Key Dates

Related Announcements

• September 23, 2024 - Updated Processes for Requesting Revisions to an Approved Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Plan. See Notice NOT-OD-24-176.
• May 9, 2024 - Reporting Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Plan Activities in the Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR). See Notice NOT-OD-24-123
• 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

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:

• Whether data has been generated to date and what type of data it is;
• Whether data has been shared for use by others;
• If data has been shared, in what repository and under what unique digital identifiers;
• If data has NOT been shared, what is the status of data sharing (e.g. being prepared for submission, submitted to repository, not yet expected to be shared); and
• If data has not been generated and/or shared as outlined in an approved DMS Plan, what corrective actions have or will be taken to comply with the approved Plan.

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

• 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]