Library Guides: Data Management Plan (DMP) Guide: Office of Science (Dept. of Energy)

Office of Science DMPs

The Office of Science is the main funding arm of the Department of Energy. If you are applying to a grant from another branch make sure to check the data management plan requirements - they should be included in the solicitation.

Below is a summary of some of the notable aspects of the Office of Science data management policies.

Focus is on the sharing and preservation of research data that will enable the validation of results.
Research data displayed in publications (including the data that underlay chats, figures, images, etc.) need to be open, machine-readable, and digitally accessible at the time of publication (no embargo period).
Costs associated with the DMP may be included in the research budget.
Data should be cited when possible in publications and assigned persistent identifiers, such as a DOI, to enable data citation.
- DOE can provide DOIs for DOE-funded research.
DMPs are reviewed as part of the proposal merit process.

Adv. Sci. Computing Research

Software is considered data.
If applicable, name the Open Source License that software will be released under.
Source code and executables should be released, not just the executables.
Name the formats of executable files (if they are to be shared).
Data must be accompanied by sufficient documentation to validate research findings (i.e. must be understood and useable by others).
See link for additional guidance.

DOE-ASCR Additional Requirements and Guidance for Digital Data Management
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Basic Energy Sciences

No additional requirements or guidance.
2 FAQs provided, see link for additional guidance.

DOE-BES Additional Requirements and Guidance for Digital Data Management
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Biological and Environ. Research

The subprograms have very different requirements - read them carefully.

Climate and Environmental Sciences Division

Climate research data should be archived and accessible by others, preferably in a repository.
Researchers are strongly encouraged to make all data public after finishing their research and publications.

Genomic Sciences Research

All publishable data, metadata and software is expected to meet "community standards."
Data that is consistent with the models in KBase should be deposited there.
Research using shared data should be properly cited.

Fusion Energy Science

No additional requirements.
Guidance encourages code developed by FES funding to be shared under Open Source Licenses.
See link for additional guidance.

DOE-FES Additional Requirements and Guidance for Digital Data Management

High Energy Physics DMPs

No additional requirements.
See link for additional guidance.

DOE-HEP Additional Requirements and Guidance for Digital Data Management

Nuclear Physics DMPs

No additional requirements.
See link for additional guidance.

DOE-NP Additional Requirements and Guidance for Digital Data Management

DOE-SBIR and STTR DMPs

All SBIR and STTR grants must select one of two options for their DMP: no data sharing or data sharing.
- If no DMP is submitted option 1, no sharing is assumed.
- If data is to be released, option 2, then a DMP must be submitted outlying which data will be disclosed, how it will be managed, etc.