Sample DMS

GUIDE: Sample language and hints for preparing an NIH data management and sharing (DMS) plan

Effective May 25, 2026: The NIH has updated and simplified the format of the Data Management and Sharing Plan.

Please see HERE to access the updated template and guidance information from NIH

Expected Data Types & Repositories

Guidance for answering question 6 of the updated NIH DMS plan

Expected Data Type	Established Repository or Example	Notes
Code	Github + Zenodo
Demographics, behavior, and outcomes	ODC-SCI	Related to spinal cord injury
Demographics, behavior, and outcomes	ODC-TBI	Related to traumatic brain injury
Demographics, behavior, and outcomes (Human Subjects)	FITBIR	Related to traumatic brain injury
Demographics, behavior, and outcomes (Human Subjects)	NIMH Data Archive
Demographics, behavior, and outcomes (Human Subjects)	Vivli
EEG/MEG	NEMAR
FNIRS	OpenNeuro
General Purpose	Institutional resources
General Purpose	Zenodo
Genetics	NeMO
Genetics (Human Subjects)	DBGap
iEEG	DABI
Microscopy, Confocal	Brain Image Library (BIL)
Microscopy, EM	BossDB
Microscopy, Lightsheet + MRI	DANDI
MRI	DANDI
MRI	NIMH Data Archive
MRI	OpenNeuro
MRI (Human Subjects)	FITBIR	Related to traumatic brain injury
Neurophysiology	DANDI
PET	OpenNeuroPET
Transcriptomics	NeMO
Wearables (human voice, video, accelerometry)	Synapse

Archived Resources

Below are resources created to help researchers formulate a DSM plan following the NIH's 2023 guidelines (comprehensive format). Please note that we provide language only for those elements related to ODC and additional information may be required. Please consult with guidance materials prepared by the NIH when preparing your DMS.

Sample DMS

SCI_Sample_DMS_Plan 11.01.23.docx

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TBI_Sample_DMS_Plan 11.01.23.docx

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See ODC-TBI for additional information about data-sharing policies and how we support them.