Institutional Templates for Proposals

Investigators will promptly prepare and submit for publication, with authorship that accurately reflects the contributions of those involved, all significant findings from work conducted.

Investigators will share with other researchers, at no more than incremental cost and within a reasonable time, the primary data, samples, physical collections and other supporting materials created or gathered in the course of work.

Privileged or confidential information will be released only in a form that protects the privacy of individuals and subjects involved. General adjustments and, where essential, exceptions to this sharing expectation may be specified to safeguard the rights of individuals and subjects, the validity of results, or the integrity of collections or to accommodate the legitimate interest of investigators.

Investigators will share software and inventions created under the grant or otherwise make them or their products widely available and usable.

1. Data sharing policies apply to:
   • Human Subjects
   • Laboratory Research
   • Other Types of Research
2. Sources of Data:
   • Basic Research
   • Clinical Studies
   • Surveys
   • Other Sources of Data
3. Types of Data:
   • Results
   • Samples
   • PHysical Collections
   • Software
   • Curriculum materials
   • Meeting Minutes and/or transcripts
   • Other Materials to be produced in the course of the project
4. Schedule for Sharing Data
5. Standards to be used for data and metadata format and content
6. Methods for Sharing Data
   • Publishing: articles int scientific publications
   • Researcher’s efforts: investigator responds directly to data requests
   • Data enclave: controlled, secure environment in which eligible researchers can perform analyses using data resources
   • Data archive: place where machine-readable data are acquired, manipulated, documented and distributed
   • Mixed mode: more than one version of a dataset, each providing a different level of access
7. Policies for access and sharing, including:
   • Provisions for appropriate protection of privacy
     • Removing identifiers
     • Restricting the transfer of data to others
     • Requiring that the data be used only for research purposes
     • Adhering to restrictions from local, State, and Federal privacy laws
   • Confidentiality
   • Security
   • Intellectual property
   • Other rights or requirements
8. Policies and provisions for re-use, re-distribution, and the production of derivatives
9. Plans for archiving data, samples, and other research products, and for preservation of access to them

From NSF Site: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/pappg17_1/pappg_2.jsp#IIC2j

NSF proposals must include a document of no more than two pages uploaded under “Data Management Plan” in the supplementary documentation section of FastLane. This supplementary document should describe how the proposal will conform to NSF policy on the dissemination and sharing of research results (see Chapter XI.D.4), and may include:

• the types of data, samples, physical collections, software, curriculum materials, and other materials to be produced in the course of the project;
• the standards to be used for data and metadata format and content (where existing standards are absent or deemed inadequate, this should be documented along with any proposed solutions or remedies);
• policies for access and sharing including provisions for appropriate protection of privacy, confidentiality, security, intellectual property, or other rights or requirements;
• policies and provisions for re-use, re-distribution, and the production of derivatives; and
• plans for archiving data, samples, and other research products, and for preservation of access to them.

Data management requirements and plans specific to the Directorate, Office, Division, Program, or other NSF unit, relevant to a proposal are available at NSF’s Dissemination and Sharing of Research Results
webpage. If guidance specific to the program is not available, then the requirements established in this section apply.

Simultaneously submitted collaborative proposals and proposals that include subawards are a single unified project and should include only one supplemental combined Data Management Plan, regardless of the number of non-lead collaborative proposals or subawards included.

A valid Data Management Plan may include only the statement that no detailed plan is needed, as long as the statement is accompanied by a clear justification. Proposers who feel that the plan cannot fit within the limit of two pages may use part of the 15-page Project Description for additional data management information. Proposers are advised that the Data Management Plan must not be used to circumvent the 15-page Project Description limitation. The Data Management Plan will be reviewed as an integral part of the proposal, considered under Intellectual Merit or Broader Impacts or both, as appropriate for the scientific community of relevance.

