Sample NIH Data Management and Sharing Plans

The following are examples of completed Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Plans for research projects in a variety of scientific disciplines and domains, including more than 20 NIH-issued sample data management plans

Where to Find Sample DMS Plans

While your DMS Plan should be specific to your research project, sample DMS Plans can provide a sense of what others have included in their plans. Creating and customizing a DMS Plan for your research project is required and will maximize its value to you and all stakeholders.

NIH-developed Sample Plans

These plans are provided by the NIH as examples for the community to learn from and use. All plans are presented on sharing.nih.gov

NIH Institute or Center	Description	Human subjects
NIMH	Clinical and/or MRI data from human research participants	yes
NIMH	Genomic data from human research participants	yes
NIMH	Genomic data from a non-human source	no
NIMH	Secondary data analysis	yes
NHGRI	Human genomic data	yes
NHGRI	Technology development project	no
NHGRI	Survey and Interview Example	yes
NICHD	Human clinical and genomics data	yes
NICHD	Gene expression analysis data from non-human model organism (zebrafish)	no
NICHD	Human survey data	yes
NICHD	Human Clinical Trial Data	yes
NIDDK	Clinical Data from Human Research Participants	yes
NIDDK	Basic Research from a Non-Human Source Example	no
NIDDK	Secondary Data Analysis Example	no
NIA	Clinical data from human research participants	yes
NIA	Survey, interview, and biological data (tiered access)	yes
NIA	Non-human data (primates)	no
NIA	Non-human data (rodents)	no
NIA	Secondary data analysis	no
NIA	Survey and interview data	no
NIA	Human clinical and genomic data	yes
NIA	Clinical data (human biospecimens)	yes
NIA	Drug discovery including intellectual property	no

Additional Sample Plans

Sample Plan from University of Arizona: Winner of FASEB DataWorks! challenge for DMS Plans
Sample Plans from University of Alabama Birmingham: Sample Plans for R01, R21, and K23 projects.
Guide to Developing Your NIH Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Plan: From the AAI (American Association of Immunologists).
Sample Plan from NIH DMSP Guidance Working Group: This sample plan converts a resource-sharing plan from a prior NIH grant application to the new format.
Example DMS Plan Directory: Directory of publicly available data management plans. Most were not written for the NIH. To find plans compatible with the NIH DMS Policy, search “NIH 2023.”
DMPTool Public Plans: Public plans made by users of DMPTool. You can sort by funder using the menu on the left-hand side. We suggest you look at the "featured" plans. Non-featured plans are not curated and may not comply with the policy.