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National Science Foundation

RTI International supports development of Alabama S&T Plan update

Environmental Protection Agency

RTI International, CDM Smith to evaluate microplastic testing methods for drinking water

World Health Organization

Chuck Stevens named president of RTI Health Solutions

World Health Organization

U.S. News & World Report honors RTI International for supporting family caregiving

Mathematica

Mathematica publishes new case study on public-policy evaluation work

Department of Energy

RTI International congratulates DOE and research teams advancing the Genesis Mission 

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Large-scale study finds 61% of US adults with a mental health disorder received treatment; 34% received minimally adequate care

Westat

Westat receives $17.0M contract award from Department of Health and Human Services

National Institute of Justice

RTI International and Othram awarded NIJ funding for major study of forensic genetic genealogy across ancestral populations

World Health Organization

Youth tobacco use continues to decline: RTI publishes results of the 2025 National Youth Tobacco Survey in partnership with FDA

Food and Drug Administration

Youth tobacco use continues to decline: RTI publishes results of the 2025 National Youth Tobacco Survey in partnership with FDA

Westat

Westat wins HHS ACF OPRE Evidence Capacity Support contract ($4.6M, 5 years)

NORC at the University of Chicago

NORC presents at AcademyHealth 2026 on AI and the transformation of health care

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

RTI statistician Matt Williams receives Links Lecture Award from American Statistical Association

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Ebola official government surveillance and response system activated in DRC by RTI International 

National Institutes of Health

RTI experts contribute to national trial on symptom-based dosing for newborn infants with opioid withdrawal

National Institutes of Health

New RTI study: More Medicaid patients received opioid use disorder treatment medications in US

Department of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture Food for Progress and RTI support agricultural development project to promote U.S. technologies in Ethiopia

Department of Education

Test-optional admissions policies show mixed links to graduation rates, new study finds

Department of Agriculture

Study identifies opportunities to expand agricultural manufacturing and processing in North Carolina

Environmental Protection Agency

EPA awards STREAMS V contract to support scientific and engineering research

Environmental Protection Agency

RTI to support EPA’s endocrine disruptor screening program under new contract

ICF International

ICF guides to 2026 federal-business rebound after 2025 DOJ-related contract cancellations

Department of Energy

DOE partners with RTI International to administer newly launched Genesis Mission Consortium via TechWerx

ICF International

ICF joins $800M DCSA blanket purchase agreement to modernize federal background-investigation systems

National Institutes of Health

New quality measures reveal wide variation in opioid treatment programs’ Medicaid patient retention rates

Westat

Westat awarded 5-year contract for Dept. of Education Promise Neighborhoods and Full-Service Community Schools technical assistance

Food and Drug Administration

FDA accelerated approval disclosures on direct-to-consumer prescription drug websites: Testing presence, prominence, and wording

Abt Global

Abt Global wins seat on CMS RMADA 3 contract vehicle (third consecutive award)

Abt Global

Abt Global pilots spatial-emanator malaria prevention tool across six African countries with U.S. State Dept. and Global Fund

NORC at the University of Chicago

NORC completes 50-state study of 85,000+ registered voters, data released post-2026 election

Department of Education

RTI International transfers management of Tangerine open-source education platform

Department of Defense

RTI International designated “Awardable” for defense work in the CDAO’s Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace

Department of Defense

RTI develops wearable data platform to support precision health monitoring for military personnel

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

RTI develops wearable data platform to support precision health monitoring for military personnel

Food and Drug Administration

RTI supports major neonatal trial on budesonide and lung disease in preterm infants

Department of Agriculture

$32.7M — THE FOOD FOR PROGRESS PROGRAM PROVIDES FOR THE DONATION OF U.S. COMMODITIES TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND EMERGING DEMOCRACIES THAT ARE COMMITTED TO INTRODUCING OR EXPANDING FREE ENTERPRISE IN THEIR AGRICULTURAL ECONOMIES. THE PROGRAM HAS TWO PRIMARY STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES: (1) INCREASE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AND (2) EXPAND TRADE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.

