# Minnesota Population Center

> **NIH NIH P2C** · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · 2021 · $472,588

## Abstract

OVERALL: SUMMARY
The Minnesota Population Center (MPC) is a University-wide interdisciplinary cooperative for demographic
research at the University of Minnesota. MPC develops and supports innovative, high-quality, and transformative
interdisciplinary population dynamics research projects by (1) creating, sustaining, and expanding an intellectual
community of interdisciplinary population researchers; (2) helping researchers to develop, fund, and execute
cutting-edge population research projects; (3) formally and informally training the next generation of
interdisciplinary population researchers; (4) providing outstanding administrative and technical support for
population research and training; (5) effectively and efficiently disseminating and communicating research
findings and their implications to diverse stakeholders and audiences; and (6) responding to and engaging with
local, state, national, and international research partners and communities.
MPC’s Administrative, Development, and Scientific/Technical Core services and resources allow MPC
members—especially new and early stage investigators—to make efficient use of their funding for population
dynamics research from NICHD, NIH more broadly, and other funders. Our members include 65 faculty and
research scientists from seven colleges/schools and 13 departments at the University of Minnesota. In addition,
we serve many population dynamics researchers at institutions across the country and globally. Their work is
concentrated in MPC’s five primary research areas: (1) Population Health and Health Systems; (2) Spatial and
Environmental Demography; (3) Reproductive Health; (4) Work, Family, and Time; and (5) Structural Racism
and Health Inequities. This application for continued support has three Specific Aims: (1) Enhance and expand
MPC’s vibrant and productive intellectual environment; (2) Provide efficient end-to-end support for population
dynamics research projects; and (3) Invest in the next generation of population dynamics researchers.
MPC has become one of the largest and most influential population research centers in the world. The Center
currently has the largest portfolio of NICHD/PDB research grants among P2C-supported centers. Between 2015
and 2019, MPC was among the top P2C centers with respect to publications appearing in Demography, the
leading journal of the field. MPC members’ data infrastructure projects provide the global research community
with free access to the world’s largest sources of population data. At the same time, MPC members’ substantive
research is leading and transforming the fields of population dynamics and health research, providing the
scientific foundations for best practices in public health and public policy in the U.S. and around the world.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10225798
- **Project number:** 2P2CHD041023-21
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
- **Principal Investigator:** John Robert Warren
- **Activity code:** P2C (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $472,588
- **Award type:** 2
- **Project period:** 2001-07-11 → 2026-03-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10225798

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10225798, Minnesota Population Center (2P2CHD041023-21). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-01 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10225798. Licensed CC0.

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