September 24, 2010 (FinancialWire) (Go to http://www.financialwire.net/?s=ftrdnwswnd for all of today’s featured news.) — ICF International (NASDAQ: ICFI), a provider of consulting services and technology solutions to government and commercial clients, said it has been awarded a new $11.7 million contract by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The contract has a term of three years. It was awarded under a CDC National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities ID/IQ task order.

Under the award, ICF will provide evaluation support to the CDC’s “Communities Putting Prevention to Work” initiative, the cornerstone of a comprehensive HHS prevention and wellness initiative funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

CPPW grantees are to address the leading preventable causes of death and disability, namely obesity and tobacco use, by expanding the use of practice and evidence-based strategies and programs, mobilizing resources at the community level, and strengthening the capacity of communities and states.

ICF said it will monitor and report on the progress made by the grantees, deliver evaluation and technical assistance, and support a variety of evaluation components of the CPPW initiative.

Virginia-based ICF International offers professional services and technology solutions in the energy and climate change; environment and infrastructure; health, human services, and social programs; and homeland security and defense markets.

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