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Many funding agencies require sharing articles and/or data resulting from research they fund.
Federal funders
Most U.S. grant-funding agencies have established requirements for sharing federally grant-funded research publications and data. U of M researchers are responsible for knowing their relevant agency’s requirements and complying with them.
Authors should read publishing agreements and take action to ensure compliance. The Libraries provide negotiation supports such as the BTAA Author’s Rights Addendum and tips on using the U's Open Access Policy.
Requirements for research publications are summarized below (more info at Federal Funding Agencies Public Access Plans for Publications). See also funding agency requirements for access to research data.
Please contact the Libraries for assistance.
| Agency | Directorate | Effective Date | Sharing Required? | ORCiD | Sharing Venue |
| DOD | 2015 | Yes | Accepted | Defense Technical Information Center PubDefense | |
| DOE | 2014 | Yes | Accepted | OSTI Pages (see this video for a demonstration of the process) | |
| DoED | IES | 2012 | Yes | Accepted* | ERIC |
| DOT | 2015 | Yes | Required | National Transportation Library | |
| EPA | 2016 | Yes | PubMed Central | ||
| HHS | AHRQ | 2015 | Yes | PubMed Central | |
| ASPR | 2015 | Yes | PubMed Central | ||
| ACL | 2016 | Yes | PubMed Central | ||
| CDC | 2013 | Yes | CDC Stacks and PubMed Central | ||
| FDA | 2015 | Yes | PubMed Central | ||
| NIH | 2008 | Yes | Accepted* | PubMed Central | |
| ODNI | 2017 | Yes | Defense Technical Information Center PubDefense | ||
| NASA | 2015 | Yes | Required | NASA-branded portal of PubMed Central | |
| NIST | 2015 | Yes | PubMed Central | ||
| NOAA | 2016 | Yes | Suggested | NOAA Institutional Repository | |
| NSF | 2016 | Yes | Accepted* | NSF Public Access Repository | |
| Smithsonian | 2015 | Yes | Accepted | Smithsonian Research Online | |
| USDA | 2016 | Yes | PubAg | ||
| USAID | 2016 | Yes | Development Experience Clearinghouse | ||
| USGS | 2016 | Yes | Publications Warehouse | ||
| VA | 2015 | Yes | PubMed Central |
*SciENcv accepts ORCID.
Other Funding Agencies
The public access requirements of selected foundations and other funders are summarized below.
Please contact the Libraries for assistance.
| Agency | Effective Date | Embargo Allowed? | Sharing venue or other requirements |
| American Heart Association | n.d. | 12 months | PubMed Central |
| Autism Speaks | 2008 | 12 months | PubMed Central |
| Children's Tumor Foundation | 2015 | Drug Discovery Initiative Registered Reports | |
| Ford Foundation | 2015 | Creative Commons License required | |
| Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | 2015 | No | PubMed Central |
| Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation | 2017 | Creative Commons License required | |
| Hewlett Foundation | n.d. | Creative Commons License required | |
| Howard Hughes Medical Institute | 2007 | PubMed Central | |
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation | 2017 | Preregistration with the Center for Open Science | |
| MacArthur Foundation | 2008 | Creative Commons License required | |
| The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | 2020 | Articles must be posted in an open access preprint repository and published open access | |
| Simmons Foundation | 2017 | Encourages preprints at arXiv or bioRxiv or publishing under Open Access licenses | |
| Wellcome Trust | 2017 |
6 months* *As of January 1, 2020, no embargo allowed |
PubMed Central or Europe PMC |
Questions or comments about open access issues at the University of Minnesota, and in general, can be directed to openaccess@umn.edu.