From NIH site: NIH Data Sharing Policy

NIH reaffirms its support for the concept of data sharing. We believe that data sharing is essential for expedited translation of research results into knowledge, products, and procedures to improve human health. The NIH endorses the sharing of final research data to serve these and other important scientific goals. The NIH expects and supports the timely release and sharing of final research data from NIH-supported studies for use by other researchers. Starting with the October 1, 2003 receipt date, investigators submitting an NIH application seeking $500,000 or more in direct costs in any single year are expected to include a plan for data sharing or state why data sharing is not possible.

Applicants are encouraged to discuss their data sharing plan with their program contact at the time they negotiate an agreement with the Institute/Center (IC) staff to accept assignment of their application as described at NIH Revised Policy on the Acceptance for Review of Unsolicited Applications that Request $500,000 or More in Direct Costs. Instructions related to the data sharing policy as it is applied to applications and proposals responding to a specific Request for Application (RFA) or Request for Proposals (RFP) will be described in the specific solicitation. In some cases, Program Announcements (PA) may request data sharing plans for applications that are less than $500,000 direct costs in any single year. Reviewers will not factor the proposed data-sharing plan into the determination of scientific merit or priority score. Program staff will be responsible for overseeing the data sharing policy and for assessing the appropriateness and adequacy of the proposed data-sharing plan.

NIH recognizes that data sharing may be complicated or limited, in some cases, by institutional policies, local IRB rules, as well as local, state and Federal laws and regulations, including the Privacy Rule.  As NIH stated in the March 1, 2002 draft data sharing statement, the rights and privacy of people who participate in NIH-sponsored research must be protected at all times. Thus, data intended for broader use should be free of identifiers that would permit linkages to individual research participants and variables that could lead to deductive disclosure of the identity of individual subjects. When data sharing is limited, applicants should explain such limitations in their data sharing plans.

UF is a leader in research and discoveries which improve the lives of individuals throughout the state, nation and world.  UF’s research funding totaled a record [see UF Research for latest numbers] in research funding in fiscal year [enter year]. UF conducts over $20 million of industrial/company-sponsored research annually. This level of collaborative industry/academic research places UF among the top 25 public research universities in the United States for overall industrial sponsored research. These research collaborations occur across the entire campus, in diverse fields that include engineering, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, and medicine, as well as the physical and social sciences. Industrial funding for UF research comes from Global 1000 companies as well as local and regional start-ups and corporate entrepreneurs, all of which seek to leverage the expertise of UF’s world-class faculty to promote discoveries that will benefit the health and overall well-being of people worldwide.

UF has a long history of established programs in international education, research and service. It is one of only 17 public, land-grant universities that belong to the Association of American Universities, the higher-education organization comprising the top 62 public and private institutions in North America.  UF is consistently ranked among the nation’s top universities: No. 7 in U.S. News & World Report “Top Public Universities” (2019). UF has over 5,500 faculty members with distinguished records in teaching, research and service.

UF’s students are accomplished.  Over 96 percent of incoming freshmen score above the national average on standardized exams.  Students admitted for the fall 2016 freshman class had an average 4.35 GPA and an average SAT score of 1919.  The freshman retention rate of 96 percent is among the highest in the country and 67 percent of UF freshmen graduate in four years; 87 percent graduate in six years.  UF has a focus on a diverse student body.  Among AAU public universities, UF ranks second in bachelor’s degrees and fifth in doctoral degrees awarded to African-American students in 2015.

The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) administers the degree programs of the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS). UF/IFAS is a federal-state-county partnership dedicated to developing knowledge in agriculture, human and natural resources, and the life sciences, and enhancing and sustaining the quality of human life by making that information accessible.

The mission of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences is to deliver unsurpassed educational programs that prepare students to address the world’s critical challenges related to agriculture, food systems, human wellbeing, natural resources, and sustainable communities.

Our vision is to be the premier land-grant college of agriculture and related sciences. We will be known for excellence and innovation in teaching and for the readiness of our graduates for leadership. We will be the destination of choice for students seeking academic programs in agriculture, natural resources, and related sciences and the pre-eminent source of talent for employers, graduate programs, and professional schools.

