Fall has arrived and change is in the air! NIH grantees will now need to report on the status of data sharing in Research Performance Progress Reports (RPPRs). Beginning October 1, 2024, NIH will issue new DMS questions that align with the NIH Final Policy on Data Management and Sharing.
What does this mean for researchers? If you have a NIH grant for which the NIH DMS Policy applies (i.e., you have an approved DMS plan), you will now be asked to report in your RPPR:
- Whether data has been generated or shared to date
- What repositories any data was shared to. Be sure to include the unique identifiers assigned your dataset(s) i.e., a digital object identifier (DOI), or other URL handle.
- If data has not been generated and/or shared per the award’s DMS Plan, why and what corrective actions have or will be taken to comply with the plan (e.g., being prepared for submission, submitted to repository, not yet expected to be shared)
- If significant changes to the DMS Plan are anticipated in the coming year, recipients will be asked to explain them and provide a revised DMS Plan for approval.
For more information, please see the Guide Notice NOT-OD-24-175.
In addition, NIH is updating the way you submit a request to revise or update your approved DMS plan through the Just in Time (JIT) Module, the Prior Approval Module, and the RPPR Module in eRA Commons (See Guide Notice NOT-OD-24-176).
The updated Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) Instruction Guide is now available! The instruction guide reflects progress reporting requirements for the Data Management and Sharing Plan, updated screenshots of the system, and other changes.
Duke Resources:
- For more information about the NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy, please see the NIH DMS Policy page from MyResearchPath.
- If you have specific questions about the NIH DMS policy, you can reach out to researchdata@duke.edu
- For inquiries specific to writing a DMS Plan or sharing your data to the Duke RDR, reach out to datamanagement@duke.edu
For all other questions, please contact medical-librarian@duke.edu and we will connect you to information/people who can help!