# Computing and Data Core

> **NIH NIH P2C** · BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $66,132

## Abstract

COMPUTING AND DATA CORE: Summary
The CFDR meets the demands of demographic research by providing state-of-the-art computer technology
and practical resources along with skilled and accurate technical and statistical assistance. The Computing
and Data Core provides CFDR affiliates with the technical tools and computing power to conduct high quality
research, including support for an efficient computing environment, assistance with data processing and
statistical consulting, help in obtaining and managing data contracts, and providing a variety of data resources.
Having access to this range of services is critical to the advancement of population science. We have merged
the prior separate Computing Core and Data Information Core into one technical core, the Computing and
Data Core. This strategy will afford more efficiency in administration and better reflect the organization of the
Center. The CFDR Computing and Data Core offers a centralized knowledge base as well as a way to provide
targeted and cost-effective computer facilities. This Core is a central asset as it provides computing and data
services that are best provided in a Center environment rather than to individual researchers. Every research
team accesses resources provided by the Core. The primary aim of the Computing Core is to facilitate the
successful execution of all types of research. To serve the needs of affiliates, the Computing and Data Core
strives to achieve the following specific aims: 1) help affiliates access, use, and publicly release data and 2)
provide facilities and assistance for effective data analysis. To support the specific aims of the Core and the
mission of the Center, there are two general types of services. Frist, the Core will provide efficient computing
facilities. The Center will support the Local Area Network (LAN) and ensure the software and hardware is
available to conduct cutting-edge research. Second, the Core will ensure high quality assistance and training
required to advance their research. The Center will provide a range of services to meet the needs of the
affiliates including accessing data, helping secure and maintain data contracts, training and workshops on data
analysis, providing demographic data assistance, and helping to archive data. The Computing and Data Core
is efficient and does not duplicate services provided on campus. CFDR affiliates benefit from a strong
computing environment with the infrastructure, hardware, software, and assistance necessary to advance their
research. The CFDR has a talented staff that can accommodate a broad array of requests for assistance. The
support from NIH has been leveraged to ensure a high level of institutional commitment to CFDR.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9949733
- **Project number:** 5P2CHD050959-17
- **Recipient organization:** BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Kelly Stamper Balistreri
- **Activity code:** P2C (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $66,132
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → 2023-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9949733

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9949733, Computing and Data Core (5P2CHD050959-17). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9949733. Licensed CC0.

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