US Mission in Barbados

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) Barbados is a civilian sub-agency that funds international development and humanitarian programs serving the Caribbean region, delivering both contract and grant awards for development assistance, technical services, and capacity-building initiatives. USAID Barbados operates as a regional mission under the broader USAID structure, managing bilateral and multilateral aid relationships across the Caribbean.

USAID Barbados has awarded 17 federal contracts with combined potential value of $86 million, of which $55 million has been obligated as of the most recent award date in September 2024. The contract portfolio shows modest and uneven activity: 1 award in 2020, 1 in 2021, 4 in 2022, 2 in 2023, and 1 in 2024. Among current prime contractors winning work over the last five years, contract concentration is concentrated, with the top five primes accounting for 82 percent of combined potential value. DAI Global LLC leads by potential value at $29.6 million on a single award, followed by ABT Global LLC at $19.9 million and Bixal Solutions Incorporated at $9.9 million; all other awardees hold smaller shares. The prime base comprises 14 distinct contractors across the lifetime portfolio. Set-asides are minimal: 88 percent of awards are unset-aside competitive awards, with 6 percent designated for small business and the remainder unrestricted.

USAID Barbados has awarded 37 federal grants obligating $90.7 million in federal dollars, split across 28 distinct recipients. Recent grant activity over the last five years delivered 5 awards in 2021, 5 in 2022, 3 in 2023, 5 in 2024, and 1 so far in 2025. Grant recipient concentration is fragmented on award count (top five recipients account for 43 percent of recent awards) but also fragmented by federal dollars (top five hold 38 percent of obligated federal funds). The United Nations Development Programme is the leading recipient, holding 2 awards worth $15.5 million in federal dollars, while Improving Economies For Stronger Communities, International Foundation For Electoral Systems, Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre, and the Organisation Of Eastern Caribbean States each hold single awards in the $3.1 million to $7.5 million range. Grants are predominantly structured as Cooperative Agreements (62 percent of awards) with a smaller share of Project Grants (38 percent), reflecting USAID's emphasis on partnership and joint implementation with host-country and international organizations.

No recent contract opportunities or grant opportunities are recorded in the source data. The most recently recorded award dates are September 2024 for contracts and January 2025 for grants, suggesting limited current pipeline visibility for new solicitations.