September 23, 2024
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH)
The purpose of this Notice is to remind the research community of the requirement to address the NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy in Research Performance Progress Reports (RPPRs) submitted on or after October 1, 2024, and to provide additional details about the implementation of the RPPR instructions.
On October 1, 2024, NIH will issue new DMS questions that align with the NIH Final Policy on Data Management and Sharing, asking recipients for updates on the status of data sharing, repositories, and unique identifiers for data that have been shared.
Overview of changes
NIH is adding several new questions about DMS activities to RPPRs submitted on or after October 1, 2024. This change was previously shared in a May 2024 Guide Notice. For awards for which the NIH DMS Policy applies, recipients will be asked:
In addition, if significant changes to the DMS Plan are anticipated in the next year, recipients will be asked to describe those changes and provide a revised DMS Plan for approval.
Availability of Additional Guidance
The updated NIH RPPR Instruction Guide will be posted on October 1, 2024, to the Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) page. Recipients should contact the Grants Management Specialist listed on the latest Notice of Award for any questions about the applicability of the DMS Policy.
Resources
Please direct all inquiries to:
Office of Policy for Extramural Research (OPERA)
Email: OPERAsystemspolicy@nih.gov