National Science Foundation

RTI supports development of West Virginia’s Vision 2030 to strengthen science and technology sectors

Department of Education

RTI appoints Angela Quick, Nicole Barnes and Eric Otto Johnson to key strategic leadership roles

World Bank

Sessions at World Water Week 2025 to spotlight RTI’s expertise in lead contamination, watershed modeling

United Nations

Global treaty negotiations on plastic pollution resume in Geneva with RTI experts in attendance

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

New RTI simulation model predicts long-term health and cost outcomes for type 1 diabetes interventions

Department of Energy

Aether Fuels announces one barrel-per-day integrated Aurora plant at RTI Pilot Xcelerator

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Court-ordered outpatient treatment linked to significantly improved outcomes, study finds

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

RTI experts map complex legal landscape of opioid policy in new paper

National Institute of Justice

New research examines older adults’ susceptibility to fraud

Department of Justice

New research examines older adults’ susceptibility to fraud

Environmental Protection Agency

$95.0M — DESCRIPTION:RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE (RTI) WILL UTILIZE THE SUBSEQUENT AWARD TOTALING $95,000,000 IN EJ TCGM FUNDING TO SERVE AS ONE OF ELEVEN GRANTMAKER ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE CHARGED WITH IMPLEMENTING THE PROGRAM. RTI WILL SERVE IN THE CAPACITY OF A NATIONAL GRANTMAKER (CENTRAL REGIONS) AS WELL AS THE PROVISION OF DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO REGIONS 4 AND REGION 7. RTI WILL IMPLEMENT AND DEPLOY FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO INSTILL RESILIENCE TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES INCLUSIVE OF REGIONS 4, 5, 6 AND 7. THIS FUNDING IS THE LATTER HALF OF THE BIFURCATED AWARD THAT WILL BE USED FOR PASSTHROUGH GRANTMAKING ACTIVITIES AUTHORIZED UNDER CAA 138(B). THE RTI NATIONAL GRANTMAKER (CENTRAL REGIONS) WILL BE FUNDED BY THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) APPROPRIATIONS AT THE LEVEL TOTALING $120 MILLION AND DIVIDED INTO TWO AWARDS. THE INITIAL AWARD OF $25 MILLION WAS MADE IN AUGUST 2024 AND THE SUBSEQUENT AWARD OF $95 MILLION IS SLATED FOR DECEMBER 2024. THE BIFURCATED AWARD IS SOURCED FROM THE SAME FUNDING BUT WILL MAINTAIN SEPARATE BUT OVERLAPPING TIMELINES TO MEET THE OVERALL COMPONENTS OF THE AWARD. THE SUBSEQUENT AWARD INCLUDES AWARD COMPETITION, SELECTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS, CAPACITY BUILDING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR REGIONAL GRANTMAKERS AND SUBRECIPIENTS, PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE AND OUTREACH EFFORTS THAT WILL SUPPORT THE REGIONAL GRANTMAKERS IN 4,5,6, AND 7 AS WELL AS ADDRESSING COVERAGE GAPS THAT THEY MAY HAVE DIFFICULTY REACHING. GAPS INCLUDE, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, REMOTE AND/OR RURAL AREAS OF THE U.S. TERRITORIES AND PARTS OF THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES. OEJECR HAS ALSO PROVIDED ADDITIONAL WITHIN-SCOPE SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR EACH GRANTMAKER TO ADDRESS QUALITY ASSURANCE (QA), HUMAN SUBJECTS REVIEW (HSR), AS WELL AS PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ADDITIONAL MEANINGFUL OUTREACH AND GAP FILLING TO REMOTE, RURAL AND HARD-TO-REACH AREAS OF THE COUNTRY, AND TERRITORIES THAT MUST BE ADJUSTED DUE TO ELEVATED TRAVEL COSTS. SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDS TOTAL $20M OF THE $95 MILLION AND WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT THE SUCCESSFUL DISTRIBUTION AND COMPLETION PROJECTS FUNDED UNDER THE SUBAWARDS. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE INITIAL AWARD ENABLED THE GRANTMAKER TO PERFORM THE TASKS NEEDED TO PLAN AND IMPLEMENT PROPOSED PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE, OUTREACH, AND SYSTEM MOBILIZATION EFFORTS THAT ESTABLISHED THE CRITERIA FOR THE COLLECTION, REVIEW, SELECTION, AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE EJ THRIVING COMMUNITIES SUBAWARDS. THE PASS-THROUGH MODEL DEVELOPED BY EPA IS CENTRAL TO THE NEW APPROACH, AS IT ALLOWS THE GRANTMAKERS TO DISTRIBUTE SMALLER SUBAWARDS TO COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS (CBOS) MORE EFFICIENTLY THAN THE TRADITIONAL FEDERAL GRANTS PROCESS. THIS MODEL WILL ENDEAVOR TO ENSURE THAT UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES CAN ACCESS FUNDS MORE QUICKLY AND WITH FEWER ADMINISTRATIVE BURDENS. THE WORK PREVIOUSLY CONDUCTED UNDER THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM WILL BE MANAGED BY GRANTMAKERS WHILE ALLOWING EPA TO FOCUS ON ASSESSMENT, PLANNING, AND PROJECT DEVELOPMENT. RTI HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN GRANTMAKING AND PROVIDING TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR EQUITY-CENTERED APPROACHES THAT BUILD COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENTALLY BASED OUTCOMES AND WILL ENDEAVOR TO ENSURE THAT EPA FUNDS UNDER THE THRIVING COMMUNITY GRANTMAKER PROGRAM ARE MANAGED AND DISTRIBUTED TO COMMUNITIES THAT ARE MOST IN NEED OF ADDRESSING HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES. BY INCREASING FUNDING ACCESS AND REDUCING ADMINISTRATIVE BARRIERS, THE EPA AIMS TO EMPOWER DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES TO ADDRESS LONG-STANDING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE CHALLENGES. THIS APPROACH ALIGNS WITH THE GOALS OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS 13985 AND 14008, WHICH PRIORITIZE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO FEDERAL RESOURCES AND EMPHASIZES THE NEED FOR INCLUSIVE DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES THAT ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE NATIONWIDE. ACTIVITIES:AS IT RELATES TO EPA REGION 4, RTI WILL PARTNER WITH THE SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER (SELC), NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTHY HOUSING, INTERNATIONAL CITY/COUNTY HOUSING, INTERNATIONAL CITY/COUNTY MAN

