Funding Agencies Requirements
In 1999, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget amended OMB Circular A-110 to require research data produced with funding from Federal agencies be made publicly available through procedures established through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
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. See the Federal Agency Policies for Public Access website for brief descriptions of the policies for top UA federal funding agencies and where to get further help.
Below is a summary table of public access plans for all of the 19 federal funding agencies that fall under the OSTP memo.
The majority of federal funding agencies listed below, require a Data Management Plan (DMP). After consulting the requirements for your agency, you can get started writing a DMP.
Federally funded research requirements by Agency
| Agency – Public Access Plans | Article Solution |
Article Deposit Deadline |
Data Solution |
Data Deposit Deadline |
DMP Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PubMed Central (PMC), see AHA Quick Guide | Within 12 months of publication | Submit to one of the AHA approved subject repositories, see AHA Data Quick Guide | 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), see Dept. of Defense Quick Guide |
Upon acceptance |
DTIC centralized data catalog and Dept. of Defense Data Quick Guide |
At time of article publication | Yes, see Section 3.2 |
| Dept. of Energy |
Public Access Gateway for Energy and Science (PAGES), see Dept. of Energy Quick Guide |
Upon acceptance | Publicly accessible repositories that meet requirements, see Dept. of Energy Data Quick Guide | At time of article publication | Yes, see DMP Suggested Elements |
| Dept. of Transportation | Upon Acceptance |
Publicly accessible repositories that meet requirements |
At time of article publication |
Yes, see Section 7.4.2 | |
| Institute of Education Sciences | ERIC for post-publication, see Dept. of Education Quick Guide | Upon Acceptance | Data must be available for at least 10 years - researcher repository choice, see Dept. of Education Data Quick Guide | 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, see NASA Quick Guide | Upon Acceptance | PubSpace, PMC portal alongside article, NASA archives, or disciplinary data repository, see NASA Data Quick Guide |
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), see NIH Quick Guide | 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) New |
| 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 | Upon Acceptance | An appropriate disciplinary repository of your choosing, public access through Data.gov , see NSF Data Quick Guide | "Within a reasonable timeframe" | Yes, see Plans for data management and sharing, also refer to specific NSF Directorates | |
| Smithsonian Institution | 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 |
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U.S. Dept of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture
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USDA public access archive system (PubAg) | Upon article acceptance |
USDA registry of datasets, Ag Data Commons
Recommend using platforms etc. such as Ag Data Commons
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Yes, part of Phase 2 (not implemented yet) Requirements
Yes, see Data Management Plan guidance
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| U.S. Geological Survey |
Information Product Data System (IPDS) & USGS Publications Warehouse, see USGS Quick Guide |
At time of publication | 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 |
Source: SPARC Article and Data Sharing Requirements by Federal Agency