Data Management Plans. Data Management Plan Tool | Home. Data Sharing Information - Main Page. Fund Agency Req. SBE_DataMgmtPlanPolicy. About. Dissemination and Sharing of Research Results NSF Data Sharing Policy Investigators are expected to share with other researchers, at no more than incremental cost and within a reasonable time, the primary data, samples, physical collections and other supporting materials created or gathered in the course of work under NSF grants.
Grantees are expected to encourage and facilitate such sharing. See Award & Administration Guide (AAG) Chapter VI.D.4. NSF Data Management Plan Requirements Proposals submitted or due on or after January 18, 2011, must include a supplementary document of no more than two pages labeled “Data Management Plan”. Requirements by Directorate, Office, Division, Program, or other NSF Unit Links to data management requirements and plans relevant to specific Directorates, Offices, Divisions, Programs, or other NSF units, are provided below.