National Institute of Justice

2025 National Institute of Justice Forensic Science Research and Development Symposium: American Academy of Forensic Sciences 77th Annual Scientific Conference

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

RTI International’s work on the Science of Teaching extended

United Nations

North Carolina researchers bring green farming innovations to UN climate talks

Department of Agriculture

RTI International welcomes 2024-25 class of university scholars

U.S. Agency for International Development

RTI wins new USAID project to strengthen governance in Uganda

U.S. Agency for International Development

New education fund will serve marginalized and vulnerable learners in Latin America and the Caribbean

U.S. Agency for International Development

Vietnam eliminates trachoma as a public health problem

United Nations

RTI International delegation convening at COP29 as world leaders focus on how to finance critical climate action

Federal Emergency Management Agency

RTI International works with NOAA to update precipitation frequency estimates across the U.S.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

$69.6M — NHANES DATA COLLECTION

National Science Foundation

RTI International announces 2024 Fellows Program appointments and promotions

Department of Defense

RTI to develop program to improve mental health and reduce suicide risk for new Veterans

Health Resources and Services Administration

New study finds continuing pervasive disparities in access to in-network mental health and substance use disorder treatment

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Open Source: Boom without the boom? NC-bound jet company sees promise in NASA breakthrough

Department of Veterans Affairs

Identifying barriers and facilitators to veterans affairs whole health integration using the updated consolidated framework for implementation research

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

New guides available to help communities respond to the opioid overdose crisis

Department of Justice

Experts at RTI, Florida State University to study use of restrictive housing in federal prisons

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Matthew Williams appointed to Bureau of Labor Statistics Technical Advisory Committee

