Key Dates

Related Announcements

• December 17, 2024 - Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Public Access Policy: Government Use License and Rights. See Notice NOT-OD-25-049.
• June 24, 2024 - Notice of Availability: National Institutes of Health Draft Public Access Policy. See Notice NOT-OD-24-144
• February 21, 2023 - Request for Information on the NIH Plan to Enhance Public Access to the Results of NIH-Supported Research.  See Notice NOT-OD-23-091 

Issued by

Office of The Director, National Institutes of Health (OD)

Purpose

On June 18, 2024, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) published a request for public comments in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts on NIH's Draft Public Access Policy and Draft Supplemental Guidance.

To ensure that all interested parties have the ability to submit comments, NIH is reopening the public comment period, This Notice serves to inform the public that the comment period has been reopened until  August 30, 2024. Complete details on the Draft Policy may be found in the Federal Register: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/06/18/2024-13373/request-for-information-on-the-national-institutes-of-health-draft-public-access-policy

Comments must be submitted at: https://osp.od.nih.gov/comment-form-national-institutes-of-health-draft-public-access-policy/.

Former Response Date: August 19, 2024

New Response Date: August 30, 2024

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

NIH Office of Science Policy

[email protected]