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The Kirwan Difference

Bold Ideas. Prosperous Futures.

At the Kirwan Institute, we produce the bold, evidence-based research concepts that changemakers across the country use to drive prosperity and possibility for every community. Guided by a shared vision of transformative research that inspires collaborations among unlikely partners, Kirwan welcomes all Ohioans to utilize our research to design a prosperous future for all of us. 

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  • 60% increase in research projects over the last two years
  • 48 American states have been explored using Kirwan’s community-led opportunity mapping approach
  • 7x increase in Faculty Affiliates in the last two years

2024-2025 Ohio Urban-Suburban-Rural Opportunity Index Report

It is a common headline across the United States: quality affordable housing is increasingly difficult to find. It is especially challenging for federal, state and local housing agencies to incentivize affordable housing developers to build more housing units in the locations that need it most.
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Research Topics

The Kirwan Institute has over 20 years of national recognition for innovative research concepts and multi-sector collaborations across 480+ jurisdictions in the United States, including six national projects.  

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Poverty Alleviation

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Sustainable Future-Ready Youth Employment

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Kirwan Innovations

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Kirwan to House 2026 Intersectional Qualitative Research Methods Institute (IQRMI)

After ten successful years at the University of Maryland, Kirwan is delighted to welcome IQRMI to OSU. 

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Kirwan Institute Marks 20th Anniversary, Launches Strategic Plan | Ohio State News

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Kirwan Institute Leadership Announcement

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Poor and Black Franklin County Neighborhoods were Overvalued for Real Estate Taxes for Years, New Report Finds | The Columbus Dispatch

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