How is the RCDC process different from previous NIH reporting systems or methods?
The new RCDC process is different in two important ways. First: RCDC applies a consistent categorization process for each research area, disease, or condition and provides a uniform report for all of the NIH. The NIH comprises 27 Institutes and Centers (ICs), each with its own mission and budget. Until now, each IC sorted and categorized its own funding based on its own mission. Reports were not always produced using the same definitions across the NIH, even though many ICs do research in related areas. The RCDC process uses the same category definitions universally and applies them uniformly to all types of research at all of the ICs. Second: The public can access the detailed reports on the Internet. RCDC category summary results are available on a public website. RCDC also produces more detailed funding reports so that the public can see a complete list of projects by title in each category and the associated dollars spent.
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