Federal grants to Research Triangle Institute
Research Triangle Institute in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina received $1.6 billion in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 346 awards. Its largest program was USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas, with $756 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $307 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$1.6 billion
- Awards346
- Awarded in FY 2025$307 million
- Largest award$195 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 68 | $193 million |
| FY 2022 | 146 | $310 million |
| FY 2023 | 160 | $374 million |
| FY 2024 | 157 | $397 million |
| FY 2025 | 107 | $307 million |
Programs that fund Research Triangle Institute
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas | 33 | $756 million |
| Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program (EJ TCGM) | 2 | $120 million |
| Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs | 37 | $86.7 million |
| Basic Scientific Research | 1 | $59.2 million |
| Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research | 18 | $55.2 million |
| Trans-NIH Research Support | 14 | $36.9 million |
| National Defense Education Program | 1 | $35.3 million |
| Food for Progress | 1 | $32.7 million |
| Cardiovascular Diseases Research | 10 | $31.4 million |
| National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants | 20 | $26.9 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Agency for International Development | 33 | $756 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 175 | $363 million |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 8 | $140 million |
| Department of Defense | 10 | $119 million |
| Department of Justice | 68 | $89.2 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| To address challenges and gaps, rti¿s sustain team has designed a capacity strengthening for sustainability approach for cep-ntd element 2. Through seven implementation strategies, sustain will support countries to accelerate progress now; address barriers with innovation; document and share success | USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas | November 30, 2020 | $195 million |
| 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 | Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program (EJ TCGM) | January 8, 2025 | $95.0 million |
| Defense science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education consortium | Basic Scientific Research | June 8, 2021 | $59.2 million |
| Quality instruction towards basic education improvement and access 3 activity (qitabi 3) | USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas | July 26, 2023 | $58.9 million |
| Idh will support the implementation of comprehensive health plans at the district level that address the key drivers of malaria, maternal, neonatal, and child morbidity and mortality in five priority regions of senegal to improve the health status of the target populations. The activity combines tec | USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas | September 28, 2021 | $52.0 million |
| The purpose of this award is to provide support for a 5-YEAR program entitled "family planning/maternal & neonatal health innovations and capacity building platform (reachhealth)." | USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas | November 4, 2020 | $42.1 million |
| Igf::cl::igf usaid/renforcement de la littÉratie au senegal (RELIS). To improve students’ reading outcomes in kindergarten (KG) through second grades in nine regions of senegal. | USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas | November 30, 2021 | $37.7 million |
| Guinea local health systems strengthening (GLHSS) activity will contribute to self-reliance and sustainability by building the capacity and commitment of community health committees to collaborate productively with their strengthened local public health facilities. Engendering greater trust of local | USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas | December 16, 2022 | $35.9 million |
| New co-operative agreement dsec | National Defense Education Program | August 2, 2024 | $35.3 million |
| 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 pro | Food for Progress | September 23, 2025 | $32.7 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Research Triangle Institute get?
$1.6 billion in 346 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Research Triangle Institute the most?
The Agency for International Development, with $756 million in 33 awards. The Department of Health and Human Services and the Environmental Protection Agency follow.
What is Research Triangle Institute's largest federal grant?
$195 million under USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas, with its first action in the period on November 30, 2020. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Research Triangle Institute?
Its largest are USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas, Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program (EJ TCGM) and Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs.
Other grant recipients in Research Triangle Park
- Epicypher, Inc.
- T3D Therapeutics, Inc.
- Redbud Labs, Inc.
- Altis Biosystems, Inc.
- Dignify Therapeutics, LLC
- Zymtronix Catalytic Systems, Inc.
- 21MEDTECH LLC
- North Carolina Biotechnology Center
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