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NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy

Purpose and Scope

Purpose: "...reinforces NIH's longstanding commitment to making the results and outputs of NIH-funded research available to the public through effective and efficient data management and data sharing practices."​   NOT-OD-21-013. Section I. Purpose​

Scope:  

"...applies to all research, funded or conducted in whole or in part by NIH, that results in the generation of scientific data...​

[it] does not apply to research and other activities that do not generate scientific data, including training, infrastructure development, and non-research activities."​   NOT-OD-21-013. Section III. Scope​