Data Management and Sharing Plans
Overview
In August 2022, the federal Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) issued the Nelson memo, which directs all federal agencies to implement plans requiring public access to federally funded research by December 31, 2025. As stated in the memo, “when federally funded research is available to the public, it can improve lives, provide policymakers with important evidence with which to make critical decisions, accelerate the rates of discovery and translation, and drive more equitable outcomes across every sector of society.” Below is an inventory on specific data management plans published by each agency to date. These instructions will be incorporated into grant guidelines. Applications that are not compliant risk return without review.
Important Links
-
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
The previously released SPD-41, which consolidated existing Federal and NASA policy on sharing scientific information is updated in SPD-41a and reflects new federal guidance on Ensuring Free, Immediate, and Equitable Access to Federally Funded Research, studies from the National Academies, and input from the SMD scientific community. Learn about the new requirements.
-
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Data Management and Sharing Policy requires applicants to submit a Data Management and Sharing Plan (DMS Plan) for any NIH-funded or conducted research that will generate scientific data (See NIH Grants Policy Statement 8.2.3.1). As part of its ongoing efforts to increase efficiency and minimize applicant burden, NIH has issued NOT-OD-26-046 Updated Elements of an NIH Data Management and Sharing Plan, updating the required elements of a DMS Plan. The streamlined and simplified Data Management and Sharing Plan template and instructions can be found at the NIH Data Management and Sharing Plan Format Page.
Read the NIH Scientific Data Sharing: Policies and Access to Data.
View the NIH Data Management and Sharing Presentation (Download PDF)
