Tetra Tech Wins $19.5 Million USAID Water and Energy for Food Innovation Hub Contract
October 12, 2021 at 09:00 am EDT
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Tetra Tech, Inc. announced that the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded the Company a four-year, $19.5 million, single-award contract to implement the Water and Energy for Food (WE4F) Southern and Central Africa Regional Innovation Hub in collaboration with Open Capital Advisors and the International Water Management Institute. WE4F focuses on scaling water-energy-food nexus innovations to enhance sustainable food production; increase income for marginalized populations; and promote biodiversity, climate, and environmental resilience. Tetra Tech energy specialists will support the development and management of the Regional Innovation Hub to identify water-energy-food nexus companies throughout the region. Tetra Tech will support these companies to grow their operations through customized technical assistance that will increase food production through sustainable water and energy usage.
Tetra Tech, Inc. is a global provider of consulting and engineering services that is focused on water, environment, sustainable infrastructure, renewable energy and international development. The Company is Leading with Science to provide solutions for its public and private clients. The Company operates through its two segments: government services group (GSG) and commercial/international services group (CIG). Its GSG segment provides consulting and engineering services primarily to United States (U.S.) government clients and development agencies worldwide. The Company's CIG segment primarily provides consulting and engineering services to U.S. commercial clients and international clients that include both commercial and government sectors. Its CIG segment provides sustainable infrastructure and related environmental, engineering and project management services to commercial and local government clients across Canada, in Asia Pacific, the United Kingdom, as well as Brazil and Chile.