US Agency for International Development

The US Agency for International Development (USAID), a cabinet-level civilian agency, administers bilateral foreign aid and development programs through both contracts and grants, funding development work, humanitarian assistance, and capacity-building initiatives across recipient countries and implementing organizations worldwide.

USAID's contract portfolio spans 72,004 awards totaling $226.98 billion in combined potential value since 1978, with $114.86 billion obligated to date. Recent contract volume has declined sharply: the agency awarded 1,901 contracts in 2022, 2,099 in 2023, 2,004 in 2024, 257 in 2025, and 25 year-to-date in 2026. Over the last five years, award concentration is highly fragmented by count but compressed by value — the top five primes account for 38 percent of recent awards and only 2 percent of combined potential value. Domestic Awardees (Undisclosed) lead by count with 1,222 awards and $1.88 billion combined potential value, while Chemonics International, Inc. and DAI Global LLC rank highest by value at $1.79 billion and $1.2 billion respectively. The competitive base spans 10,106 distinct prime contractors. Ninety-seven percent of USAID contracts carry no set-aside designation; the remaining 3 percent splits across small-business categories, with Total Small Business representing 2 percent of all awards and individual designations such as 8(a) sole source, competitive 8(a), and woman-owned small business each accounting for less than 1 percent.

USAID's grant portfolio comprises 22,037 awards obligating $285.05 billion in federal dollars since 1996. Grant volume has also contracted sharply: 1,087 awards in 2023, 905 in 2024, 44 in 2025, with minimal activity recorded thereafter. Grant recipients are highly fragmented by both count and dollars — the top five recipients account for 22 percent of recent awards and 12 percent of federal dollars obligated. United Nations World Food Programme dominates with 257 awards and $22.16 billion federal dollars obligated, followed by miscellaneous foreign awardees and UNICEF. Grant assistance splits predominantly between Cooperative Agreements (54 percent of awards) and Project Grants (41 percent), with Block Grants comprising 4 percent and Formula Grants less than 1 percent. Recipient diversity spans 3,831 distinct organizations, predominantly international and foreign entities.

One recent grant opportunity is recorded: Project Constellation: Building a Constellation of Outer Space Partners at the UN (OFOP0003546), a Cooperative Agreement supporting international space partnerships and capacity building through USAID's Economic Support Funds, open to higher education institutions and nonprofits, with a due date of September 4, 2026. No recent contract opportunities appear in the source data. The severe contraction in award volume across both sides and the absence of current solicitation activity suggest the agency is either processing a funding halt, transitioning to a new operational model, or experiencing data lag in the underlying records.

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is the principal U.S. agency to extend assistance to countries recovering from disaster, trying to escape poverty, and engaging in democratic reforms.