Data Management Plans

A data management (and sharing) plan is a written document that outlines how you will manage your data during your research and after the project is completed. Federal funding agencies generally require you to submit a data management plan in your grant application. This page provides resources for writing your data management plan, information on federal agency expectations for data sharing, and additional resources at UND.

About Data Management Plans

In response to the requirements of OSTP’s Nelson Memo, federal agencies are updating their expectations for Data Management and Sharing Plans. DMSPs and DMPs both refer to the same planning document required by funders and describe how data will be managed and shared.

Writing Data Management Plans

The Data Management Plan Tool is a free, open-source application that helps researchers create data management plans (DMPs). It provides templates for many of the grant agencies requiring data management plans and offers examples of plans written by other applicants. Sign up with your UND email for access to UND-specific templating language.

Additional Assistance

UND researchers can schedule a consultation with Zeineb Yousif to help with developing a data management and sharing plan.

For researchers in the School of Medicine & Health Sciences UND SMHS Guidance on Data Management Plans has more information about the data management plans at SMHS. For consultations at SMHS, please contact Sara Westall or Sandi L. Bates.

For questions about data security, contact Chadd Damm, Senior Cybersecurity Analyst with University Information Technology.

For general questions please see Contacts & Other Resources.