Changes to NIH Proposal Guidelines

Changes to NIH Proposal Guidelines

Applications for Receipt Dates on/after January 25, 2023

Data Management and Sharing (DMS)

Brief Summary of Changes

Since 2003, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has only required grants with $500,000 per year or more in direct costs to provide a brief explanation of how and when data resulting from the grant would be shared.

Starting January 25, 2023, ALL grant applications or renewals that generate Scientific Data must now include a robust and detailed plan for how data will be managed and shared during the entire funded period.

Elements of an NIH Data Management & Sharing Plan include:

• Data Type
• Related Tools, Software and/or Code
• Standards
• Data Preservation, Access, and Associated Timelines
• Access, Distribution, or Reuse Considerations
• Oversight of Data Management and Sharing

Compliance

Awardees are required to comply with the approved DMS plan. Non-compliance may result in enforcement action, including additional special terms and conditions or termination of the award, and may affect future funding decisions.

NIH guidance for this change includes:

• Scientific Data Sharing: Policies and Access to Data
• Data Management and Sharing Policy
• Data Management & Sharing Policy Overview
• Writing a Data Management & Sharing Plan
• Final NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing (NOT-OD-21-013)
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Additional information

• Kent State University Libraries offers support for data management including help  writing data management plans for grant proposals
• The free DMP Tool helps researchers create data management plans using guidance specific to funding agencies such as NIH
• KSU Sponsored Programs provides information on NIH Proposal Requirements