NIH – Requesting Funds for Data Management and Sharing
Posted November 16, 2022
Discipline(s): All
To request funds toward DMS costs, investigators should include:
- A line item in the budget form
- A brief summary of the DMS Plan and a description of the requested DMS costs in the budget justification
Investigators whose research projects are also subject to the Genomic Data Sharing (GDS) Policy should also include requested costs for genomic data management and sharing (see NOT-OD-22-198).
All requested direct costs to support the activities proposed in the DMS Plan must be indicated as “Data Management and Sharing Costs” as follows (see NOT-OD-22-189):
- R&R Budget Form: single line item in section F. Other Direct Costs
- PHS 398 Modular Budget Form: as text embedded within the Additional Narrative Justification
A brief summary of the DMS Plan and a description of the requested DMS costs must also be included within the budget justification attachment. The following forms will be updated to reflect the below by Fall 2022:
- R&R Budget Form: embedded within the section L. Budget Justification attachment
- PHS 398 Modular Budget Form: embedded within the Additional Narrative Justification
