Data Management Plans

A data management plan or a data management and sharing plan is a written plan often required by funders during the grant application process that outlines your plan for research data during and after a research project. This page provides resources for writing your data management plan, the federal agency expectations for data sharing, and additional resources at UND.

About Data Management Plans

A data management plan is a written plan often required by funders during the grant application process that outlines your plan for research data during and after a research project. In response to the requirements of OSTP’s Nelson Memo, federal agencies are reviewing 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). The DMP Tool provides a click-through wizard for creating a DMP that complies with funder requirements.

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.

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