- RAIDS, is an award winner for 2004 – 2005 for its best performance in Natural Resource Management and Education in the District by District Collector
- Awarded for its best performance in Relief Works in Tsunami affected regions in 2005 by District Collector, Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu
- Excellence award for the project handling for the year 2006 by the District Collector Kadapa
- Letter of Appreciation by Sri. Bheemu Nayak IAS, Project Director, District Water Management Agency (DWMA), Kadapa for its work on soil and water management.
- Letter of Appreciation by Superintendent of Police, Kadapa for its Best Social Services
- Letter of Appreciation by Sri. Anil Kumar, IAS, District Collector Kadapa District, for its Best Social services specially on livelihood promotion
- Testimonial from the Deputy Central Intelligence officer, Ministry of Home Affairs – Govt. of India.
- RAIDS has been identified as resource agency in Primary education, livelihoods and watershed management ( Mr. S. T. Raju, as project coordinator)
- Government of Andhra Pradesh awarded RAIDS as Best NGO in Andhra Pradesh on Republic Day i.e. 26-01-2010 through District Collector, Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh, India on account of his role during the flood havoc in Kurnool District. (To Mr. S. T. Raju, Director, RAIDS).
- The District Collector – YSR District Awarded to Mr. S.T. Raju, Best Social Worker in the District on Republic Day i.e. 26-01-2011
- The District Collector Kadapa Sri. Anil Kumar, IAS for best implementation on Natural Resource Management and Food Security programme for the year 2011-2012
- Best NGO in the Kadapa District, Awarded to RAIDS on 15th August’2012 by Sri. Anil Kumar, IAS – District Collector, Kadapa District.
