History
The Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy (IMRP) became the successor organization to the Connecticut Institute for Municipal Studies (CIMS) in 2002 when leaders in the legislature and executive branch called upon Central Connecticut State University to build upon CIMS's mission in an academic setting. The IMRP is housed in a designated Connecticut Higher Education Center of Excellence - the Center for Public Policy and Social Research at CCSU. They are part of the Office of External Affairs.