Open Access/Data Sharing
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Grant funding will result in publications, and there is a push to allow open access for publications. Allowing open access engages the communities involved to have access to publications and work that have resulted from funded projects.

Data Sharing Policies

Organizations are beginning to request or require data sharing plans on grant applications or in the award agreement policies. This could be allowing data or findings to be deposited into approved repositories or into pre-print databases such as bioRxiv. For example, AHA’s policy requests that any non-early-career awards do this within 12 months following the end of the funding period.

Together with the Open Research Community Accelerator (ORCA), HRA has provided resources related to creating and implementing an open access/data sharing policy. Learn more here: