Are there categories that do not follow the standard RCDC categorization process?
Yes. There are nine categories that do not follow the standard RCDC process for a variety of reasons. Specific budget classification policies required the NIH to take a nonstandard approach to the following five categories: • Biodefense • HIV/AIDS • Pediatric AIDS • Vaccine Related (AIDS) • Drug Abuse All National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) spending, and only NIDA spending, is reported for the category of Drug Abuse, which is consistent with the requirements of the U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy. Significant technical challenges required the NIH to take a nonstandard approach to the following three categories: • Women’s Health • Minority Health • Health Disparities These three categories assign project funding according to populations tracked by gender or ethnicity. The databases used to track gender and ethnicity are complex and not yet compatible with the RCDC system. • Human Fetal Tissue The Human Fetal Tissue category also uses a nonstandard approach because the re
