Future Directions for Data Collection Frames and Novel Estimation Strategies
Award Date: 09/29/2025
Project Number: DCF-25-N6
Project Title: Informing Next-generation Federal Statistics (INFS)
Project Performer: Georgetown University
Project Partners: University of Michigan, Northwestern University, Association of Public Data Users (APDU), University of Minnesota – IPUMS, DXtera Institute, Inc.
Award Amount: $1,000,000.00
Objective: This project seeks to address the rapidly changing landscape of survey data collection and dissemination of federal survey statistics. The key objective of this effort is to develop alternative data collection frames and data dissemination methods to inform the release of federal survey statistics that rely on sampling methods.
Period of Performance: September 2025 – August 2026
Point of contact: Amy O’Hara | Georgetown University | amy.ohara@georgetown.edu
Request for Solutions (Closed)
| RFS Release Date | Submission Due Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| June 18, 2025 | July 10, 2025 5 PM ET |




