Central America Regional Program

The US Agency for International Development Central America Regional Program, a sub-agency of the civilian U.S. Agency for International Development, administers development assistance and technical services for Central American countries through federal contracts and grants. The program operates as a regional arm of USAID focused on funding and contracting for development activities across the Central America region.

The agency's contract portfolio comprises eight awards totaling $19.3 million in combined potential value, with $19.2 million obligated. Contract activity has been episodic: one award in 2014, three in 2015, two in 2016, one in 2018, and one in 2022, with no recorded awards in the past four years. All eight awards are open competition with no set-aside designations. Six distinct prime contractors have been awarded across the portfolio lifetime. Among recent contract awards (the most recent closed in September 2022), President and Fellows of Harvard College holds the single recorded award from the last five years, valued at $59 thousand. The small sample size and lack of reported potential value on most recent awards suggests contracting activity may flow through task orders, modifications, or below-threshold purchase orders not fully captured in the digest.

The grant portfolio is more active, with three cooperative agreements totaling $31.6 million in federal dollars obligated and $40.1 million in combined federal and non-federal share. Grant awards span from 2007 through 2025, with the most recent award closed in January 2025. Two grants were awarded within the last five years: Pact, Inc. received $6 million in federal dollars, and Cristosal, Inc. received $3.8 million. These two recipients account for 31 percent of combined federal dollars obligated across the portfolio. Grant recipients are highly fragmented; three recipients across the portfolio lifetime indicates minimal concentration. All grant activity is structured as cooperative agreements, reflecting the agency's focus on partnership-based development programming.

No recent contract opportunities are recorded against the program. No recent grant opportunities are recorded against the program. The agency's contract activity appears dormant as of 2026, while grant operations remain current through early 2025.