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

The contract was 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
  • Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflict
• Arizona State University
• Centro de Investigación de la Universidad del Pacifico
• Davis Management Group
• Duke Sanford Center for International Development
• Forum One
• Institute of International Education
• Notre Dame’s Pulte Institute for Global Development
• Population Reference Bureau
• ResilientAfrica Network at Makerere University
• Harris School of Public Policy
• International Innovations Corps
• Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts
• United Negro College Fund
• University of Illinois at Chicago