D-2051: 2020 LUCA Advance Notice Letter States

D-2051

GOVERNOR

TITLE

Address

City State ZIP

FROM THE DIRECTOR

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

In July 2017, your state will receive a formal invitation to participate in the 2020 Local Update of Census Addresses Operation (LUCA), as mandated by the Census Address List Improvement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-430). This is the only opportunity offered to tribal, state, and local governments to review the U.S. Census Bureau’s residential address list prior to the 2020 Census. The Census Bureau relies on a complete and accurate address list to reach every living quarters and associated population for inclusion in the census. Your LUCA participation can help ensure an accurate count for your state.

The primary purpose of the decennial census is to apportion the seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. However, over 1,000 federal programs utilize census data to allocate monies to tribal, state, and local governments. Census data support grant applications for funding community and regional development programs and projects, and can also help your state plan for future needs.

Enclosed with this letter are:

1. 2020 Census Local Update of Census Addresses Operation (LUCA) Information Guide

Use this guide to answer questions about LUCA and help your state prepare to participate. For further information, refer to the suggestions contained in the “Preparing to Participate” section to ensure you are ready when LUCA materials become available. There is a time limit for the LUCA review.

2. Contact Information Update Form

This form lists the contact person currently on file for your state. Please review the preprinted information and provide updates and/or corrections. Return the completed form in the enclosed preaddressed, postage-paid envelope within two weeks of receipt. We will use the information to update our contact database for the formal LUCA invitation letter. We will provide a courtesy copy of this letter to many contacts in your state to ensure we convey timely information regarding the opportunity to participate in LUCA.

We will offer LUCA promotional workshops, both as classroom training and via online webinars, to provide more information and answer participant questions. If you or any staff members are interested in attending a workshop, check our LUCA website listed below. We will update the site continuously as classes are scheduled.

If you have any questions regarding LUCA, please contact us via email at [email protected], by phone at 1-844-344-0169, or you can visit us on the website at <www.census.gov/geo/partnerships/luca.html>.

Sincerely,

John H. Thompson

Director

Enclosures

cc:

census.gov