NCHS Research Data Center (restricted-use NCHS survey data)

National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Proposal-based access to restricted-use NCHS survey data such as NHIS, NHANES and the National Survey of Children's Health, with variables from other data sources addable on request, for approved projects run through the NCHS Research Data Center.

Indicative award

Not a cash award (not a cash award)In-kind data access; the page notes renewal and amendment fees but gives no dollar figures.

Timing

Rolling / openNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.Apply through the Standard Application Process portal; no cycle or deadline is stated. Amendment review typically takes four weeks (8-12 weeks if complex), and projects expire three years after approval.

Who can apply

Any faculty rank, Postdoctoral, Early-career faculty, Doctoral candidate

Eligibility

A Principal Investigator must submit through the SAP portal with a data dictionary, methodology, output plan and three-year timeline; student-led projects require a Student Advisor Agreement.

SSWR clusters

Special Interest Groups

Health Equity & Families

Topics

restricted data · health surveys · geographic identifiers · children's health · secure data enclave

Apply at

https://www.cdc.gov/rdc/application-process/index.html

This entry

Curated by the working group. Written 2026-09-23. Funder link last confirmed to resolve on 2026-09-25.

Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.

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NCHS Research Data Center (restricted-use NCHS survey data)

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