June 2, 2023 — The U.S. Census Bureau will hold a webinar to update our estimate of how much federal funding was distributed in whole or in part using Decennial Census Programs data.

The updated funding estimate and report — which describe the methodology used and the number of federal assistance programs that used Census Bureau data in whole or in part in fiscal year 2021 — was done in consultation with Dr. Andrew Reamer from the George Washington Institute of Public Policy, George Washington University. 

It is important to note, the Census Bureau itself does not distribute any federal funds, nor determine the amount or allocation of federal funding for any program, nor does the Census Bureau determine how data are used by federal programs or in any particular funding formulas. However, the Decennial Census Programs data are often a critical information source for entities to distribute and determine federal funding for hundreds of assistance programs.

This will be the first federal funding estimate released by the Census Bureau in nearly six years. In 2017, the Census Bureau released a working paper that found that more than $675 billion in federal funds were distributed in whole or in part using Census Bureau data in fiscal year 2015.

Census Bureau officials and Dr. Reamer will present their findings during the virtual event. A question-and-answer session will immediately follow the presentation.    

Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at 3 p.m. EDT  

Albert E. Fontenot Jr., executive senior advisor for Decennial Census Programs, U.S. Census Bureau

Ceci Villa Ross, special assistant, American Community Survey Office, U.S. Census Bureau, author of the new report

Andrew Reamer, Ph.D., George Washington Institute of Public Policy, George Washington University, consultant on the upcoming report and author of Counting for Dollars 2020: The Role of the Decennial Census in the Geographic Distribution of Federal Funds

Maria Olmedo-Malagon, chief, Office of Strategic Alliances, U.S. Census Bureau, moderator

The virtual event will consist of a simultaneous audio conference and online presentation.

Webex Link

• Webinar password (if requested): 2761 471 5192
• Webinar number (if requested): #Census1

Audio: For telephone audio option (or to ask a question), please call by telephone to 1-888-889-6562 (passcode: 3251647)

You can also watch this event on the Census Live page. (Live captioning available)