Genomic Data Sharing Application Guidelines

NIH applicants seeking funding for research that generates large-scale human or non-human genome data are expected to provide a plan for sharing of these data or an appropriate explanation why data sharing is not possible. Large-scale genomic data include genome-wide association studies (GWAS), single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) arrays, and genome sequence, transcriptomic, epigenomic, and gene expression data.

At Submission Time
Investigators preparing grant applications should contact appropriate IC Program Official or Project Officer as early as possible to discuss data sharing expectations and timelines that would apply to their proposed studies. Per NIH notice NOT-OD-15-027, applicants preparing such grant applications are expected to:
- state in the cover letter that the studies proposed will generate large-scale human and/or non-human genomic data, and
- include a genomic data sharing plan in the application. If sharing of human data is not possible, applicants should provide a justification explaining why they cannot share these data and provide an alternative data sharing plan.
- Any resources that may be needed to support a proposed genomic data sharing plan (e.g., preparation of data for submission) should be included in the project's budget.
- Applicants who plan to use controlled-access human genomic data from NIH-designated data repositories as a secondary user to achieve the specific aims in the application should:
- briefly address their plans for requesting access to the data, and
- state their intention to abide by the NIH Genomic Data User Code of Conduct, in the Research Plan of the application.

For More Information
More comprehensive information about this policy can be accessed at Rockefeller's NIH Genomic Data Sharing Policy page.

Useful Links
NIH Genomic Data Sharing (GDS)
NIH Genomic Data Sharing Policy (RU Page)
Supplemental Information to the NIH Genomic Data Sharing Policy (including examples of Research within the Scope of the GDS Policy)
NIH Genomic Data Sharing Policy (NOT-OD-14-124)
Implementation of the NIH Genomic Data Sharing Policy for NIH Grant Applications (NOT-OD-14-111)
Data Sharing Plan Boilerplate

 

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