DLH Holdings Corp. announced that it has been awarded a contract to continue providing information technology services for the National Institutes of Health's ("NIH") National Institute on Drug Abuse ("NIDA"). NIDA is the lead federal agency supporting scientific research on drug use and addiction.

The new award extends a partnership that began with DLH's first contract with NIDA in 2014. The contract includes a base period of one year with four one-year options, for a total value of approximately $23 million. Through this award, DLH will provide a host of information technology services for NIDA, including managing the operations of an integrated advanced clinical/research informatics series of systems which enables researchers to share data and resources in real time.

Additionally, the Company will be responsible for the research, design, development, and maintenance of clinical and scientific informatics, Intranet applications, and public web pages, as well as IT infrastructure and desktop support. This work is 100% NIH funded.