Ask anything RTI has published, funded, or done
Answers come from rti.org and USASpending.gov, with links to the pages they rest on.
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Six things people ask
What it holds
56,404 records from rti.org and USASpending.gov, as of Sep 8, 2026. 3,662 of the federal awards come from the ten agencies that fund RTI most.
| Source | Records |
|---|---|
| Published researchrti.org | 45,315 |
| News storiesrti.org | 4,997 |
| Federal contracts and grantsUSASpending.gov | 3,914 |
| Peoplerti.org | 809 |
| Articles and blog postsrti.org | 652 |
| Impact storiesrti.org | 408 |
| Focus-area pagesrti.org | 197 |
| Service and solution pagesrti.org | 87 |
| Client organizationsRead out of the material above | 25 |
Not in it yet: proposals, project records, staffing and utilization. They sit behind RTI’s login, and they are what turns “who has done this work” into “who could take this on in November.”
Focus areas indexed8 categories, 50 sub-areas
From rti.org’s own site structure. Each link opens the RTI page.
Commercialization
Education
- All of Education on rti.org(opens in a new tab)
- Early Childhood (opens rti.org in a new tab)
- K-12 Education (opens rti.org in a new tab)
- Postsecondary Education (opens rti.org in a new tab)
- Education Technologies (opens rti.org in a new tab)
- STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (opens rti.org in a new tab)
- Education Policy, Systems, and Governance (opens rti.org in a new tab)
- Education Research Methodologies (opens rti.org in a new tab)
- Implementation Science in Education (opens rti.org in a new tab)
- Workforce Development (opens rti.org in a new tab)
- International Education (opens rti.org in a new tab)
- Literacy (opens rti.org in a new tab)
Health
- All of Health on rti.org(opens in a new tab)
- Public Health/Well-Being (opens rti.org in a new tab)
- Behavioral Health (opens rti.org in a new tab)
- Population Health (opens rti.org in a new tab)
- Health Care Payment and Quality (opens rti.org in a new tab)
- RTI Health Solutions (opens rti.org in a new tab)
- Global Health (opens rti.org in a new tab)
Justice Research & Policy
- All of Justice Research & Policy on rti.org(opens in a new tab)
- Community Safety, Crime Prevention, and Victimization Response (opens rti.org in a new tab)
- Investigations and Forensic Science (opens rti.org in a new tab)
- Justice Workforce Resilience and Standards (opens rti.org in a new tab)
- Court Systems and Programs (opens rti.org in a new tab)
- Corrections and Reentry (opens rti.org in a new tab)
- Security Threats and Extremism (opens rti.org in a new tab)
- Evidence-Based Strategies to Reduce Firearm Violence (opens rti.org in a new tab)
Climate, Energy, & Environment
- All of Climate, Energy, & Environment on rti.org(opens in a new tab)
- Climate (opens rti.org in a new tab)
- Energy (opens rti.org in a new tab)
- Air Quality (opens rti.org in a new tab)
- Water (opens rti.org in a new tab)
- Contaminants of Concern (opens rti.org in a new tab)
- Sustainable Materials & Waste Management Solutions (opens rti.org in a new tab)
Economics & Innovation
- All of Economics & Innovation on rti.org(opens in a new tab)
- Applied Economics and Strategy (opens rti.org in a new tab)
- Innovation for Organizations (opens rti.org in a new tab)
- Technology Acceleration (opens rti.org in a new tab)
- Research, Technology, and Innovation Policy (opens rti.org in a new tab)
Military
- All of Military on rti.org(opens in a new tab)
- Military Behavioral Health (opens rti.org in a new tab)
- North Carolina Center for Optimizing Military Performance (opens rti.org in a new tab)
- Military Health and Human Performance (opens rti.org in a new tab)
- Military Wearables for Health and Injury Assessment (opens rti.org in a new tab)
- Military Health System Transformation (opens rti.org in a new tab)
Food Security and Agriculture
- All of Food Security and Agriculture on rti.org(opens in a new tab)
- Food Safety (opens rti.org in a new tab)
- Food Systems and Policy Analysis (opens rti.org in a new tab)
- Food Loss and Waste (opens rti.org in a new tab)
- Food Security & Food Assistance (opens rti.org in a new tab)
- Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity (opens rti.org in a new tab)
- Climate-Smart Agriculture (opens rti.org in a new tab)
- Agricultural Innovation (opens rti.org in a new tab)
- Global Food Security, Agriculture, and Nutrition (opens rti.org in a new tab)
What public material could go in next
Grants.gov and SAM.gov open opportunities
Which live solicitations match work RTI has already delivered.
Conference programs and presentations
Who at RTI is presenting on a topic this year.
Peer institute award records
Which organizations win the awards RTI competes for, and where.
Patent and licensing records
What RTI holds and what is available to license.