Policies of Major Research Funding Agencies
In August 2022, Dr. Alondra Nelson, acting director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), issued a memo titled “Ensuring Free, Immediate, and Equitable Access to Federally Funded Research,” which directed federal agencies with more than $100 million in R&D expenditures/grants to update their policies to ensure that publications and data produced from funded research be freely and publicly shared without embargo. Agencies must have active updated policies by December 31, 2025, and most have recently, or are about to, announce their revised plans; note that there is sometimes a delay between when policies are announced and implemented in order to develop additional guidance and training for researchers.
The libraries maintain an entire LibGuide dedicated specifically to summarizing these policies:
Federal Government Public Access Policies