NOT-OD-24-005 https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-24-005.html
This Notice is a Request for Information (RFI) soliciting input on best practices for openly sharing research software including source code, algorithms, scripts, computational workflows, and executables that were created during the research process or for a research purpose. This RFI will inform and frame the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) guidance regarding development, refactoring, implementation, and sharing of NIH-supported research software.
Information Requested
NIH seeks responses to the following questions regarding research software sharing best practices.
- Comment on the current NIH Best
Practices for Sharing Research Software.
- Describe how, when, and where you share your research software.
What, if any, resources for best practices do you rely upon to make
your shared software open and reusable?
- What existing standards or criteria do you use to evaluate the
openness, FAIRness, quality, and/or security of the software you
share or reuse?
- Describe the collaborative settings in which you develop and
share research software. Name communities or organizations, if any,
you participate in that are actively promoting or developing
software sharing best practices.
- What factors influence your decision to share or reuse your
research software (or not)? What technical, policy, financial,
institutional, and/or social barriers to sharing or reuse of
research software have you encountered?
- Comment on your ability to reuse open-source research software
developed by others. Describe factors used to determine whether to
reuse existing research software or develop anew.
- How can NIH support research software communities of practice
to better aid development of best practices for sharing and reuse
of high-quality research software?
- Comment on any other topic which may be relevant for NIH to
consider in enhancing the sharing of research software.
How to Submit a Response
All comments must be submitted electronically by visiting https://datascience.nih.gov/rfi-software and completing the response form, or by sending a PDF or Microsoft Word document containing responses to the questions above to softwareRFI@nih.gov. Responses from individuals actively involved in research software sharing and/or development, as well as organizations, are both highly encouraged.
Responses must be received by 11:59:59 pm (ET) on February 1, 2024.