This Memorandum is issued in response to the February 22, 2013, Office of Science and Technology (OSTP) Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies, "Increasing Access to the Results of Federally Funded Scientific Research." Through this Memorandum, OSTP directed all agencies with greater than $100 million in research and development expenditures each year to prepare a plan for improving the public's access to the direct results of Federally funded research. The U.S. Department of Education (ED) encourages researchers to maximize the data made available to the public. The U.S. Department of Education Plan and Policy Development Guidance for Public Access: Improving Access to Results of Federally Funded Scientific Research (ED PPDG) establishes objectives to improve public access to peer-reviewed scholarly publications and digital data arising from ED-funded research, with particular emphasis on data reported in peer-reviewed publications. The majority of research and development activities at ED are supported through discretionary grants administered by the two research centers of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES). Smaller investments in research and development are supported through the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE), and Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE). The ED PPDG is aligned with current public access policies and ongoing implementation at IES.