Multistate Data Collaborative (MSDC) Annual Meeting 2026

The Multistate Data Collaborative (MSDC) Annual Meeting brings together state agency data, program, and policy leaders, along with experts from postsecondary education, workforce, K–12, human services, and related sectors, to explore how administrative data can be used to improve outcomes for individuals, families, and communities. This in-person meeting offers a day of connections, collaboration, and shared learning. Participants will review and provide input on the MSDC’s current learning agenda, engage in discussions about sustaining and strengthening their work over time, share priorities, challenges, and promising practices across states, and participate in in-person meetings of MSDC’s four working groups. The collaborative focuses on utilizing administrative data to inform policy and improve public programs, with an emphasis on building capacity and leveraging partnerships and infrastructure for effective data-driven policymaking.