Partner With Us
For six decades, EDC has collaborated to create solutions that bridge the worlds of research, policy, and innovation.
Overview
From EDC’s earliest years, we have fulfilled the distinctive roles of catalyst, experimenter, and developer and have proven to be an effective instrument for organizational improvement and renewal. EDC’s award-winning programs, products, and research developed in collaboration with partners around the globe, consistently advance human prosperity and opportunity.
EDC’s work is supported through grants and contracts from a number of sources, including U.S. local, state, and federal agencies; international agencies; foreign governments; private foundations; universities; and corporations. EDC is a registered Private Voluntary Organization with the United States Agency for International Development and has been designated by the United Nations Department of Public Information as Associated Non-Governmental Organization.
Select Funders & Partners
In recognition of our expertise and experience as a Federal contractor, EDC was awarded a General Services Administration (GSA) contract in 2004. Visit our GSA page to find out more about our abilities to carry out projects in these programs.
- NASA
- National Science Foundation
- U.S. Agency for International Development
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- U.S. Department of Education
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- U.S. Department of Justice
- U.S. Department of Labor
- U.S. Department of State
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Cisco Systems, Inc.
- Ford Motor Company
- Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
- IBM Corporation
- Intel Corporation
- Pearson Education, Inc.
- Public Broadcasting Service
- Scholastic Inc.
- Sesame Workshop
- Qualcomm Incorporated
- Union Pacific Railroad
- Vulcan Productions Inc.
- Adobe Foundation
- Amgen Foundation
- The Annie E. Casey Foundation
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Boston Foundation
- Carnegie Corporation of New York
- Ford Motor Company Fund & Community Services
- The Home Depot Foundation
- J.P. Morgan Chase Foundation
- The James Irvine Foundation
- Lumina Foundation
- The MasterCard Foundation
- McCormick Foundation
- MetLife Foundation
- Verizon Foundation
- The Wallace Foundation
- W.K. Kellogg Foundation
- Bernard van Leer Foundation
- Department for International Development
- Educate A Child, a program of the Education Above All Foundation
- Pan American Health Organization
- UNESCO
- The World Bank Group
- World Health Organization
Small Business Opportunities
At EDC, we believe that supporting small businesses is essential for driving economic growth. We are dedicated to ensuring that these businesses have access to government-funded subcontracting opportunities.
Our goal is to partner with the best providers. We award subcontracts to small businesses that demonstrate the capability to meet all requirements, including price, technical capabilities, and service delivery.
Certification Requirements:
- Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and HubZone Firms: Must be formally certified by the U.S. Small Business Administration.
- Other Small Business Categories: May self-certify; no third-party certification is required.
For more details on small business definitions, please visit the SBA’s size standards page: SBA Size Standards.
To view current Requests for Quotes/Proposals (RFQ/RFPs), please visit the SBA SUBNET site: SBA SUBNET. If you encounter any issues accessing the site, contact us at Procurement_help@edc.org.