In 2013, the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) directed federal agencies with over $100 million in research and development expenditures to develop plans to support increased access to the results of federally funded scientific research.
| Agency | Article Repository | Embargo | Data Repository |
| AHRQ | PubMed Central (PMC) | 12 months | Commercial repository to be announced |
| ASPR | PMC | 12 months | Recognized scientific data repository, data.gov registry |
| CDC | CDC Stacks (all), PMC (peer-reviewed) | 12 months | Multiple solutions + data registry, preferred repository to be announced |
| DOD | Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) | 12 months | Not specified |
| DOE | Public Access Gateway for Energy and Sciences (PAGES) | 12 months | Varies by office |
| FDA | PMC | 12 months | Disciplinary data repository |
| NASA | PubSpace (NASA in PMC) | 12 months | With article, NASA archives, or other |
| NEH | -- | -- | Not specified |
| NIH | PMC (see our Guide for details) | 12 months | Multiple solutions, data discovery index |
| NIST | PMC | 12 months | In development |
| NOAA | NOAA Institutional Repository | 12 months | NOAA National Data Centers |
| NSF | NSF Public Access Repository (NSF-PAR) | 12 months | An "appropriate repository" |
| SI | Smithsonian Research Online (SRO) | 12 months, or negotiated | SRO or other |
| USAID | -- | 12 months | Development Data Library (DDL) |
| USDA | USDA public access archive system (PubAg) | 12 months | USDA registry, other repository to be announced |
| USGS | -- | -- | Approval required |
| VA | PMC and PubTracker System | 12 months | -- |
Updated 10/26/2016
Source: http://bit.ly/FedOASummary
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Contact your subject specialist for information about Public Access Policies in your field.
Questions about applicability to a grant-funded project? Contact your OSPA pre-award or post-award staff or call 882-7560.
