Data Management Plans

Data management plans are commonly required for federally sponsored grant opportunities.  The following select resources guide researchers in the development of data management plans consistent with agency-specific requirements.

• United States Department of Agriculture – National Institute of Food and Agriculture
• National Science Foundation
• National Institutes of Health
• University of California, Data Management Plan (DMP) Tool: Create a Data Management Plan
• Dryad
• Guidelines for Effective Data Management Plans
• Ten Simple Rules for Creating a Good Data Management Plan
• OCG's Box.com site for examples

Data and Analytics

The following open source data resources are available from federal, international, and private organizations that support research within a wide range of disciplines.

These proposal development resources are categorized by topic area as follows:

• Sustainable Natural Ecosystems (SNE)
• Healthy Families and Communities (HFC)
• Sustainable Food Systems (SFS)
• Endemic and Invasive Plants and Diseases (EIPD)
• Water Quality, Quantity and Security (Water)

SNE, HFC, SFS, Water Data.gov provides access to newly-generated government data. The website features open source data, tools, and resources to conduct research, develop web and mobile applications, design data visualizations. Data.gov is managed and hosted by the U.S. General Services Administration, Technology Transformation Service.
SNE Data Observation Network for Earth (DataONE) is the foundation of new innovative environmental science through a distributed framework and sustainable cyberinfrastructure that meets the needs of science and society for open, persistent, robust, and secure access to well-described and easily discovered Earth observational data.
All Initiatives Haver Analytics updates and manages historical time series data for macro strategy and research ranging from daily market data to annual economic statistics.
SNE The Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity (KNB) is an international repository intended to facilitate ecological and environmental research. It houses metadata gathered from studies conducted at field stations, laboratories, research sites, and individual researchers.
All Initiatives Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) promotes policies that will improve the economic and social well-being of people around the world. It features international datasets, statistics, and tools.
SFS USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) provides statistics for US Agriculture. Production and supplies of food and fiber, prices paid and received by farmers, farm labor and wages, farm finances, chemical use, and changes in the demographics of U.S. producers are only a few examples.
SNE, SFS The WorldBank provides free and open access to global development data.
All Initiatives National Economic Resilience Data Explorer (NERDE) consolidates information and data on economic distress criteria, impacts to local economies, and provides a deeper understanding of industry clusters.
All Initiatives Climate Risk & Resilience Portal (ClimRR) provides peer-reviewed climate datasets to support analysis and data-driven planning for future climate risks.