DMS Funding Agency Requirements
Federally funded research – access to publications and data
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) released a policy memorandum, “Increasing Access to the Results of Federally Funded Scientific Research,” on February 22, 2013.
Below is a summary table of public access plans for all of the 19 federal funding agencies that fall under the OSTP memo.
| Agency-Public Access Plans | Article Solution | Article Deposit Deadline | Data Solution | Data Deposit Deadline | DMP Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Heart Association | PubMed Central (PMC) | Within 12 months of publication | Submit to one of the AHA approved subject repositories | Within 12 months of end of funding period | Yes, see Sample Data Plans |
| Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality | PubMed Central (PMC) | Upon acceptance | Commercial repository, TBD. | At time of article acceptance | Yes, see Digital Data section |
| Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response | PubMed Central (PMC) | Upon acceptance | A recognized scientific data repository; submit metadata to ASPR for deposit in Data.gov registry | At time of article acceptance or 30 months, whichever is sooner | Yes |
| Centers for Disease Control | CDC Stacks and PubMed Central (PMC) using NIHMS submission system | Upon acceptance | Multiple repository options | Within 30 months of collection | Yes |
| Dept. of Defense | Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) | Upon acceptance | DTIC centralized data catalog | At time of article publication | Yes, see Section 3.2 |
| Dept. of Energy | Public Access Gateway for Energy and Science (PAGES) | Upon acceptance | Publicly accessible repositories that meet requirements | At time of article publication | Yes, see DMP Suggested Elements |
| Dept. of Transportation | DOT National Transportation Library | Upon acceptance | Publicly accessible repositories that meet requirements | At time of article publication | Yes, see Section 7.4.2 |
| Institute of Education Sciences | ERIC | Upon acceptance | Data must be available for at least 10 years – researcher repository choice | At time of article publication | Yes, see DMP Requirement and Responsibility |
| Food & Drug Administration | PubMed Central (PMC) using NIHMS submission system | Upon acceptance | Disciplinary data repository | At time of article publication | Yes, see DMP Requirements |
| National Aeronautics & Space Administration | NASA-branded PMC portal, PubSpace | Upon acceptance | PubSpace, PMC portal alongside article, NASA archives, or disciplinary data repository | At time of article publication or within reasonable time after publication | Yes, see Data Management Plans |
| National Institute of Health, see also NIH Data Sharing Policies | PubMed Central (PMC) | Upon acceptance | NIH Data Sharing Repositories; or any widely used or institutional repository. | At time of article publication | Data management plan required for all grants (starting 2023) |
| National Institute of Standards & Technology | PubMed Central (PMC) | Upon acceptance | Enterprise Data Inventory (EDI) dataset registry and Common Access Platform through Data.gov | At time of article publication | Yes, see Guidance for Review of DMPs |
| National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration | NOAA Institutional Repository using CDC Stacks | Upon acceptance | Long term – NOAA National Data Centers; multiple short term solutions. | At time of article publication or within 2 years of data collection | Yes, see Data Management Planning |
| National Science Foundation | Public Access Repository | Upon acceptance | An appropriate disciplinary repository of your choosing, public access through Data.gov | “Within a reasonable timeframe” | Yes, see Plans for data management and sharing, also refer to specific NSF Directorates |
| Smithsonian Institution | Smithsonian Research Online (SRO) or CHORUS | Within 12 months of publication or negotiated period | SRO or approved community-supported or discipline-specific repository, or via CHORUS | At time of article publication or negotiated period | Yes, see Data Management Policy |
| U.S. Agency for International Development | Development Experience Clearinghouse (DEC) | N/A | Development Data Library (DDL) or a publicly accessible research database, with links to Data.gov | In accordance with the provisions of the award; upon completion of their data analysis | N/A |
| U.S. Dept. of Agriculture | USDA public access archive system (PubAg) | Upon article acceptance | USDA registry of datasets, Ag Data Commons | Yes, part of Phase 2 (not implemented yet) Requirements | |
| U.S. Dept of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture | Recommend using platforms etc. such as Ag Data Commons | Yes, see Data Management Plan guidance | |||
| U.S. Geological Survey | Information Product Data System (IPDS) & USGS Publications Warehouse | At time of publication | ScienceBase.gov | Following data verification and approval | Yes, see DMP Requirements |
| Veteran’s Administration | PubMed Central (PMC) | Upon article acceptance | Partnering with HHS, NIH, FDA, and DoD; public access solution to data TBD | Yes, DMP requirements |