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Census unveils partner portal to centralize participation in geographic programs

Census Geo Forum (Geography Division) · August 4, 2026
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Summary

The Geography Division Partner Portal (GDPP) is a centralized web application that will let tribal, state and local partners view program status, access maps and documents, and communicate with Census geographers; limited testing is planned in 2027.

Michael Reedman, a geographer with the U.S. Census Bureau, demonstrated the Geography Division Partner Portal, describing it as "the future of partnerships" — a centralized hub that provides program information, entity-specific overviews, contact management and a communication inbox. "It's a centralized information hub that provides access to census bureau geographic and statistical data," he said.

Reedman showed the portal's entity overview page (entity ID, FIPS, regional office), a program overview for BAS with historical response status, and an interactive schedule viewer highlighting key deadlines such as the May 31 final deadline for BAS responses. He said the portal will reduce burden on partners by consolidating materials currently scattered across census.gov.

The portal will include a message form for contacting Census staff, an FAQ and announcements module for targeted outreach to about 40,000 entities. Reedman said the Bureau plans to open limited testing of the portal to partners around March 2027 and will keep partners informed through the portal's update feed.

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