When is the NIH DMS plan required?
The data management plan (historically only required for proposals requesting more than $500K in direct costs annually or projects generating genomic data) is now required in most NIH applications.
| DMS Policy Applies* |
DMS Policy Does Not Apply |
- Research Projects
- Some Career Development Awards (Ks)
- Small Business (SBIR/STTR)
- Research Centers
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- Training (T)
- Fellowships (F)
- Construction (C06)
- Resources (Gs)
- Research Related Infrastructure Programs (S06)
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What is required under this new policy?
- Include Budget Request for Data Management and Sharing costs in NIH grant application
- Submit Data management and Sharing Plan with NIH application
- Adhere to NIH-approved Data Management and Sharing Plan when funded
What resources are available?
Data Plan Resource Document
NIH DMS Plan Template
NIH Data Sharing Summary
Why is there a new policy?
To promote the sharing of scientific data. NIH states:
“Sharing scientific data accelerates biomedical research discovery, in part, by enabling validation of research results, providing accessibility to high-value datasets, and promoting data reuse for future research studies. As a steward of the nation’s investment in biomedical research, NIH has long championed policies that make research available to the public to achieve these goals.”
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