Note: For NIH's general data sharing policy, see the Data
Sharing for Grants: Final Research Data SOP.
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Standard Operating Procedure Table of Contents
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Purpose
To require NIH-supported investigators to share data from genome-wide association studies (GWAS) with the scientific community and to provide information to other investigators on how to prepare a data access request.
Procedure
Regardless of proposed budget amount, all GWAS applications must include a plan to send data to NIH’s Database of Genotype and Phenotype (dbGaP).
GWAS is defined as research to study variation across the entire human genome to identify genetic associations with observable traits (such as blood pressure or weight), or the presence or absence of a disease or condition.
In addition to the GWAS data sharing requirement, applicants must share any other final
research data for some program
announcements and requests for applications, as well as for all applications that seek $500,000 or more in direct
costs in any year of a grant. Read more in the Data
Sharing for Grants: Final Research Data SOP.
Applicants Who Plan to Conduct a GWAS
If your research qualifies as a genome-wide association study as defined above, follow these steps.
For more information, see NIH's Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) page and Submitting Application for GWAS.
Applicants Who Plan to Use GWAS Data
If you will access GWAS data, submit a data access request. Include the following:
For more about the data access request, see NIH's Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) page.
In your cover letter, state that you are planning to access GWAS data.
Scientific Review Officers
Program Officers
- Oversee the NIH GWAS data sharing policy and assess the appropriateness
and adequacy of investigators' proposed data sharing plans.
- Work with PIs in developing and adding GWAS data sharing plans to their
applications.
- Make sure PIs comply with policy both on data
sharing and HIPAA.
- Use data sharing language in the boilerplate for request
for applications and program announcements.
- Complete Program Officer Checklists for competing applications released for funding.
Grants Management Specialists
- Issue a restricted award if the program officer finds the GWAS data sharing plan unacceptable. This may be done at the end of the fiscal year only.
- Make the GWAS data sharing plan a term of award if indicated by a program officer on the Program Officer Checklist.
- Confirm receipt of institutional certification.
Contacts
Applicants or grantees with questions should Contact Staff for Help.
Contact for NIAID Staff
Contact for NIAID Staff
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Links
Grant Application, Electronic SOP
Grant Application, Paper SOP
Grant
Application Guide for your Grant
Application Package (for electronic application)
Human Subjects Research Requirements SOP and other Human Subjects SOPs
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Public Access of Publications SOP
Sharing Model Organisms SOP
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