To provide NIH transparency and accountability through data, data analyses and reports to audiences within and beyond the NIH.

• Ensure quality and integrity of data, databases and maintenance and organization of profile information.
• Provide categorization of the science projects that NIH funds so that NIH, the public and Congress are aware of the research done on science conditions and disease.
• Provide data, analyses and reports to diverse stakeholder groups on NIH-supported research projects and scientific workforce to demonstrate NIH’s great contributions to improving human health, and supporting a world-class, national biomedical research workforce.

Director: (Vacant)

Research Categorization Branch

• RCDC Sharepoint Web site (for NIH use only)
• Link to RCDC module (for authorized NIH users only)

Chief: Judy Riggie

Mission:Provide research categorization services that support, enable and maintain scientifically defensible definitions that ensure transparent and consistent budget reports to the NIH and beyond.

Audience: Category information is used by internal NIH and external stakeholders, other federal agencies, academia, Congress, the media, non-profits and the public.

Functions: Provide the following services:

• Training
• Fingerprints
• Thesaurus Curation
• Business/Reporting Rules
• Definitions (wiki and supporting documents)
• Data quality and control
• Identification of system requirements

Statistical Analysis and Reporting Branch

Chief: Robin Wagner, PhD, MS
Assistant Chief Katrina Pearson

Mission: Provide data, analyses, and reports on NIH’s research investments to support strategic decision-making and policy development, and provide public information and accountability.

Audience: Reports are disseminated to a wide variety of stakeholders including NIH offices, other federal agencies, state and local governments, academia, Congress, the media, industry, non-profits and the public.

Functions:

• Describe and assess the NIH-supported scientific workforce and research projects, including grants, contracts and intramural research.
• Support mandatory and statutory reporting requirements for the NIH research enterprise.
• Provide analyses and reports in response to external and internal stakeholder requests.
• Conduct customer-driven descriptive and analytical research on NIH research investments.
• Provide analytical support to NIH leadership to guide management decisions and policy development.
• Develop strategic alliances to improve data quality for reporting purposes.
• Disseminate data and reports to a wide public audience through the NIH RePORT website, journals, and other media.

Staff: The Statistical Analysis and Reporting Branch (SARB) consists of an interdisciplinary staff comprised of ten federal employees and five contractors with training in a broad range of fields including epidemiology and public health, medicine and biology, statistics and mathematics, economics, sociology, psychology, anthropology, policy, evaluation, urban planning, and information technology. For information on staff backgrounds and current research projects, check out the Statistical Analysis and Reporting Branch brochure.

RCDC Mail box: rcdchelpdesk@od.nih.gov

Statistical Analysis and Reporting Branch Mail box: DISHelp@mail.nih.gov

Data Quality: Web: http://era.nih.gov/help/ (Preferred method of contact) Email: IMPAC II: helpdesk@od.nih.gov Toll-free: 1-866-504-9552; Phone: 301-402-7469; TTY: 301-451-5939 Hours: Mon-Fri, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern Time

Director: Richard Ikeda
Contact: Marjorie Hook* - Executive Assistant
  301-594-1842

* Contractor