What is RCDC?
RCDC (Research, Condition, and Disease Categorization) is a new computerized reporting process the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is using at the end of each fiscal year to categorize its funding in medical research beginning with fiscal year 2008 (FY 2008) RCDC reports NIH funding in 215 research, condition, and disease categories. RCDC reports on three types of NIH funding: • Research grants (extramural research) • Research and development (R&D) contracts • Research conducted in NIH’s own laboratories and clinics (intramural research) A category can include a: • Research area such as neuroscience, • Disease such as asthma, or • Condition such as chronic pain.
