The Large-Scale Genome Sequencing Program

Data Access and Release Policies

NIH Policies Related to Genomic Data

• Notice on Development of Data Sharing Policy for Sequence and Related Genomic Data (2009) [grants.nih.gov]
  
  
• Policy for Sharing of Data Obtained in NIH Supported or Conducted Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) (2008) [grants.nih.gov]
  
  

NHGRI Policies

• Medical Sequencing Program Data Access Policies
  
  
• NHGRI Rapid Data Release Policy
  Policy on rapid release of data from large-scale sequencing projects. (February 2003)
  
  
• BAC Resource Network
  A set of cooperative agreements form the National Institutes of Health (NIH) BAC Resource Network to increase the national BAC library-making capacity.
  
  
• Data Release and Access Principles and Policy (2000)
  
  
• Update of NHGRI Policy for Release and Database Deposition of Sequence Data (December 2000)
  
  
  • NHGRI Policy for Release and Database Deposition of Sequence Data (March 1997)
    
    
• NIH-DOE Guidelines for Access to Mapping and Sequencing Data and Material Resources
  For additional information regarding data release for large-scale sequencing of model organism genomes, see: Guyer, M., Statement on the Rapid Release of Genomic DNA Sequence [genome.org]. Genome Research, 8(5): 413. May 1998.
  
  

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Last Reviewed: July 15, 2009