Research Capability Funding
Research Capability Funding (RCF) is provided to research active NHS organisations by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).
We use these funds to improve local health and care research infrastructure, to support the development of co-designed research projects, and to ultimately contribute to the health of our population through evidence generation and use within our health system.
The principles of our spending decisions are in this briefing paper (PDF).
Details about how we have spent RCF compared with our spending plan are in this report paper.
We divide our budget into separate categories of spend, each with a different aim that contributes to the NIHR and local health system vision.
Please see below for details on each category. Application deadlines, forms and guidance will be shown within the details of each category.