assistance	Helped develop a private-public partnership to help create New Path Community Housing	2017/18
Blue Sky Institute	Ending Homelessness in Ada County: Opportunities for Boise State University Engagement	SWOT analysis for participation and planning involvement	2018
(internal)	Evictions	Calculations of formal evictions and filing in the state	2020/21
City of Boise	New Path Community Housing Annual Evaluation	Measures program ability to house vulnerable populations experiencing homelessness and providing services	2020
City of Boise	Ending Family Homelessness in Ada County, Idaho	Financial model predicting future homelessness and associated costs	2019
Idaho Health and Welfare	Treatment and Transitions Program Evaluation	Measures program ability to meet goals and objectives	2019/20/21

Transportation Project List

Sponsor/Partner	Report	Description	Year Completed
Idaho 2020	Assessment of Idaho’s Transportation Infrastructure and Funding	Assessment of current transportation data and status as well as policy alternatives	2016
Multiple Partners	Idaho’s Transportation Infrastructure: Moving Idaho Forward	Financial prediction model and policy alternatives	2020
City of Boise	Commute Mode Shift in Boise	Financial prediction model and policy alternatives	2020
Downtown Mobility Collaborative/City Go	Annual Commuting Awareness Survey	–	2020/21

Education Project List

Sponsor/Partner	Report	Description	Year Completed
Boise School District	Boise Pre-K Evaluation	Evaluation of program on kindergarten readiness using student test scores	2017
Bluum	Idaho’s Communities of Excellence Charter School Grant Evaluation	Evaluation of grantee schools demographics, performance, finances, and parent satisfaction to meet grant expectations	2020
Bluum	Idaho Diagnostic Site Visit Protocol	Designing rubrics for evaluating school quality	2020
yes. every kid.	Idaho Educational Policy Review	Analysis of district policies and surveys regarding policy implementation	2020
(internal)	Istation Program Implementation Evaluation	Survey evaluating the administration, effectiveness and output of the assessment	2018
Idaho Board of Education	Literacy Intervention Program Evaluation	Evaluation of program on student performance based on test scores	2019/20/21
Idaho Board of Education	Advanced Opportunities Program Evaluation	Evaluation of student use of Advanced Opportunities across the state	2020
Idaho Board of Education	College and Career Advising and Mentoring Program Evaluation	Evaluation of program implementation and impact	2019/20
(internal)	MPA Needs Assessment	–	–

Environment Project List

Sponsor/Partner	Report	Description	Year Completed
Bullitt Foundation	Boise River Basin Water Use	–
Peregrine Fund	Tree Climbing Survey	–	2018
Idaho Department of Agriculture	Watercraft Inspection Station Analysis	Cost-benefit analysis	2018
World Wildlife Fund	Human Wildlife Conflict Monitoring: Understanding Human Wildlife Conflict through Big Data	Identifying best practices for efficient management of human tiger conflict matters	2019
Boise Public Works	Boise’s Energy Future Survey	Survey measuring community attitudes and experiences	2019

Growth and Local Government Project List

Sponsor/Partner	Report	Description	Year Completed
City of Nampa	Comprehensive Plan Survey	–	2019
Post Falls	Budget Population Growth	City employees per capita analysis	2018
City of Driggs	Driggs Law Enforcement	Cost-benefit analysis	2018
City of Boise	City of Boise Peer Cities Selection	Cluster analysis identifying peer cities based on demographics	2020
Ada County	Peer Counties Compensation Analysis	–	2020
City of Boise	City of Boise Property Tax Analysis	Property tax analysis and policy review	2020
(internal)	Annual Public Policy Survey Statewide Survey Treasure Valley Survey	Survey of representative sample of Idahoans and Treasure Valley residents focus on things such as growth, education, taxes, the environment, etc.	2016/17/18/19/20/21
Mountain Home	Comprehensive Plan (Population & Housing Chapters)	–	2019
Non-sponsored	State of Local Government Survey	Survey of local government in Western states about coronavirus response and taxation	2020

Economy Project List

Sponsor/Partner	Report	Description	Year Completed
City of Eagle	Eagle Fire Consolidation Study	–	2017
Kootenai County	Kootenai County Cost of Living Comparison	–	–
Mountain Home	Economic Impact of Downtown Revitalization	–	2018
City of Jerome	Economic Analysis	–	2016
South Central Idaho Tourism	Southern Idaho Tourism Market Analysis	–	2018
West Central Mountains Economic Development Council	West Central Mountains Business Needs Assessment	Workforce gap analysis using surveys	2018
City of Idaho Falls	Economic Impact	–	–
INL	Butte County Economic Development	–	2016
INL	INL Contractor Survey	–	2016
Idaho Nonprofit Center	Compensation Survey	–	2018
The Nonprofit Association of Oregon	Compensation Survey	–	2019/2021
Wisconsin Nonprofit Survey	Compensation Survey	–	–
Idaho Defense Alliance	Economic Impact of Military Retirees in Idaho	–	2019
Idaho Technology Council	Economy System Transition	–	2019
Idaho Technology Council	Idaho Knowledge Economic Report	–	2018