NIH DMSP: Data Management and Sharing Policy: Home

The current NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy (DMSP) went into effect January 25, 2023. Under this policy, applications for all funding that will generate scientific data must submit a data management and sharing plan. Key points:

• Investigators are expected to maximize data sharing, but sharing of all data is not required or mandated

• Investigators are expected to plan and budget for the management and sharing of data

• Investigators must submit a data management and sharing (DMS) plan when applying for funding

• Plans are recommended to be no longer than 2 pages in length

• Plans will be reviewed by NIH program staff

• Plans must be approved by the funding institute prior to award

• Investigators must comply with the approved DMS plan.