The project FDM@HAW.rlp is a joint project of eight universities of applied sciences (HAW) in Rhineland-Palatinate funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). Against the background of the increasing importance and quantity of digital research data, it aims to establish uniform standards as well as common infrastructures and consulting services for the management of research data (FDM) at HAW. In this context, existing structures at universities in Rhineland-Palatinate (Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, TU Kaiserslautern, University of Trier) are to be linked. In addition, networking with already existing regional and supra-regional initiatives on FDM is to be established. By the fall of 2025, inventory and needs analyses will be conducted at the participating universities, which will form the basis for the subsequent establishment of sustainable and quality-assured research data infrastructures as well as consulting services for researchers. Another component of the project work is the sensitization of researchers at the HAW for the topic of FDM as well as the development and expansion of corresponding competencies in this area.