The OSTP Memo
The 2013 Public Access to Federally Funded Research memo from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy directed federal grant-funding agencies to "develop plans to make the published results of federally funded research freely available to the public within one year of publication and requiring researchers to better account for and manage the digital data resulting from federally funded scientific research". Many grant agencies now require a data management plan that describes how research data will be preserved and published. For assistance in drafting data management plans or help finding information on grant agency requirements please contact the Digital Initiatives Librarian.
Agency Requirements
Funding Agency |
Timeline to Make Public |
Repository Solutions |
Public Access Plan |
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| Article | Data | Article Repository | Data Repository | Links to Public Access Plan | ||
| Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality | 12 months | With article publication | PubMed Central | Commercial repository | PA Plan | |
| Center for Disease Control (HSS)* | 12 months | With article publication and/or within 30 months of collection |
CDC Stacks via NIHMS |
PA Plan | ||
| 12 months | With article publication | PubMed Central | Disciplinary data repositories, where available | PA Plan | ||
| 12 months | TBD | ERIC | None specified or endorsed | PA Plan | ||
| 12 months | With article publication | NASA STI Repository | NASA archives (see question 16 on FAQ) or other repository | PA Plan | ||
| 12 months | With article publication | PubMed Central | Multiple solutions including NIH-supported repositories | PA Plan | ||
| National Institute for Standards and Technology | 12 months | 12 months from article publication | PubMed Central via NIST interface | EDI registry of datasets | PA Plan | |
| 12 months | 12 months from collection | NOAA Institutional Repository, using CDC Stacks | Multiple solutions (short term) + NOAA Data Centers (long term) | PA Plan | ||
| 12 months | TBD | NSF Public Access Repository (PAR) | An “appropriate repository” | |||
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Directive 609 and 610 |
12 months | 12 months from collection | SRO | Smithsonian-managed and/or Smithsonian-approved repository | PA Plan | |
| Not addressed | Within 12 months of publication or patent is pending | Development Experience Clearinghouse (DEC) | Development Data Library, or other appropriate repository | PA Plan | ||
| U.S. Department of Agriculture | 12 months | TBD | PubAg | USDA registry of datasets, other repository options | PA Plan | |
| U.S. Department of Defense | 12 months | Within a reasonable time frame |
Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) |
Public repository |
PA Plan | |
| 12 months | With article publication | Public Access Gateway for Energy and Science (PAGES) | Depends on the office within the DOE | PA Plan | ||
| 12 Months | With article publication | National Transportation Library | Publicly accessible repositories, "Conformant Repositories" | PA Plan | ||
| 12 months | With article publication | USGS Publications Warehouse | USGS approved repository | PA Plan | ||
| 12 months | TBD | PubMed Central | Partner with HHS, NIH, FDA, and DoD on “effective mechanisms" | PA Plan | ||
Table and information reused with permission, originally by Betty Rozum at Utah State University. Available at https://datamanagement.usu.edu/agency-requirements/Data_Pubs
- Sherpa Juliet This link opens in a new windowSHERPA Juliet is a searchable database and single focal point of up-to-date information concerning funders' policies and their requirements on open access, publication and data archiving. Check here for any agency not included above.
