Data Management & Sharing Plan
Under the 2023 Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy, NIH expects researchers to maximize the appropriate sharing of scientific data, taking into account factors such as legal, ethical, or technical issues that may limit the extent of data sharing and preservation.
NIH requires all applicants planning to generate scientific data to prepare a DMS Plan that describes how the scientific data will be managed and shared. For more on what constitutes scientific data, see Research Covered Under the Data Management & Sharing Policy
For biospecimens collected from human genetic or non-genetic studies, awardees are encouraged to use biorepositories designated by INCLUDE staff that meet requirements for broad sharing. An NIH resource describing Common Data Elements may be helpful during the planning phases of a project when considering ways to optimize data collection in order to facilitate broad data sharing.
For research projects funded by the INCLUDE Project, it is expected that the data sharing plan will mention the INCLUDE Data Coordinating Center (DCC) as the main data repository for clinical data, -omics datasets and other data types, and the INCLUDE Data Hub as the main portal for data sharing.
To view additional FAQs related to data sharing within the INCLUDE Project, visit https://www.nih.gov/include-project/data-sharing
The following example DMS plans were developed by NICHD staff:
- Human Clinical and Genomics Data (PDF 215 KB)
- Human Clinical Trial Data (PDF 179 KB)
- Human Survey Data (PDF 169 KB)
- Model Organism (Zebrafish) Data (PDF 124 KB)
Additional Resources & Useful Links:
- Tips for writing a Data Management & Sharing Plan
- Data Repository Finder (To identify existing data repositories to include in your DMS plan)
- Frequently asked questions related to Data Management & Sharing Policies
Updated about 2 years ago