CONRAD was established in 1986 under a cooperative agreement between Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) and the U. S. Agency for International Development (USAID), but also receives funding through interagency agreements between USAID and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Private foundations provide additional support to two subprograms of CONRAD, the Consortium for Industrial Collaboration for Contraceptive Research (CICCR).