The total amount of funding advertised through RDInfo is in excess of 50million. The RDInfo team has developed good working relationships with many of the funding organisations to ensure maximum coverage is given to new and periodic calls. As part of the national launch, new partnerships are being established between the Research and Development Regional offices and the National offices in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. RDInfo is an invaluable tool to all healthcare researchers. List of closing dates, which are ideal for planning research and timetabling proposal writing.
Registered users receive email notification of new opportunities as they arise.
RDInfo contributes to tackling health needs by automatically targeting opportunities at NHS priority areas. As part of the drive to improve the service offered to users, RDInfo aims to develop a 'profiling' service. Those with email addresses can register themselves on the mailing list and receive the information as awards are published. Other plans include additional support for researchers on completing application forms, costing projects, writing up research findings and getting the findings published. The aim is to make this the one-stop shop for medical research.