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The Data Governance and Management Program from the National Science Foundation (NSF) supports research and development in data governance, management, and policy to enhance data sharing and interoperability. NSF requires all funded investigators to share primary data, samples, physical collections, and other supporting materials with other researchers at no more than incremental cost within a reasonable timeframe.
Applicants must submit a two-page Data Management and Sharing Plan as part of their proposal, detailing the types of data to be produced, standards for data and metadata format and content, policies for access and sharing, and plans for archiving and preserving data. Eligible applicants include universities, nonprofits, state and local governments, and for-profit organizations. Individual awards are up to $1,000,000.
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Preparing Your Data Management and Sharing Plan - Funding at NSF | NSF - U.S. National Science Foundation Updates to NSF Research Security Policies On July 10, 2025, NSF issued an Important Notice providing updates to the agency's research security policies, including a research security training requirement, Malign Foreign Talent Recruitment Program annual certification requirement, prohibition on Confucius institutes and an updated FFDR reporting and submission timeline.
Preparing Your Data Management and Sharing Plan The two-page data management and sharing plan is a required part of a proposal to the U.S. National Science Foundation. It describes how a proposal will follow NSF policy on managing, disseminating and sharing research results. This page provides an overview of requirements for the data management and sharing plan.
See the Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) XI. D. 4 for full guidance and for NSF's data sharing policy.
NSF's data sharing policy NSF-funded investigators are expected to share with other researchers, at no more than incremental cost and within a reasonable time, the primary data, samples, physical collections and other supporting materials created or gathered in the course of work under NSF awards. General guidelines for data management and sharing plans are explained in PAPPG II. D.
2(ii) and Policy Notice NSF 26-202 . Content that may be included under the general guidelines is as follows: The types of data, samples, physical collections, software, curriculum materials and other materials to be produced in the course of the project. The standards to be used for data and metadata format and content.
In cases where existing standards are absent or deemed inadequate, this should be documented along with any proposed solutions or remedies. Policies for data access and sharing, including provisions for appropriate protection of privacy, confidentiality, security, intellectual property or other rights or requirements. Policies and provisions for data reuse, redistribution and the production of derivatives.
Plans for archiving data, samples and other research products, and for preserving access to them. If your proposed project will not produce data, you must include a document justifying this in place of the data management and sharing plan. Directorate and/or division guidance Links to data management requirements and plans relevant to specific NSF directorates, offices, divisions or programs are provided below.
If guidance specific to a directorate, division or program is not provided, follow the general requirements detailed in PAPPG II. D. 2(ii) and Policy Notice NSF 26-202 : Biological Sciences (BIO) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS): Division of Astronomical Sciences (AST) Division of Chemistry (CHE) Division of Materials Research (DMR) | DMR Template (PDF, 205.
74 KB) Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS) Division of Physics (PHY) Office of Polar Programs (OPP) Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) Program-specific guidance: Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future (DMREF) Individual program officers can offer additional information, especially for program solicitations with specific guidance. You may also consult the Public Access FAQ .
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Universities, Nonprofits, State/local governments, For-profit organizations Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates Up to $1,000,000 Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
The current target date is rolling deadlines or periodic funding windows. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, attachments, and final submission checks.
Federal grant success rates typically range from 10-30%, varying by agency and program. Build a strong proposal with clear objectives, measurable outcomes, and a well-justified budget to improve your chances.
Requirements vary by sponsor, but typically include a project narrative, budget justification, organizational capability statement, and key personnel CVs. Check the official notice for the complete list of required attachments.
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Review timelines vary by funder. Federal agencies typically take 3-6 months from submission to award notification. Foundation grants may be faster, often 1-3 months. Check the program's timeline in the official solicitation for specific dates.
Many federal programs offer multi-year funding or allow competitive renewals. Check the official solicitation for continuation and renewal policies. Non-competing continuation applications are common for multi-year awards.
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Engineering of Biomedical Systems (EBMS) Program is sponsored by U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). The EBMS program supports fundamental and transformative research at the interface of engineering and biomedical sciences to solve biomedical problems. Projects should focus on high-impact, transformative methods and technologies, including the development of validated models (living or computational) of normal and pathological tissues and organ systems, and advanced biomanufacturing of three-dimensional tissues and organs.