In mid-January, 2009 the National Institutes of Health (NIH) began a new process for providing detailed funding information for 215 major research areas. The process, called Research, Condition, and Disease Categorization (RCDC) relies on the use of standardized, computerized knowledge management tools. The RCDC process was initiated at the request of Congress to provide consistent and transparent NIH research funding information.
Please view the Web page Estimates of Funding for Various Diseases, Conditions, and Research Areas for more information on this transparency effort and how to use the report table to access project details.
For the first time, the public can use the information provided to view the total funds spent in each category for the current fiscal year and previous fiscal years based on grants, contracts, and intramural research (research conducted in the NIH’s own laboratories and clinics). By clicking on each of the categories, viewers can access full project listings for that category and view, print, or download a detailed report. Links to patents and publications associated with each project also will be available in the coming months.
The 215 categories reported through the RCDC process are the same that have historically been requested by and reported to Congress and the public at the end of each fiscal year, and the RCDC process does not reflect the entire NIH research portfolio and budget.
RCDC does not impact how NIH funds research or determines research priorities nor does it change how NIH grants awards or how researchers apply for awards.
For additional information?
- For more information about the RCDC process, go to http://report.nih.gov/rcdc
- For Frequently Asked Questions about the RCDC process, go to http://report.nih.gov/rcdc/faqs
- For more information about how the NIH developed RCDC definitions, please see http://report.nih.gov/rcdc/category_process
- For more information on the “Reasons the Reported Funding Levels for Categories in RCDC Might Change as Compared with Previously Reported Years“
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