Grounded in the land-grant ideals of access, innovation, and relevance, CALS promotes these core values in pursuit of its mission:

• Integrity
• Diversity
• Collaboration
• Service

The beginnings of the college were established at the Florida Agricultural College at Lake City in 1883. However, it was not until the establishment of the Agricultural Experiment Station in 1889 and the acquisition of the staff trained in the agricultural sciences that agricultural instruction began in earnest. In 1909, the University of Florida was reorganized and the College of Agriculture established. The first departments were Agronomy, Horticulture, and Animal Science. By 1940 there were nine departments and the staff included 30 professors and an additional number of instructors and graduate assistants. The College also included a School of Forestry.

The name of the College was changed to the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences in 1999 to better reflect the diversity of academic programs. By fall 2000, the College had expanded to 17 departments/schools with 151.6 teaching FTE’s distributed among 460 faculty. Undergraduate enrollment was 2,997 and graduate enrollment was 813.

Additional Resources:

• Current Enrollment Data
• Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS)

The College of the Arts fosters creative activity, scholarly and artistic excellence and innovation across disciplines.  We achieve the university’s mission by training professionals and educating students as artists and scholars, while developing their critical thinking and inspiring a culture of curiosity and imagination.

Additional Resources :

• Programs
• Strategic Plan 2017-2021
• Strategic Plan 2021-2025

The Warrington College of Business Administration‘s mission is to build a better society by creating influential research and educating tomorrow’s business leaders. Under the college of business there are three schools:

• Heavener School of Business
• Fisher School of Accounting
• Hough Graduate School of Business

The vision of the College of Dentistry is to be an internationally recognized dental school known for an innovative educational program, commitment to cultural diversity, discovery, transfer of scientific knowledge, the superior skills of our graduates, and the highest degree of service. The mission of the College of Dentistry is to achieve excellence in the art and science of dentistry through teaching, research, and service:

• To develop outstanding clinical, research and teaching professionals committed to lifelong learning.
• To provide and promote excellent patient care and community service.
• To discover, disseminate and apply knowledge in the oral health sciences.
• To foster an environment that promotes communication, cultural diversity, and internationalization and ensures further alignment of the College with the vision and mission of the University of Florida.

The College of Design, Construction and Planning (DCP) contributes to local, national and international efforts to conserve and improve the quality of the natural and built environments through its research. Research activities are housed both on-campus and abroad.

DCP’s vision is to be recognized globally as a preeminent College for teaching, research, creative scholarship, and outreach in the built and natural environments.

The mission of the DCP is to improve the quality of the built and natural environments through offering exceptional educational and professional programs and research/scholarship initiatives that address the planning, design, construction, and preservation of the built and natural environments.

The University of Florida College of Education, founded in 1906, consistently ranks among the top 25 public education schools in the elite Association of American Universities.

The college’s distinguished professors and their graduate students aggressively pursue vital, interdisciplinary research that is helping to transform teaching and learning, education policy, and leadership in all education disciplines. By partnering with public schools and communities across the state and beyond, UF education faculty engage in novel scholarship and research activities that enhance “whole school” improvement, student achievement, early-childhood readiness, teacher preparation and retention, and classroom technology advances. In 2018, faculty held research grants worth an all-time high of $128.5 million, a 26 percent increase over the previous year.

By partnering with multiple stakeholders, education faculty engage in novel scholarship and research activities that enhance “whole school” improvement, human development, student achievement, early-childhood readiness, assessment and program evaluation, teacher preparation and retention, and classroom technology advances.

Our centers, institutes, and affiliates are closing the achievement gap among students of different races, learning capabilities and class distinctions. Though their methods may differ, these centers, institutes and affiliates are designed to enhance school improvement, student achievement and teacher retention; to address the needs of students with learning disabilities; to improve learning outcomes for students in high-poverty and at-risk K-12 schools; and to advance education and leadership at the college and university levels.

Additional Resources:

• Facts & Figures

The Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering fosters and provides world-class programs in engineering education, research and service to enhance the economic and social well-being of the citizens of Florida, the nation and the world. Our graduates exhibit the following in pursuit of their profession: vision, values, leadership, professional expertise, and knowledge.

