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Accessing Scientific Data

Sharing data enables reuse, increases transparency, and facilitates reproducibility of research results. To bolster data sharing, NIH supports a number of data repositories.

Below is a non-exhaustive list of NIH-supported repositories that offer a wide variety of datasets. Browse the variety of repositories supported and select the link provided in the “Access to Data” column for instructions on accessing data from that repository.

See Repositories for Sharing Scientific Data for information about submitting to NIH-supported repositories.

NIH-supported Scientific Data Repositories*

Filter by ICO (multiple select allowed):

Institute or Center ICOs filter	Repository Name	Repository Description	Open Data Submission	Data Submission Policy	Open Time Frame for Data Deposit	Access to Data	Access Type	Subject Area	Current NIH Funding Support	Sustained Support

*Source: Trans-NIH BioMedical Informatics Coordinating Committee (BMIC), Data Sharing Resources