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

RTI-supported clinical trial finds single-dose antibiotic significantly reduced the risk of maternal sepsis or death

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

MITS Surveillance Alliance awards grants to expand use of minimally invasive tissue sampling into existing mortality surveillance sites

Department of Justice

New initiative focused on supporting law enforcement with improving case clearance for fatal and nonfatal shootings investigations

World Bank

RTI awarded 3 new water and climate projects from NOAA’s Cooperative Institute for Research to Operations in Hydrology

World Bank

RTI expands capabilities to tackle extreme precipitation and effects of climate change

Department of Veterans Affairs

CMS Medicare Shared Savings Program receives FedHealthIT Innovation Award for leveraging data science to improve rulemaking

Department of Justice

$27.1M — NAMUS PROGRAM SUPPORT

Department of Veterans Affairs

Evaluation of the Veterans Affairs Pharmacogenomic Testing for Veterans (PHASER) clinical program at initial test sites

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

RTI, Garmin® to Explore Potential of Wearable Technology in Detecting COVID-19 and Other Diseases

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

RTI International Makes Follow-On Investment in SWIR Vision Systems

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Dr. Mark J. Edlund Appointed to APA Council on Addiction Psychiatry

Department of Defense

$88.7M — DEFENSE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) EDUCATION CONSORTIUM

National Science Foundation

$13.4M — THE SURVEY OF EARNED DOCTORATES (SED) 2020 THROUGH 2022 CYCLES FOR THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING STATISTICS (NCSES)

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

RTI International and partners to develop first U.S. rating system for addiction treatment providers

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

RTI and Project Data Sphere collaboration yields enhancements to the analytic utility of clinical trial content

Health Resources and Services Administration

RTI International to serve as partner on nationwide screening and education program for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency

National Institutes of Health

$72.7M — DATA COORDINATING CENTER FOR THE NICHD NEONATAL RESEARCH NETWORK (U24)

Health Resources and Services Administration

$8.2M — IGF::OT::IGF 2019 HEALTH CENTER PATIENT SURVEY (FY 2017-2020)

Wellcome Trust

CARB-X funds scientists discovering new antibiotics to treat deadly superbugs

MacArthur Foundation

Majority of Americans believe role of jails should not be to punish

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

$303.8M — IGF::OT::IGF - REF. NO. 283-17-0491, "2018-2022 NATIONAL SURVEY ON DRUG USE AND HEALTH (NSDUH)"