Additional Resources: Nanoscale Research Facility (NRF)

For the user’s convenience, the NRF facilities are organized into groups of fabrication and characterization instrumentation and tools:

• Materials Analysis Instrumentation – Characterization (MAIC)
• Nuclear Fuels and Materials Characterization Facility (NFMCF)
• Cleanroom Fabrication Facilities (CFF)
• Particle Analysis Instrumentation – Characterization (PAIC)

The University of Florida College of Health and Human Performance is unlike most academic colleges. Research and teaching in HHP has an impact on almost every aspect of the human condition. The college’s three centers – the Center for Digital Health and Wellness, Center for Exercise Science, and the Eric Friedheim Tourism Institute– as well as its three primary departments – Applied Physiology and Kinesiology (APK), Health Education and Behavior (HEB), and Tourism Recreation and Sport Management (TRSM) – place the college firmly in a position to influence and improve an array of societal problems and challenges. Its mission is to provide recognized programs of excellence in teaching, research and service that focus on assisting individuals, families and communities to promote health and prevent disease while enhancing quality of life across the lifespan.

HHP strives to be an academic community that enriches lives, influences healthy living and enhances human performance of diverse populations worldwide.

In pursuit of our mission, HHP recognizes and celebrates the important contributions of diversity of race, creed, color, national origin, language preference, belief systems, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital status, gender identity, political opinions or affiliations, thought and personal expression.

HHP affirms its dedication to fostering an environment of inclusivity and belonging, that values the unique voices and perspectives of our students, faculty, staff and the broader communities we serve.

HHP supports diversity and inclusion through our numerous programs and outreach, and our HHP Inclusion Working Group.

HHP is committed to equity in recruitment and retention of students, faculty and staff and to accessibility of all resources and opportunities.

Additional Resources:

• Research Areas & Contacts
• Strategic Plan

The UF College of Journalism and Communications is considered one of the nation’s best. The strength of its programs, faculty, students and alumni throughout its history has earned the college ongoing recognition as one of the best programs of journalism and communications in the United States.

Faculty members in the College provide a balance of academic background and practical experience related to their specialties. The faculty have a strong history of conducting and publishing research, both theoretical and practical, in journalism and communications fields. These efforts continue to elevate the exceptional reputation of the College that their predecessors built over the decades. The college offers master’s degrees and doctorate degrees in mass communication as well as online master’s degrees and certificate programs in Global Strategic Communication, and Web Design and Online Communication.

The College of Journalism and Communications understands the importance of diversity as a contribution to the industries of journalism and communications in our increasingly multicultural nation and globalized marketplace. We value diversity and the development of competence in intercultural communication and behavior for all who are a part of our college, industry and society.  Thus, we are committed to incorporating diversity and inclusiveness in our faculty, staff, student, curriculum, research, immersion properties and culture.

We embrace diversity as a shared responsibility among faculty, staff, and students and strive for tangible expressions of this responsibility. We are committed to fostering a safe, welcoming and inclusive environment for individuals of all races, genders, nationalities, religions, sexual orientations, identities and abilities, to express their culture and perspectives through the art and science of journalism and communications.

Additional Resources:

• Centers & Institutes
• Facilities
• Mission & Goals

The mission of the University of Florida Fredric G. Levin College of Law is to achieve excellence in educating professionals, advancing legal scholarship, serving the public and fostering justice. We aspire to prepare lawyers to serve their clients, the justice system and the public with a high level of accomplishment and a commitment to the highest ideals of the legal profession. We strive to provide students with a well-rounded legal education. Our curriculum is designed to teach students about the law and to help them develop the skills necessary to use that knowledge in practice. Our goal is for our graduates to possess the core competencies essential to embark on the practice of law.

UF Law fosters and supports a vibrant, intellectually stimulating and open-minded law school community, both in and out of the classroom. We give back through volunteer work and pro bono hours. We foster creativity and the sharing of ideas through multi-day conferences held on campus, annual barbecues and our more than 60 student organizations. Throughout the academic year, our endowed lectures and student organizations bring leading scholars and top legal minds to campus for discussion and networking opportunities. UF Law faculty also travel throughout the country and world, fostering relationships between alumni, faculty and students, making Gator Law Nation even stronger.

UF Law faculty are actively engaged in publishing cutting-edge scholarship, traveling throughout the United States and the world to engage in a variety of professional activities. They present their work at conferences and share their insights with the media.

Additional Resources:

• Research Areas
• Diversity

Research is a major activity at all levels within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, from undergraduate research experiences, thesis and dissertation work of graduate students and faculty scholarship. The research activities of this college are more diverse than those of any other college on campus and have gained the college a national and international reputation.

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is pleased to have a faculty, staff, and student body whose diversity matches our breadth of programs and projects. We welcome and accept people of all genders, ethnicities, socioeconomic backgrounds, creeds, affiliations, level of ability, and all other aspects of personhood that make humans so unique. We aim to provide all who walk through our doors with equal opportunity to pursue their dreams and goals, contribute to the advancement of society, and join us in the quest for knowledge.

We encourage a free exchange of ideas, rigorous academic inquiry and debate, and open discussion about the challenges of our world. We believe that all rational beings deserve a place at the table, and we strive for inclusion and respect in our pursuit of knowledge and innovation.

Additional Resources:

• Centers & Institutes
• Outreach
• Research Areas

The UF College of Medicine continues to have one of the premier medical education programs in the country. Our goal is to produce the next generation of specialists, scientists, clinical researchers and health policy leaders who not only place their expertise in the service of individual patients but also significantly impact the health and well-being of people worldwide. Our research programs, featuring some of the leading basic and clinical scientists in their fields, increasingly focus on translational science. While we continue to make basic discoveries about the workings of the human body and the mechanisms of disease, we now also work to more rapidly deploy those discoveries in the clinical setting to help patients and their families. The care we provide to our patients, in concert with our partners UF Health Shands Hospital and the Veterans Health Administration, is at the leading edge of science, quality and compassion and influences all that we do. Our diverse body of faculty, staff, and students set the college apart with their exceptional dedication to our patients and research. Indeed, commitment to diversity is a core value in the UF College of Medicine and we know we are stronger when we draw on a broad variety of backgrounds and experiences in both patient care and research.

Additional Resources:

• Mission
• Centers & Institutes
• Strategic Plan & Diversity Statement

The University of Florida College of Pharmacy’s vision, mission and values are reflected in its faculty, staff, students and alumni. The college develops and maintains a curriculum of sufficient length and quality to be consistent with the profession’s concept of pharmaceutical care, with respect to American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy and the Center for the Advancement of Pharmacy Education guidelines.

The oldest college in the UF Health Science Center, UF College of Pharmacy was established in 1923. Today, the college is ranked among the top colleges and schools of pharmacy in the nation. In keeping with the University of Florida mission, the college is dedicated to excellence in pharmacy research, service, and educational programs enhanced through online technologies.

The college prepares students who seek academic training and degrees in professional practice and graduate research areas. The doctor of pharmacy degree is offered to students in four Florida cities, and also to working pharmacists with bachelor’s degrees across the United States.

The college is accredited through the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, the national agency for the accreditation of professional degree programs in pharmacy and providers of continuing pharmacy education.

Additional Resources:

• Research Overview
• College Facts & Enrollment

The mission of the College of Public Health and Health Professions is to preserve, promote, and improve the health and well-being of populations, communities, and individuals. To fulfill this mission, we foster collaborations among public health and the health professions in education, research, and service. The vision of the College is to lead in the development and application of innovative models of education, research, and service that promote collaboration between public health and health professions.

Additional Resources:

• College Overview
• 2018 Quick Facts
• Centers & Institutes

Whether developing new ways to restore sight and sense, pinpointing levels of toxicity in the environment, developing a vaccine against cancer, or investigating microscopic organisms and viruses to protect against disease, researchers at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine are at the forefront of advancing animal, human and environmental health.

Additional Resources:

• 2018 Fact Sheet