Funding & Data Sharing

Funding Disclosures

The project described herein is supported by Grant Number HD052472 from the National Institutes of Health.

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Data Sharing

This project is primarily funded by NIH grant HD052472 and receives more than $500,000 in direct costs each year.  As a result, this project is subject to the NIH Guidelines on data sharing.  (See: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/data_sharing/data_sharing_guidance.htm.)  These guidelines are intended for those who are acquiring data and metadata as part of large scale NIH-funded project (greater than $500,000 in direct costs in any one year).

Restricted Access. We are committed to the principles of data sharing as outlined by the NIH Office of Technology Transfer.  "Sharing" however is not equivalent to "free distribution."  As of the Fall of 2009, our datasets are still being collected and refined and our first major publication is still under review.  In order to gain access to our data prior to general release, we ask that you register with us.  In addition, we anticipate and expect reciprocal contributions from you in the form of one or more of the following: acknowledgement of data sources and use of the CbGRiTS Database, communication with and possible collaboration with our colleagues who have provided data, and suggestions for improvement.

Grantee Conditions.  Datasets generated primary or exclusively using NIH funds covered under the Data Sharing Policy will be made available as open resources to academic and non-profit organizations for their own research purposes in a timely manner. "Timely" generally means no later than the acceptance date for publication of the main findings derived from the relevant data set.