Sign up now for NDC’s Project 2031 Partnership Program to ensure an accurate Census 2030 count of your jurisdiction and to streamline your 2031 Redistricting Process. It’s as easy as A, B, C:

 What is Project 2031? 

A. Project 2031 Partners receive assistance with the Census 2030 preparation to make sure everyone is counted and to ensure the Census geography matches local neighborhoods and precincts.

B. Project 2031 Partners receive guidance on outreach to community members to encourage participation in the 2030 Census and ensure a complete and accurate count for your jurisdiction (and the federal funding and elected representation that comes with a full count)

C. Project 2031 Partners that elect their leaders by-district are guaranteed of NDC’s availability to enter a contract for 2031 redistricting demographic, map drawing, and process services, and will receive notifications of the deadlines and California’s expanded requirements for the 2031 Redistricting process. For those cities, counties, and districts that are ready, NDC is prepared to enter a contract now to lock in pricing for 2031 redistricting demographic, map drawing, and process services.

Project 2031 Partnership Program Levels

Level 1 Partner ($2,000 annual retainer)

    • Quarterly briefings
    • Guidance on participation in Census 2030 preparation programs
    • Guidance on community outreach to ensure a full Census 2030 count
    • Guidance on redistricting tasks and deadlines
    • Guarantee of NDC’s availability as your demographer to assist with your 2031 redistricting processes

Level 2 Partner (Level 1 retainer plus hourly technical assistance)

    • Everything included for Level 1 Partners
    • NDC technical staff work with City, County and Census data to execute Census 2030 preparation programs

2031 Redistricting

    • Price depends on size and type of jurisdiction, plus the number of meetings and tools included.

Additional Details:

The Census Bureau estimates that for every resident counted in the Census, more than $2,000 in federal funding is disbursed. Every city and county has a major financial interest in ensuring your residents are counted — and counted in the right location.

The first step in preparing for that Census, the Block Boundary Suggestion Program (BBSP), is already underway.

There are four Census programs for local governments. Local governments participating in these programs ensure the Census Bureau knows who to contact in the 2030 Census:

  1. Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS)
  2. The Block Boundary Suggestion Program (BBSP)
  3. The Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA)
  4. Phase II (matching Census Block geography to county precinct boundaries)

The Boundary and Annexation Survey is ongoing.

The Block Boundary Suggestion Program just started.

And LUCA and Phase II will launch in 2027 and 2029.

These are geography and address verification programs only — no political or policy issues (such as what questions will be on the Census form) are involved in any of these projects.

While these are technically complicated and on tight time frames, these programs are a rare opportunity for cities and counties to make sure everyone is counted and to ensure the Census geography matches local neighborhood and precinct borders.

Given the financial and representational stakes involved, cities and counties are encouraged to undertake significant efforts to work with community groups to encourage their residents to participate in the 2030 Census.

NDC will provide general advice, guidance on timing, data, and ideas to support each jurisdiction’s Census 2030 Outreach efforts.

(Formal print, social media, and in-person outreach work are not included and are outside NDC’s scope of work. NDC can recommend communications firms that are excellent at providing that assistance.)

Yet again, the California Legislature has significantly expanded the requirements for redrawing City Council and County Board of Supervisor election district boundaries.

These new rules include:

  • new mapping criteria;
  • new requirements for public mapping tools; and
  • vastly expanded community outreach engagement requirements.

And the timeline for redistricting keeps getting shorter: with California’s 2032 primary in March, some redistricting deadlines will arrive even sooner than in the extremely fast 2021 redistricting process (with its June 2022 primary election).

For our Level 1 and Level 2 clients, NDC guarantees availability to assist with your 2031 redistricting processes.

For those cities and counties that are ready now, we are prepared to enter a contract to lock in pricing for those services.

For those that cannot commit to 2031 spending now, a Project 2031 partnership will ensure NDC’s availability when the time arrives to sign a 2031 Redistricting contract.

Interested in Project 2031?

Let us know if you want to learn more by filling out this form or contacting NDC directly at info@NDCresearch.com or (818) 254-1221.

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