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ContactTo qualify for and receive a restricted-use data license and the restricted-use data, academic applicants must have the rank of post-doctoral fellow or above to serve as the Principal Project Officer (PPO). Visiting professors or scholars cannot be a PPO. Applicants in research laboratories or analytic consulting firms must have the rank of research associate or above to serve in this role. The PPO is responsible for the day-to-day operations involving the requested data. In addition, each application must have the support of a Senior Official who has the authority to legally bind the institution or organization to the provisions of the license by signature. Each application must have a Systems Security Officer to oversee the security of the data. You may designate up to seven professional/technical and support staff who will access the restricted-use data.
(Note: If you need to designate more than seven support staff, please send a request to the IES Data Security Program with an indication of the number of users you are requesting and the justification for that number: IESData.Security@ed.gov)
Applicants must read the Restricted-use Data Procedures Manual prior to submitting the application. This manual specifies required procedures and details the security requirements.
To proceed with a license application, the Principal Project Officer must
Submit a Formal Request, and then submit the following three types of documents:
(581 KB) (35 KB) (66 KB)To complete your application, please mail:
To the IES Data Security Office, at:
If approved, you will receive the following information:
