Connecticut Data Collaborative

About Us

The Connecticut Data Collaborative is a collaborative public-private effort to improve the quality of and access to policy-related data in the state.

The goals of the Collaborative include:

  • Advocacy - Advocating for the public availability of all state data to inform public debate and to drive planning, policy, budgeting and decision making in state government.
  • Standards - Promoting and modeling use of data standards around privacy, interoperability, data definitions and quality.
  • Access - Meeting demands for public access to data through the Collaborative's data portal, CTData.org, and the associated Connecticut Nonprofit Strategy Platform.
  • Building Capacity -- Creating opportunities for Collaborative and peer support in data development and use both online and in person.

The Connecticut Data Collaborative is a project of the New Connecticut Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization affiliated with the Connecticut Economic Resource Center. The Collaborative, established in 2009, has received major funding for its work from the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority. Seed funding has been provided by the Connecticut Early Childhood Education Cabinet, the William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund, and the United Way of Coastal Fairfield County. Funding for the CTData.org customized data portals has also been received from the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, the Connecticut Office of Rural Health, the William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund, the United Way of Coastal Fairfield County, the Bridgeport Department of Health, and the Connecticut Health Foundation.

More About Us

The Collaborative is developing CTData.org as a central portal where all Connecticut organizations and residents can access a wide range of data from federal, state, local and private sources relating to the health, well-being and economy of the residents of the State of Connecticut. The portal features innovative web-based visualization tools, Weave, to help users analyze the data. The Collaborative is building relationships with state agencies, nonprofit think tanks, and issue-based coalitions to make their data publicly available at this site.

Steering Committee of the Collaborative:

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