General instructions and a suggested template for writing an NIH Data Management and Sharing Plan are provided below. In addition, example plans illustrate how data of a variety of types can be covered. Click on the respective link to access the relevant resource. Edit to suit the needs of your project. 

• General Instructions and Suggested Template (downloads as Word file)
• Example for MRI Datasets (PDF)
• Example for Raw Whole Genome Sequencing Data (PDF)
• Example for Genomic Data from Human Research Participants (PDF)
• Example for Single Cell Transcriptomics (PDF)
• Example for Single Cell Genomic Data from Mice and Humans (PDF)
• Example for Secondary Phenotypic and Clinical Data (PDF)
• Example for Three Data Types: Clinical, Proteomics, Metabolomics (PDF)
• Example for Human Genomic Data (PDF)
• Example for Technology Development Project (PDF)
• Example for Technology Development Project (clinical) (PDF)
• Example for Gene Expression Analysis from a Non-Human Model Organism (Zebrafish) (PDF)
• Example for Human Survey Data (PDF)
• Example for Flow Cytometry Data (PDF)
• Example for Human Subjects Data (PDF)