The NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy

Below are examples of data management and sharing plans that are helpful as guides for your own data management and sharing plan.

When developing your own plan or choosing an existing template, consider your own project needs. 

• Selection of Sample DMSPs from NIH
• Directory of data management and sharing plan examples

  Compiled from researchers, institutions, libraries, and workgroups who shared their data management plans online from 2012-2022 to help researchers comply with the 2023 NIH policy. Includes multiple funders and will not be updated.

• Converting a resource sharing plan into a DMS Plan

  Sample plan created by the NIH DMSP Guidance for Data Support Services Working Group. An example of a resource-sharing plan written by a PI before the 2023 NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy. (PDF)

• National Institutes of Health (NIH) example submitted to Behavioral Medicine, Interventions and Outcomes Study Section [BMIO]

  Damian Yukio Romero Diaz. (2022). "Using natural language processing to determine predictors of healthy diet and physical activity behavior change in ovarian cancer survivors" [Data Management Plan] DMPHub. https://doi.org/10.48321/D1BK5T
  Winner of the FASEB DMP prize. Created using DMPTool

Use the DMP Tool to follow a template and easily build your own data management plan:

1. Sign in to the DMPTool here. 
2. You will be prompted to complete your profile if this is your first time.
3. Select Create New DMP from the menu. You will be presented with a number of templates to choose from.
4. The tool will walk you through each section of the template, allowing you to edit, format, share, and preview your content online. Once your content is complete, you can Export the final version as a PDF, as a .docx, or print a hard copy.