Food and Drug Administration

$19.9M — IGF::CL::IGF CAMPAIGN EVALUATION SERVICES - THE REAL COST

Wellcome Trust

International partnership established to tackle antimicrobial resistance

MacArthur Foundation

Millennials invited to share insight into global youth unemployment crisis

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

$1.7M — IGF::OT::IGF NRA AWARD. WATER 13 ADVANCING WATER SUPPLY FORECASTS IN THE COLORADO RIVER BASIN FOR IMPROVED DECISION MAKIN. THIS PROJECT WILL WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE CBRFC COMMUNITY HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SYSTEM (CHPS) OPERATIONAL FORECAST FRAMEWORK TO DEPLOY A DISTRIBUTED MODELING ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL ACCEPT GRIDDED PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES (E.G., GPM) AND FACILITATE THE ASSIMILATION OF A VARIETY OF SENSORS INCLUDING SNOTEL POINT DATA, AS WELL AS MODIS-BASED SNOW PRODUCTS. THE PROJECT WILL IMPLEMENT THE NWS DISTRIBUTED HYDROLOGIC MODEL (HL-RDHM), WHICH UTILIZES THE SNOW-17 AND SACSMA MODELS AS A FIRST STEP FOR TRANSITIONING TO OPERATIONAL DISTRIBUTED MODELING AT THE CBRFC. OTHER MODELS MAY BE USED TO ADDRESS WATERSHED AND DECISION MAKING NEEDS. THERE ARE MANY RIVER BASINS FACING THE CHALLENGES AND COMPLEXITIES OF ENSURING A SUSTAINABLE WATER SUPPLY AS FUTURE WATER DEMANDS INCREASE AND THREATS SUCH AS CLIMATE CHANGE ALTER THE HYDROLOGIC REGIME. THE COLORADO RIVER, IN PARTICULAR, FACES THESE CHALLENGES AND MANY MORE AS THE RIVER STRUGGLES TO MEET ITS OVER-ALLOCATED DEMAND AND CONTINUED DROUGHT. MONTHLY TO SEASONAL WATER SUPPLY FORECASTS ARE ESSENTIAL IN PLANNING AND MANAGING WATER RESOURCES, PARTICULARLY FOR PROVIDING WATER FOR IRRIGATION, OPERATING RESERVOIRS AND WATER DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS, AND ALLOCATING WATER AMONG COMPETING USERS. THIS PROJECT PROPOSES IMPROVEMENTS TO WATER SUPPLY FORECASTS BEING UTILIZED BY MANY STAKEHOLDERS WITHIN THE BASIN THAT ARE CRITICAL TO SEASONAL WATER ALLOCATION AND OPERATIONAL DECISIONS. IN PARALLEL, THE UTAH ENERGY BALANCE (UEB) MODEL WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN PILOT WATERSHEDS TO ADDRESS THE DIFFICULTIES AND ASSESS THE POTENTIAL VALUE OF INCORPORATING AN ENERGY BALANCE SNOW MODEL IN AN OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT. CHPS WILL PROVIDE A FLEXIBLE ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL SUPPORT THE MANAGEMENT OF GRIDDED FORCING AND MEASUREMENT DATASETS, ALLOW THE USE OF MULTIPLE MODELS IN PARTS OF THE BASIN, AND FACILITATE THE INCORPORATION OF FUTURE ADVANCEMENTS. IN ADDITION, CHPS WILL PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK THAT WILL ENABLE THE RESEARCH TEAM TO ASSESS THE PERFORMANCE OF DIFFERENT COMPONENTS OF THE FORECASTING PROCESS, I.E., FORCING DATASETS, MODELS, AND DATA ASSIMILATION PROCEDURES. CBRFC HAS PROVIDED A LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR THE PROJECT, RECOGNIZING THIS PROVIDES A LOW-RISK APPROACH TO TRANSITION TO AN ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL SUPPORT IMPROVED PROCESS MODELING AND THE INCORPORATION OF ADVANCED OBSERVATIONS. TO DEMONSTRATE THE VALUE OF IMPROVED FORECASTS, WE PROPOSE TO WORK WITH DENVER WATER AND THE DOLORES WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT, TWO GROUPS WITH WATER MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY IN THE BASIN. THE ENHANCED FORECAST SYSTEM WILL BE USED TO PRODUCE ENSEMBLE HINDCASTS THAT WILL ALLOW OBJECTIVE COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT OPERATING RULES AND THEIR IMPACT ON WATER MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES. THE SAME PROCEDURES CAN BE APPLIED FOR WATER MANAGERS THROUGHOUT THE BASIN.

Wellcome Trust

Miranda House hosts 'Voices for Cancer'

Department of Education

$82.2M — IGF::OT::IGF THE IPEDS CONTRACT IS THE DEPARTMENTS CORE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION DATA COLLECTION PROGRAM. THE IPEDS IS COMPRISED OF INSTITUTION-LEVEL DATA USED TO DESCRIBE TRENDS IN POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION AT THE INSTITUTION, STATE, AND NATIONAL LEVELS, AS WELL AS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES WITH CONSUMER INFORMATION ABOUT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Formaldehyde Levels in FEMA-Supplied Travel Trailers, Park Models, and Mobile Homes in Louisiana and Mississippi

Federal Emergency Management Agency

RTI International to Study Aftereffects of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita on Children's Health

Department of Energy

$337.7M — HIGH TEMPERATURE SYNGAS CLEANUP TECHNOLOGY SCALE-UP AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECT

Department of Veterans Affairs

$0.6M — PROGRAM EVALUATION PLANNING SERVICES

U.S. Agency for International Development

$569.9M — IRAQ STRENGTHENING LOCAL & PROVINCIAL GOVERNANCE PROGRAM