Federal Funders

Federal agencies are required to facilitate public access to funded research, per a directive from the White House in 2013, and new guidance in a memorandum issued by the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) in 2022. Many agencies have released their plans and adjusted the requirements for grant applicants and awardees. If you are looking for more information about a granting agency’s requirements for sharing research, we recommend the SPARC website: Article and Data Sharing Policies.

Private Foundations

Foundations that award grants are also calling for open access to the outputs from research they sponsor. For example, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has an Open Access Policy that requires all publications and their underlying data to be discoverable, accessible, and open immediately.

Resources at Emory

For assistance complying with funding mandates to make your research outputs accessible, there are resources available from:

• Emory Libraries' Scholarly Communications Office: Supporting Public Access to Funded Research
• Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library: NIH Public Access Policy