Research conducted under the WIRA program covers a wide range of topic areas, and focuses on issues identified as most important by the community. Research projects address the physical environment of downtown neighbourhoods, as well as the social needs of the people who live there. The objective is to fund local research that will improve policy and program development impacting Winnipeg's inner city.

The following projects have been approved for funding under the WIRA program. A number of them have full text download of their final research reports.

	WIRA Research Projects	AUTHORS
	Building Community Capacity in Winnipeg’s Inner City: An Exploration of Learning and Resource Needs of Volunteer Boards of Directors in Non-Profit Organizations	Evelyn Ferguson (University of Manitoba), Pat Wege (Manitoba Child Care Association)
	Evaluative Research: Co-operative Business Development Pilot Project	Jared Carlberg (University of Manitoba), Russ Rothney (Assiniboine Credit Union)
	Mentoring Inner City Youth in Transition to Independent Living	Ken McCluskey (University of Winnipeg), Loretta Doyle (Winnipeg Child and Family Services), John Franklin (University of Winnipeg), Wendy Josephson (University of Winnipeg), Ellen Peel (Winnipeg Child and Family Services), Michael Weinrath (University of Winnipeg)
	Aboriginal Educational Attainment in Winnipeg School Division No.1	Jim Silver (University of Winnipeg), Leslie Spillett (Mother of Red Nations Women’s Council of Manitoba), Ardythe Wilson (Mother of Red Nations Women’s Council of Manitoba)
	Fringe Financial Services in Winnipeg’s North End	Jerry Buckland (University of Winnipeg), Thibault Martin (University of Winnipeg), Kathleen Bremmer (IDA Project, Alternative Financial Services Coalition), Elliot Katz (North End Community Renewal Corporation)
	The Impact of a Career Exploration Intervention on School Motivation and Self Esteem	Dawn Sutherland (University of Winnipeg), Kathy Levine (University of Manitoba), Darrell Cole (Career Trek, Inc)
	Community Welfare Rights Training Initiative	Byron Sheldrick (University of Winnipeg), David Northcott (Winnipeg Harvest), Sid Frankel (University of Manitoba)
	Finding a Way Home: Housing Options in Inner-City Winnipeg for People with Disabilities who are Dying	Debra Stienstra (University of Manitoba), Debbie Van Ettinger (Ten Ten Sinclair Housing Inc.), Diane Scribe (First Nations Disability Office)
	Heritage Art and Community: Building Pride and Identity in Winnipeg’s West End	John C. Lehr (University of Winnipeg), Trudy Turner (West End BIZ, Inc)
	Giving Voice to Marginalized Youth: Exploration of Health and Well-being	Nancy C. Higgitt (University of Manitoba), Janice Ristock (University of Manitoba), Margaret Church (Operation Go Home)
	Developing Sustainable Home Ownership Programs for Low Income Households	Tom Carter (University of Winnipeg; Institute of Urban Studies), Paul Chorney (West Broadway Development Corporation; Inner City Housing Coalition)
	Citizen Participation in the Development of Inner City Revitalization Policies/Inner City Revitalization Priorities	Jim Silver (University of Winnipeg), Tom Simms (Urban Futures Group)
	Rooming Houses in Winnipeg: Best Practices for a Viable Low-Cost Housing Alternative	Jino Distasio (Institute of Urban Studies), Michael Dudley (Institute of Urban Studies), Mike Maunder (Westminster Housing Society)
	Guide to Better Building Management for Pro Active Managers	Stefano Grande (Winnipeg Housing Rehabilitation Corporation and the Faculty of Planning; University of Manitoba), Linda Williams (West Broadway Neighbourhood Housing Resource Centre), Vince Sansregret (West Broadway Neighbourhood Housing Resource Centre)
	Winnipeg Quality of Life Project	Leslie L. Roos, Jr. (Manitoba Health Centre of Excellence), University of Manitoba, Katherine Leigh Frohlich (Manitoba Health Centre of Excellence), University of Manitoba, Cindy Coker (SEED Winnipeg), Shirley Forsyth (Community Researcher)
