Data Management Plans

NIH

NIH requires all applicants planning to generate scientific data to prepare a Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Plan that describes how the scientific data will be managed and shared.

Writing Recommendations

Writing a Data Management & Sharing Plan - NIH
NIH Institute and Center Data Sharing Policies: list of many specific data sharing policies in addition to the trans-NIH policies
Supplemental Information to the NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing: Elements of an NIH Data Management and Sharing Plan: This supplemental information outlines the Elements to be addressed in a DMS Plan within two pages or less.
Ten simple rules for maximizing the recommendations of the NIH data management and sharing plan: Article by Sara Gonzales Matthew B. Carson, and Kristi Holmes. August 3, 2022. This article provides 10 key recommendations for creating a DMSP that is both maximally compliant and effective.

DMS Plan Examples and Templates

Annotated Example DMS Plan - Resource created by the ""NIH DMSP Guidance" Working Group"
DMS Plan template
DMS Plan Checklist for Researchers
Example DMS Plans from NIH

NSF

The two-page data management plan (DMP) is a required part of a proposal to the NSF. It describes how a proposal will follow NSF policy on managing, disseminating and sharing research results.

Writing recommendations

Data Management Plan Guidance (created by Northwestern Research Development)
NSF: Preparing Data Management Plan
NSF Directorate for Engineering (ENG) additional DMP guidance
Guidance for review of DMPs from NIST

Sample Plans

Online DMP development tools

The Digital Curation Centre and UC3 team at the California Digital Library had developed a click-through wizard for creating a DMP that complies with funder requirements.

DMPonline (DCC-UK)
DMPTool (CDL-US)