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ICF International Receives Expression of Support from the State of Louisiana.

FAIRFAX, Va. -- ICF International (Nasdaq: ICFI) received a strong expression of support today from the Louisiana Division of Administration (DOA), the agency that oversees ICF's contract for the implementation of The Road Home program. Jerry Luke LeBlanc, Commissioner of Administration, stated,

"We all realize that this contract to assist in recovery from the nation's largest disaster is a monumental task. ICF has responded to the challenge of getting the program up and running. We will continue to work with ICF to address implementation issues and to streamline the program for the benefit of our citizens. Our most important focus is our homeowners and getting our communities back." LeBlanc's comments were made in the context of a nonbinding resolution passed by the State legislature last Friday calling for Louisiana Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco to terminate ICF's role in The Road Home program.

Governor Blanco also stated, "I share the frustration of our people and the legislature, but common sense must prevail. This is the most massive long-term recovery program ever undertaken by any state, at any time in American history. The remedy for our people, who have endured so much through Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, is to move faster, not to start over from scratch."

"We appreciate all the expressions of support," said Sudhakar Kesavan, Chief Executive Officer of ICF. "Our focus now, as it has been all along, is on helping the people of Louisiana and delivering a successful program.

ICF reports that it has met or exceeded the schedule required of the Company under the Road Home program. The Company is in active discussions with the State's political leadership to inform legislators and their constituents of the progress made to date and the efforts to achieve program goals. This complex program requires that ICF ensure that payments are net of any relevant insurance or federal payment already made and that appropriate anti-fraud precautions are taken.

ICF was awarded this contract on June 12, 2006, through its subsidiary ICF Emergency Management Services, L.L.C., and is currently in Phase 2 of a three-year contract to manage The Road Home program for the State of Louisiana. In only six months, the program has:

* Opened 11 housing centers and secured a fully trained staff of nearly 2,000 people

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