As additional funders release information about data management and sharing requirements, we’ll continue to add and update information on this site. The links below are to funder-provided information related to data management for that agency.
Details and requirements vary greatly and we encourage you to contact us with questions about what needs to be done to meet data-related expectations.
Department of Commerce (DOC)
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA): Plan for Public Access (Feb 2015), Data Sharing and Publication Directive (PDF) (Feb 2016), Data Sharing Policy (Feb. 2016)
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST): Plan for Public Access (Oct 2015)
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ): Public Access Plan (Feb 2015)
- Centers for Disease Control (CDC): Data Management and Access (Jan 2015)
- National Institutes of Health (NIH): See our NIH Information Page
- US Food and Drug Administration (FDA): Access to Results of FDA-Funded Scientific Research Guide (PDF) (Dec 2015)
Department of the Interior
- United States Geological Survey (USGS): Public Access Plan (Jan 2016), Survey Manual Chapter and Data Management Website
Department of Justice (DOJ)
- National Institute of Justice (NIJ): Data Archiving Plan guidance (July 2014)
Department of Transportation (DOT): Public Access Plan (PDF) (Nov 2015) and Website
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA): Plan for Public Access (PDF) (July 2015)
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation: Data Sharing and IP Policy (Oct 2014)
Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS): Digital Stewardship Supplementary Information Form (PDF) (July 2018)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA): NASA Plan for Increasing Access to Results of Federally Funded Research (PDF) (Dec 2014) and website (Aug 2016)
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA): Requirements described within program solicitations
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
- Office of Digital Humanities (ODH): Data Management Plans (PDF) guidance (2019)
Smithsonian Institute (SI): Data Sharing Plan (PDF) (Aug 2015)
United States Agency for International Development (USAID): Blog post and ADS Chapter 579
Page last updated Nov 2020