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{{Program
|ProgramName=Census Information Center
|ProgramType=Program
|OrgSponsor=U.S. Census Bureau
|TopOrganization=Department of Commerce
|CreationLegislation=Not applicable (Administrative initiative)
|Website=https://www.census.gov/about/partners/cic.html
|Historic=No
|Mission=The CIC Program provides local access, education, and technical assistance on census data for planning and decision-making, specifically targeting underserved communities to enhance data accessibility and usage. It aims to make census information and data available to organizations that serve these communities, facilitating better policy planning and community development.
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{{short description|US Census Bureau data distribution network}}
{{short description|US Census Bureau data distribution network}}
{{Organization
|OrganizationName= Census Information Center
|OrganizationType= Non-profit
|Mission= The Census Information Center (CIC) Program aims to enhance access to U.S. Census Bureau data by underserved communities, providing education, technical assistance, and data dissemination to support community planning and decision-making. It focuses on reducing disparities in data access and usage.
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|Services= Data Access; Technical Assistance; Community Education
|ParentOrganization= U.S. Census Bureau
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The '''Census Information Center''' program is part of the [[U.S. Census Bureau]]'s data dissemination network.
The '''Census Information Center''' program is part of the [[U.S. Census Bureau]]'s data dissemination network.
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==Parent organization==
==Parent organization==


The Census Information Center program is administered by the **U.S. Census Bureau**, which is part of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The CICs extend the Census Bureau's reach into community organizations to better disseminate and interpret census data<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/ |title=U.S. Census Bureau |publisher=Census Bureau |access-date=January 27, 2025}}</ref>.
The Census Information Center program is administered by the U.S. Census Bureau, which is part of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The CICs extend the Census Bureau's reach into community organizations to better disseminate and interpret census data<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/ |title=U.S. Census Bureau |publisher=Census Bureau |access-date=January 27, 2025}}</ref>.


==Legislation==
==Legislation==
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===Divisions===
===Divisions===


- **Outreach and Education** for training and support to partner organizations.
- Outreach and Education for training and support to partner organizations.
- **Data Services** for providing access and interpretation of census data.
- Data Services for providing access and interpretation of census data.


==List of programs==
==List of programs==


- **Data Dissemination** for distributing census data to local communities.
- Data Dissemination for distributing census data to local communities.
- **Technical Assistance** workshops for understanding and using census data.
- Technical Assistance workshops for understanding and using census data.
- **Community Engagement** to promote census participation and data use.
- Community Engagement to promote census participation and data use.


==Last total enacted budget==
==Last total enacted budget==