IPUMS receives support from a variety of funding agencies and foundations. Current grants are funded by:
- National Institutes of Health
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Current Grants
| Integrated Demographic and Health Survey Data for Population Health Research NIH | NICHD (R01HD06947) PIs: Elizabeth Boyle, Miriam King, Matt Sobek |
$3,251,154 7/8/2022 - 4/30/2027 |
| Time Use Data for Health and Wellbeing NIH | NICHD, University of Maryland Prime (R01HD053654) PIs: Liana Sayer (UMD), Sarah Flood (UMN) |
$2,275,275 7/1/2022 - 4/30/2027 |
| Prospective Microdata for Research on Aging (IPUMS 1950) NIH | NIA (R01AG075334) PIs: Steven Ruggles, John Robert Warren, Catherine Fitch |
$4,837,583 1/15/2022 - 12/31/2026 |
| Integrated International Microdata for Population Dynamics and Health Research NIH | NICHD (R01HD047283) PIs: Steven Ruggles, Matt Sobek, Lara Cleveland |
$3,131,962 7/1/2021 - 12/31/2026 |
| Integrated Current Population Survey Data for Population Dynamics and Health Research NIH | NICHD (R01HD067258) PIs: Sarah Flood, John Robert Warren |
$3,317,192 9/21/2021 - 8/31/2026 |
| International Population and Agricultural Census Data for Environmental Health Research NIH | NIEHS (R01 ES034788) PIs: Tracy Kugler, Kathryn Grace |
$3,289,381 12/23/2022 - 10/31/2025 |
| From Stacks to Stats: Unlocking International Census Data from Print Volumes NSF (2121891) PIs: Steven Manson, Tracy Kugler, Steven Ruggles, Lara Cleveland, Evan Roberts |
$999,996 9/1/2021 - 8/31/2025 |
| Integrated Global Data on Child Health and Development (IPUMS MICS) NIH | NICHD (R01 HD099182) PIs: Elizabeth Boyle, Miriam King, Matthew Sobek |
$3,320,551 9/1/2020 - 5/31/2025 |
| U.S. Health Survey Microdata for Population Health Research NIH | NICHD (R01 HD046697) PIs: Lynn Blewett, Julia Drew |
$3,021,394 9/1/2020 - 4/30/2025 |
| RCN: Building an Interdisciplinary Community of Big Microdata Researchers NSF (2020002) PIs: Catherine Fitch, Steven Ruggles |
$499,055 8/1/2020 - 7/31/2025 |
| International Integrated Microdata Series NSF (1852842) PIs: Steven Ruggles, Ragui Assad, Deborah Levison, Elizabeth Boyle, Kathryn Grace |
$5,047,151 9/15/2019 - 8/31/2024 |
| Microdata for Research on Aging in the Global South NIH | NIA (R01 AG062601) PIs: Steven Ruggles, Lara Cleveland, Matthew Sobek |
$3,108,548 8/1/2019 - 5/31/2024 |
| A Multigenerational Longitudinal Panel for Aging Research NIH | NIA (R01 AG057679) PIs: Steven Ruggles, John Robert Warren |
$3,396,118 9/1/2018 - 5/31/2023 |
| Microdata for Population Dynamics and Health Research NIH | NICHD (R01 HD043392) PIs: Steven Ruggles, Sarah Flood, Matthew Sobek |
$3,187,267 9/1/2018 - 5/31/2023 |
| National Historical Geographic Information System NSF (1825768) PIs: Steven Manson, Catherine Fitch, Jonathan Schroeder, Elizabeth Wrigley-Field |
$1,954,831 8/15/2018 - 5/31/2023 |
| National Spatiotemporal Population Research Infrastructure NIH | NICHD (R01 HD057929) PIs: Steven Manson, David Van Riper |
$2,945,720 8/15/2018 - 5/31/2023 |
| Microdata for Analysis of Early Life Conditions, Health and Population NIH | NIA (R01 AG041831) PIs: Steven Ruggles, Catherine Fitch, Matthew Sobek |
$3,023,693 8/1/2018 - 3/31/2023 |
| IPUMS-PMA Integrated Public Use Microdata Series for PMA 2020 Gates Foundation PI: Elizabeth Boyle |
$2,661,865 4/18/2017 - 4/30/2023 |
Institutional Support
In addition to external funding, the University of Minnesota provides exceptional institutional support for IPUMS. The Office of the Vice President for Research has supported the establishment of a reserve fund to provide bridge funding in case of unexpected financial emergencies or gaps in funding. ISRDI supports IPUMS projects with excellent human resources, operations, finance and grant administration, and research development services from a large administrative team. ISRDI also funds the computing and software needs for most IPUMS projects.