Timely Research. Actionable Evidence. Development Impact.
The Research Technical Assistance Center (RTAC) supports USAID’s Missions, Bureaus, and Independent Offices to make evidence-based decisions. We work with a network of university-affiliated scholars and development experts in the U.S. and internationally to increase development impact by leveraging the technical expertise of academic researchers and the capacity of experts in communications, research translation, research utilization, adult education, and other skillsets to provide timely technical assistance.
Read about our workOur Global Network
RTAC NetworkPromoting Peace Through Effective Land Management in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
StoryPathways to Building Refugee Resilience in Kenya
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The RTAC Research Network and our consortium of partners enhance programs and investments with new and timely research and innovative methods of using research in decision-making. Our experience covers nine distinct areas, including the three highlighted below. To learn more about RTAC and our work, visit Who We Are.” RTAC has specific expertise in implementing complex research studies, developing a range of research-translation products, organizing and facilitating expert panels and convenings, designing and implementing tailored technical trainings, and offering other technical assistance and strategic support at the request of USAID.
Education
Education is a foundational driver of development, and fundamental to achieving self-reliance. Education is transformational for individuals and societies–it creates pathways to better health, economic growth, a sustainable environment, and peaceful, democratic societies.
More Stories More ResourcesClimate and Environmental Protection
Forests, grasslands, rivers, lakes, coral reefs and other ecosystems provide essential resources that provide food, water, shelter and energy. But those ecosystems and resources are threatened further by global climate change.
More Stories More ResourcesScaling Back Wildlife Trade in the Mekong Delta: Applying a Political Economy Lens to the Farmer Loophole with a Focus on Vietnam and Laos
StorySmoke Signals: Policy Solutions to Sustain Colombian Forests
FactsheetTraining Manual: Using Cocoa Pod Husks to Improve Crop Yields and Soil Quality
Training ManualEconomic Growth and Trade
Broad-based economic growth is essential to sustainable, long-term development.
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