Restricted-Use Vital Statistics Files

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

Application-based release of restricted natality, mortality, fetal death, linked birth/infant death and maternal mortality research files with state, county or large-city geographic detail, for studies of health and the factors affecting health.

Indicative award

Not a cash award (not a cash award)In-kind data access; the page does not mention fees.

Timing

Rolling / openNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.Email a Project Review Form with supporting materials; NCHS asks applicants to allow up to four weeks for processing. No cycle or deadline is stated.

Who can apply

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

Eligibility

Use must focus on health and its determinants; data may be held only on the researcher's organisation's secure system and cannot be accessed outside the United States; no commercial use; students need an advisor CV and signed letter.

SSWR clusters

Special Interest Groups

Topics

vital statistics · mortality data · birth data · maternal mortality · restricted data

Apply at

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/nvss-restricted-data.htm

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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Restricted-Use Vital Statistics Files

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