Can the categories be modified if a project is assigned to the wrong category?
RCDC uses a text-mining computer application to assign NIH-funded grants and contracts to categories. Before the RCDC process, ICs applied scientific judgment to assign projects to categories based on the ICs’ research missions. The RCDC process might produce different categorization results because the computerized process relies solely on the clarity and specificity of the text provided and uses new trans-NIH definitions. For these reasons, in viewing the RCDC project listings, researchers might agree or disagree with the categories in which their projects appear. The NIH took a range of precautions to check each category for obvious errors before posting the first RCDC reports. New category assignments do not reflect changes in research priorities or IC missions.
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