The Research Technical Assistance Center - Research Technical Assistance Center

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. Our global network of 1000 plus university-affiliated scholars and development experts work to enhance the impact of USAID sponsored initiatives and guide decision making with the latest research.

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Our Global Network

1050

Faculty, Graduate Students, Post-Doctoral Students

396

Women Researchers

525

Researchers affiliated with Developing-Country Academic Institutions

Countries Represented in the Network

514

Universities Around the World

Percentage of Members Outside the U.S.

RTAC Network

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Join us for a webinar series on using USAID’s Research Translation Toolkit!

The USAID-funded Research Technical Assistance Center (RTAC) invites USAID staff and partners to a four-part webinar series that provides an…

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Research Translation

Translating and Disseminating Existing Research: A Guide to RTAC’s Research Communications Products

Researchers often produce study findings that policymakers and practitioners need but the findings are rarely packaged in a manner that…

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Climate and Environmental Protection

Climate-Related Migration Foresight: Migration Modeling and Climate Game Changers

By Brooke Jardine – NORC at the University of Chicago for USAID Research Technical Assistance Center (RTAC) The Research and…

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Our Global Network

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1050 Faculty, Graduate Students, Post-Doctoral Students

396 Women Researchers

525 Researchers affiliated with Developing-Country Academic Institutions

75 Countries Represented in the Network

514 Universities Around the World

55% Members Outside the U.S.

Our Expertise

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. Learn more about RTAC and our nine distinct areas of expertise.

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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.

RTAC Celebrates African American History Month

In celebration of African American History Month, the Research Technical Assistance Center (RTAC) is highlighting some of our Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) faculty…

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Applying Novel Digital Strategies in Development: Education and Engaging Offline Communities

On April 8, 2020, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)/U.S. Global Development Lab’s Center for Digital Development (CDD), under the auspices of the Research Technical…

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Digital Strategies in Education – Evidence From the Field

On April 8, 2020, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)/U.S. Global Development Lab’s Center for Digital Development (CDD), under the auspices of the Research Technical…

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Climate 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.