RCDC, NIH RePORTing and You

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For many months, the NIH has been explaining the new Research, Condition, and Disease Categorization (RCDC) project and how it will change the way we report on the research we fund.  RCDC is part of a wider NIH effort to enhance public accessibility to reports, data, and analyses of NIH research activities.

We recently launched a new Web site called RePORT (the Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tool).  RePORT gives the public a single access point to quickly and easily find data, including information on NIH expenditures and the results of NIH-supported research.  RCDC results will show the amount NIH funded in each of the same 215 categories it has historically reported to Congress and the public.  The results will be accessible through the RePORT Web site.  Each category will provide detailed information, including for the first time a complete list of all NIH-funded projects included in that category.  

To find out more about “RCDC, NIH RePORTing and You,” please attend our open house meeting on the NIH main campus or watch the simultaneous nationwide webcast on Wednesday, January 14, 2009 from 1:30 – 3:00 pm.   During the 90-minute session, NIH staff will present the new Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tool (RePORT), demonstrate RCDC, and respond to audience questions. These new tools provide access to reports, data, and analyses of NIH research activities, including information on NIH expenditures and the results of NIH-supported research.

Learn more about the webcast. Be sure to check back periodically for updates.