RTAC is a part of USAID’s Higher Education Solutions Network (HESN) 2.0 portfolio of programs, which is managed by the agency’s U.S. Global Development Lab.

The four-year contract is led by NORC at the University of Chicago in collaboration with its partners, including the following institutions:

• University of Chicago:
  • The Harris School of Public Policy;
  • International Innovations Corps;
  • University of Chicago Center in Delhi; and
  • Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflict
• DevLab@Duke University;
• Notre Dame Initiative for Global Development (NDIGD);
• Arizona State University (ASU);
• United Negro College Fund (UNCF);
• University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC);
• Resilient Africa Network (RAN) at Makerere University (Kampala, Uganda);
• Centro de Investigación de la Universidad del Pacifico (CIUP) (Lima, Peru);
• Institute of International Education (IIE);
• Population Reference Bureau (PRB);
• Davis Management Group; and
• Forum One