Costs
Cost estimates for individual projects vary and depend on the services needed.
Other factors that affect total project costs include the extent of planned analysis,
type of analysis, and number of data runs.
Please note that there is a minimum cost of $1,000 for a Data Access Center project.
| Data Access Center Service |
Rate per Hour |
| DATA SET CREATION |
500 |
| PROGRAMMING |
175 |
| CONSULTING |
175 |
| MAPPING |
175 |
| RUNNING PROGRAM |
125 |
| COMPUTING TIME |
90 |
| DISCLOSURE REVIEW (Extensive) |
125 |
| SPECIAL USE RESEARCH FILE (one-time cost) |
500 |
Students
Students interested in using confidential CHIS data for their thesis or dissertations are
required to provide evidence of faculty sponsorship. This should be in the form of a brief letter
from a faculty member stating that he/she is acting as the faculty sponsor for the project, and
that he/she has reviewed and approved the student's research proposal. In addition, the faculty
member should be listed as the Co-Investigator in the DAC application.
Students may also submit a Student Scholarship Application that allows them to apply for a limited
number of scholarships based on financial need and availability of resources. This scholarship covers the
Data Set Creation cost ($500) that other researchers would normally pay. Submission of a Student Application
does not guarantee a scholarship will be awarded. This application must be submitted through our DAC Online portal.
Request for a Cost Estimate
Researchers can request a cost estimate based on their submission of a DAC project application and project proposal.
Please send your inquiries about cost estimates to dacchpr@ucla.edu.
Continuing DAC Projects
Research projects may exceed initial cost estimates due to additional requests for DAC services. The Data Access Center
will continue to bill projects on a monthly basis for extended projects. Invoices will be sent during the subsequent month and will detail DAC services based on 15 minute increments.