In early January 2008, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced a revision to its Public Access Policy that ensures that published results of NIH-funded research are publicly available.
Effective April 7, 2008, all peer-reviewed articles arising from NIH funds must be submitted to PubMed Central within 12 months of publication.
In early 2013, NIH issued a notice stating that for non-competing continuation grant awards with a start date of July 1, 2013 or beyond, NIH will delay processing of an award if publications arising from it are not in compliance with the Policy. The award will not be processed until recipients have demonstrated compliance.