Important Announcements

DSSG Projects Information Session

Nonprofit Center for Northeast Florida is hosting a zoom webinar on February 22, from 2:00PM to 3:00PM in regards to DSSG project proposal submissions. FL-DSSG Program Directors will be joining this webinar to answer any questions you may have. Follow the below link to register to join the information session.

Info Session  

If you are not able to attend the webinar, you are welcome to schedule an one-on-one meeting with the program directors.

DSSG Project Solicitation

We are seeking nonprofits and government agencies who have informed decision making and data analysis needs to submit project proposals for participation in the 2024 DSSG summer program. Applications are due by March 8, 2024, 5 PM.

DSSG Project Proposal Submissions  

DSSG Intern Application

Students with an interest in working in inter-disciplinary teams and developing socially innovative solutions are welcome to apply for the 2024 Florida DSSG Internship. Applications are due by March 22, 2024, 5 PM.

DSSG Internship Application Submissions  

Seeking Support for 2024 Program

We are seeking donations to support 2024 DSSG program activities. Donations received will be used to support intern stipends and making impact for public sector organizations. For donations of less than $5000, please follow the below DSSG Give link. For donations above $5000, please contact DSSG program directors.

DSSG Give   Program Directors  

About DSSG Program

The Florida Data Science for Social Good (FL-DSSG) program blends data science and technology design to inform and solve important social problems in Florida. We intend to accomplish this goal by partnering with non-profit and public sector organizations in Florida, analyzing their data, and finding impactful solutions to social issues. The FL-DSSG program provides internships for students from diverse disciplines to work on these data science projects along with our community partners. Non-profit and public-sector organizations receive data analysis and visualization reports supporting their work in the Florida communities. Florida DSSG is hosted at the University of North Florida (UNF).

The DSSG program is inspired and modeled after successful programs in Chicago and Washington.

The FL-DSSG program at UNF is spearheaded by Dr. Dan Richard, Associate Professor in Psychology, and Dr. Karthikeyan Umapathy, Associate Professor in Computing. Drs. Richard and Umapathy have over a decade of experience with data science projects and helping non-profits. Dr. Richard has been helping various non-profit/government agencies with data analysis and interpretation of the results. Dr. Umapathy has developed custom technology solutions for several non-profit/public-sector organizations to improve their program efficiencies. FL-DSSG was formed in 2017 with a seed grant from the Nonprofit Center of Northeast Florida to pilot the summer internship concept.


Program Mission

DSSG program promotes data-informed approaches and partners with agencies in Florida to solve social problems by:


Tribal Motto:  

We are social trustees of knowledge with a unique capacity to do social good.


Seeking Sponsors

We are seeking donations to support DSSG program activities. The FL-DSSG program attracts talented students from computing, statistics, social sciences, business, and health disciplines to develop data science solutions for wicked social problems. The FL-DSSG program supports interns and public sector organizations to deliver high-impact, data-driven projects for social good.

We are seeking foundation and industry sponsors who share our vision, aim, and values. Sponsors continue to benefit from the program's reputation and social impacts made long after the summer internship ends.

Donations of $5000 and less

  DSSG Give   

Foundations and Industry Sponsors

  Contact Program Directors    

Get Involved!


Community Partners

Are you a nonprofit or a public-sector organizaton? Do you want to make data-driven decisions? Submit your data science project proposal.


Project Partner


DSSG Fellows

Are you a student interested in gaining real-world data scientist work experience? Submit your application for paid summer internship.


DSSG Internship


Data Science Professionals

Are you an experienced data scientist? Do you have experience with data-driven social impact projects? Submit your application to mentor DSSG interns.

DSSG Sherpas

Are you interested in supporting FL-DSSG in other ways, please contact program directors.


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