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Federal Statistical Research Data Centers

Federal Statistical Research Data Centers (FSRDC) are partnerships between federal statistical agencies and leading research institutions. FSRDCs provide secure environments supporting qualified researchers using restricted-access data while protecting respondent confidentiality.

The federal statistical system has developed the standard application process (SAP) Portal, which is a web-based data catalog and common application that will serve as a “front door” to apply for confidential data from any of the 16 principal federal statistical agencies and units for evidence building purposes. To learn more about the SAP, please visit the Standard Application Process Overview webpage and view the SAP Explainer Video. On December 8, 2022, the SAP Portal started accepting applications to access confidential microdata. Information about applying for access to restricted-use microdata in the FSRDCs using the SAP portal is available on the standard application process website.

Assistance from an FSRDC administrator will greatly reduce the need for future revisions to your SAP application.  If you are unsure which FSRDC to contact or have a general question, please reach out to the Census Bureau at ced.fsrdc.info@census.gov.

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The Federal Statistical Research Data Centers are partnerships between federal statistical agencies and leading research institutions.
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2023 Research Data Center Annual Conference
September 21, 2023
The Federal Reserve Board in Washington, D.C. will host the 2023 Research Data Center Annual Conference.
Job Opening for Minnesota RDC Administrator
November 2022
The Census Bureau seeks to hire a full-time Research Survey Statistician at the Federal Statistical Research Data Center at the University of Minnesota.
2022 Research Data Center Annual Conference
September 2022

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2023 Research Data Center Annual Conference
September 21, 2023
The Federal Reserve Board in Washington, D.C. will host the 2023 Research Data Center Annual Conference.
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FSRDC Presentation Series
March 2023
A series of online presentations of researchers' findings using Census Bureau data.
2022 Research Data Center Annual Conference
September 23, 2022
The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City will host the 2022 Research Data Center Annual Conference.

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Researchers interested in analyzing federal agency microdata that are not publicly available might benefit from using a Federal Statistical Research Data Center (FSRDC). This introductory video describes what FSRDCs are, what kinds of data are available, and how to access an FSRDC. We look forward to working with you!

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