NIH UPDATE: Reporting DMS Plan Activities in the RPPR

Fri, 10 May 2024 17:17:59 -0400

Reporting Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Plan Activities in the Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR)

Notice Number: NOT-OD-24-123

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-24-123.html

Purpose:

This Notice informs the extramural research community of planned changes to the Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) instructions to address the NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy. Upon receiving approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), NIH will issue new DMS RPPR questions that align with the NIH Final Policy on Data Management and Sharing, to include updates on the status of data sharing, repositories and unique identifiers for data that have been shared.

Availability of Additional Guidance

The updated NIH RPPR Instruction Guide will be posted to the Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) page upon approval from OIRA. NIH plans to implement the new questions for RPPRs submitted on or after October 1, 2024.

Please refer to the full notice linked above for further details.

Should you have any questions, please contact the Office of Sponsored Programs.