Key Dates

Related Announcements

• September 23, 2024 - Reminder: Reporting Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Plan Activities in Research Performance Progress Reports (RPPRs) Submitted on or After October 1, 2024. See Notice NOT-OD-24-175.
• September 23, 2024 - Updated Processes for Requesting Revisions to an Approved Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Plan. See Notice NOT-OD-24-176.
• October 29, 2020 - Final NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing. See Notice NOT-OD-21-013.

Issued by

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH)

Purpose

This Notice informs the extramural research community of planned changes to the Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) instructions to address the NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy. Upon receiving approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), NIH will issue new DMS RPPR questions that align with the NIH Final Policy on Data Management and Sharing, to include updates on the status of data sharing, repositories and unique identifiers for data that have been shared.

Availability of Additional Guidance

The updated NIH RPPR Instruction Guide will be posted to the Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) page upon approval from OIRA. NIH plans to implement the new questions for RPPRs submitted on or after October 1, 2024. 

Resources

• NIH Data Sharing Website
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR)

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

Office of Policy for Extramural Research (OPERA)
Email: [email protected]