The National Science Foundation granted an award for the establishment of a Research Data Center, located at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, to the University of Kansas. The Kansas City Research Data Center (KCRDC) is supported by a consortium of institutions including the University of Kansas, the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) and the University of Missouri-Columbia (MU). Jonathan L. Willis and Robert Strom will be co-executive directors of the KCRDC.