NIH's Office of Data Science Strategy issued detailed Guidance to prepare for the NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy which will take effect on January 25, 2023. Visit the NIH DMS Policy FAQs page for an additional resource.

NIH has provided Sample DMS Plans as examples of how a DMS Plan could be completed in different contexts, conforming to the elements described above. These sample DMS Plans are provided for educational purposes to assist applicants with developing plans but are not intended to be used as templates. Refer to the NIH Nexus Post for more information.