Funder Public Access Requirements

Federal Funding Agencies

In 2013 the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) directed most U.S. grant-funding agencies to develop policy requirements on sharing federally grant-funded research publications and data. Requirements for research publications and data do differ. This page seeks to provide information on publication requirements; for data requirements, see funding agency requirements for access to research data.

U of M researchers are responsible for knowing their relevant agency’s requirements for making grant-funded publications publicly accessible. Some commonalities in policies include:

• Allowance of a 12 month embargo period from publication to public access
• A mechanism to submit an evidence-based request for embargo extension
• Article metadata (e.g., citation information) is required upon publication even if the full text will be embargoed

Some funders specifically scope their responses to only peer-reviewed journal articles. Others more broadly say peer-reviewed articles (which may or may not include peer-reviewed conference papers).

Compliance with these policies is the responsibility of the author. Authors should read publishing agreements and negotiate as required.The Libraries can provide support in a number of ways, including negotiation supports such as the BTAA Author’s Rights Addendum, or our services to help you make best use of the U of M Open Access Policy.

For more detailed information, including compliance mechanisms, please see our matrix of Federal Funding Agencies Public Access Plans for Publications.

Please contact the Libraries for assistance.

Other Funding Agencies

Many foundations and other funders are requiring the results of research they fund to be made publicly available. Creative Commons is tracking foundations with open licensing requirements.

The table below lists just some of the organizations with public access requirements.  For more information, please contact the Libraries for assistance.