OSTP: Public Access Policies for Federally Funded Research

NSF is expected to release its public access policy as part of a larger document called the Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG). Policy requirements are expected to be effective no later than December 31, 2025. 

Policy Resources:

• NSF Proposed Public Access Policy in December 12, 2024 PAPPG draft 
• 2023 NSF Public Access Plan 2.0

• Requires all research proposals to include a Data Management Plan (DMP).

NSF requires its funded grantees to:

• Deposit an electronic version of final peer-reviewed manuscripts in NSF PAR. 
• Submit data developed with NSF funding to an appropriate repository.