Managing Compliance with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Public Access Policy

The 2023 Policy for Data Management and Sharing requires submission of Data Management and Sharing Plans for all NIH-funded research (i.e., proposals and renewals that generate scientific data):

• Researchers submit a Data Management and Sharing Plan (DMSP) with their funding proposals to explain how their data output will be managed, preserved and shared.
   
• Shared scientific data be made accessible as soon as possible, and no later than the time of an associated publication, or the end of the award/support period, whichever comes first. 
   
• DMSPs will be updated during the award period to incorporate any major changes in how data is handled or shared, such as a change in repositories, data collection or timelines. The DSMP should be monitored for compliance, as noncompliance could jeopardize future funding. 

Resources

• FAQs about DMSPs from the NIH (updated regularly)
• NIH Data Management and Sharing Requirements Series (video recordings of a webinar series)
• NIH Scientific Data Sharing 
• NIH Suggested Elements of a DMP
• NIH Suggested Repositories for Data Sharing
• Recommended ResourceUnderstanding the New NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy (August 11, 2022) (PDF, slides)

Example Plans

• from NIH
• from UNC Research
• https://example-dms-plans.github.io/examples/

We will be adding questions and answers from our Data Management and Sharing Policy workshops in this location. Please check back!