Funding agency requirements

Increasingly, funding agencies are requiring grant applicants to include a data management plan (DMP) with new grant applications. When applying for a grant, always check the funding agency website or the request for proposals (RFP) carefully to determine if a DMP is required and what information should be included.

Why do funding agencies require DMPs?

• Increased transparency and reproducibility of research
• Increased awareness that data is a valuable part of research that need to be shared and preserved
• Want to fund projects with well defined research data management practices

Resources on finding funding agencies guidelines

• DMPTool
• University of Minnesota Libraries
• SPARC Research Funder Data Sharing Policies

Contact Jim Van Loon, Research Data Librarian, for assistance in locating funding agency requirements.