	Male Reading Teachers: Effect on Inner-city Boys	Laura Sokal (University of Winnipeg), Herb Katz (University of Winnipeg) Anastasia Sych-Yereniuk (Strathcona School)
	Winnipeg’s Single Room Occupancy Hotels: The Environment and Surrounding Community	Jino Distasio and Susan Mulligan (University of Winnipeg, Institute of Urban Studies), Constable Gerard Allard (Winnipeg Police Service)
	Housing Intervention and Neighbourhood Development: Harnessing Change in West Broadway	Ian Skelton (University of Manitoba), Paul Chorney (West Broadway Development Corporation), Brian Grant (West Broadway Development Corporation)
	Shared Responsibility: Building Healthy Communities in Winnipeg's North End	Nancy Higgitt (University of Manitoba), Jason Brown (University of Manitoba), Susan Wingert and Christine Miller with Mary Williams and Larry Morrissette (North End Housing Project)
	Transportation and Affordable Homeownership: A Feasibility Study of "Transportation-Savings Mortgages"	Molly Johnson, Trevor Johnson, Michael Dudley (University of Winnipeg, Institute of Urban Studies) and James Platt with Mona Forsen (Assiniboine Credit Union) and Peter Squire (Housing Opportunity Partnership)
	Echoes of Inner City Voices	Mike Maunder (West Broadway Resident, Free Lance Journalist), Virginia McLaren (Aboriginal Community), Tom Carter (Institute of Urban Studies), Tom Janzen (Institute of Urban Studies), Mechyslava Polevchok (Institute of Urban Studies)
	Housing Data/ Best Practices Data Base	Tom Carter, (Canada Research Chair in Urban Change and Adaptation), Institute of Urban Studies Staff, Representatives of Community Housing Organizations
	Housing GIS database Project	Tom Carter (Institute of Urban Studies), Tom Janzen (Institute of Urban Studies), Department of City Planning Students (University of Manitoba)
	Annotated Research Bibliography	Tom Carter (Institute of Urban Studies), Jino Distasio (Institute of Urban Studies), Michael Dudley (Institute of Urban Studies), Anita Friesen (Institute of Urban Studies), Mechyslava Polevychok (Institute of Urban Studies)
	Housing for Assisted Living in Inner-City Winnipeg	Michelle Owen (University of Winnipeg), Don Ament (Ten Ten Sinclair Housing Inc.), Donna Collins (School of Medical Rehabilitation)
	Rooming House Tenant and Landlord Cooperation: a Pilot Project	Susan Mulligan and Jion Distasio (Institute of Urban Studies)
	Identifying Community Capacities in the Spence Neighbourhood	Judith Harris (University of Winnipeg), Karen Hamilton (Spence Neighbourhood Association), Earl Fast (House of Opportunities)
	Enhancing Cultural Capital in Winnipeg 's Inner City: Asset-Based Community Development through the Fine, Literary and Performing Arts	Principal Investigator: Michael Dudley (Institute of Urban Studies), Co-Investigators: Etoile Stewart (Institute of Urban Studies), Michelle Kuly (Institute of Urban Studies), Jason Granger (Art City), Talia Potash (Art City)
	Understanding Housing and Neighbourhood Dynamics	Ian Skelton (University of Manitoba), Tom Yauk (Housing Opportunity Partnership)
	Identifying Dakota and Dene Quality of Life Indicators in Winnipeg	Kathi Avery Kinew (Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs), Aboriginal Elders & Community Members
	Routine Activities, Opportunity and Crime in the Inner City: Investigating the Link Between Monthly Income Assistance Payments and Crime in Winnipeg	Principal Investigator: Steven A. Kohm (Criminal Justice Studies, University of Winnipeg), Co-Investigators: Gerard Allard (Winnipeg Police Service) and Greg Kaatz (Winnipeg Police Service)
	Transitional Housing for Aboriginal Ex-Offenders in the Inner City	Principal Investigator: Jason Brown (Family Social Sciences, University of Manitoba), Co-Investigators: Nancy Higgitt (Family Social Sciences, Universityof Manitoba), Susan Wingert (Dept. of Sociology, University of Western Ontario) and Dilly Knol (Andrews Street Family Centre)
	Living on Furby: The Life and Times of an Inner City Block	Principal Investigator: David Burley (History, University of Winnipeg), Co-Investigator: Westminster Housing