USAID Research Division Partners and Programs
The Development, Research, and Innovation Virtual Engagements (DRIVE) Convening brought together research experts and thinkers in a diverse array of partners and programs to achieve advancing high-quality research for development and research utilization. Below are acronyms that were used for our various initiatives and associated websites. USAID ITR’s research partners were invited to learn more about each of these initiatives by perusing the websites.
| Acronym | Title | Website |
| AAAS | American Association for the Advancement of Science | https://www.aaas.org/programs/science-technology-policy-fellowships |
| AidData | AidData Center for Development Policy | https://www.aiddata.org/center-for-development-policy |
| ALP | Accelerating Local Potential | https://www.usaid.gov/innovation-technology-research/research/accelerating-local-potential-alp |
| ASPIRE | Achieving Sustainable Partnerships for Innovation, Research, and Entrepreneurship | https://www.aspire.mit.edu/ |
| BRIDGE-Train | Building Research and Innovation for Development, Generating Evidence, and Training | https://www.usaid.gov/innovation-technology-research/research/BRIDGE-Train |
| BRIDGE-U | Bringing Research to Impact for Development, Global Engagement, and Utilization | https://www.usaid.gov/research/bridge-u |
| CARISCA | Center for Applied Research in Supply Chain-Africa | https://research.wpcarey.asu.edu/carisca/ |
| CITE | Comprehensive Initiative on Technology Evaluation | https://d-lab.mit.edu/research/mit-d-lab-cite |
| ConDev | Center on Conflict and Development | https://www.condevcenter.org/ |
| DDI | Bureau for Development, Democracy, and Innovation | https://www.usaid.gov/who-we-are/organization/bureaus/bureau-development-democracy-innovation |
| DIL | Development Impact Lab | https://dil.berkeley.edu/ |
| DRIVE | Development, Research, and Innovation Virtual Engagements | https://www.rtachesn.org/development-research-and-innovation-virtual-engagements-drive-convening/ |
| GCFSI | Global Center for Food Systems Innovation | https://gcfsi.isp.msu.edu/ |
| HESN | Higher Education Solutions Network | https://www.usaid.gov/hesn |
| IEEE | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers | https://ieeeusa.org/advocacy/government-fellowships/usaid-fellowships/ |
| IDIN | International Development Innovation Network | http://idin.org/ |
| ISEF | International Science and Engineering Fair | https://www.societyforscience.org/isef/ |
| ITR | Innovation, Technology, and Research Hub | https://www.usaid.gov/innovation-technology-research |
| ITR/R | The Research Division in the Innovation, Technology, and Research Hub | https://www.usaid.gov/innovation-technology-research/research |
| JSF | Jefferson Science Fellowship | https://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/jefferson/index.htm |
| LASER | Long-term Assistance and Services for Research | https://laserpulse.org |
| LISA | Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Statistical Analysis | https://sites.google.com/colorado.edu/lisa2020 |
| MUST-ISP | Malawi University of Science and Technology – Innovation Scholars Program | https://gcfsi.isp.msu.edu/programs/innovation-scholars/must/ |
| NEXTi2i | New Entrepreneurship Xchange for Transformation: Idea to Impact | https://www.nexti2i.com/ |
| PEER | Partnership for Enhanced Engagement in Research | https://nas.edu/peer |
| PISBIC | Partnership for Innovation and Sustainable Informatics Capacity in Kenya | https://helinanet.org/ |
| RAN | Resilient Africa Network | https://www.ranlab.org/ |
| RPC | Research Policy and Coordination | https://www.usaid.gov/research |
| RTAC | Research Technical Assistance Center | https://www.rtachesn.org/ |
| SEAD | Social Entrepreneurship Accelerator at Duke | https://globalhealth.duke.edu/projects/social-entrepreneurship-accelerator-duke |
| STIP APS | Science, Technology, Innovation and Partnership Annual Program Statement | https://researchfunding.duke.edu/science-technology-innovation-and-partnerships-stip-annual-program-statement-aps |