US Mission in India

USAID India, the civilian sub-agency implementing U.S. international development assistance in India, awards both federal contracts and grants supporting development programming across sectors including health, education, energy, and agriculture. The office reports to the U.S. Agency for International Development and executes its mission through a combination of direct contracting for technical and advisory services and grant funding to implementing partners and NGOs.

USAID India's contract portfolio spans 202 awards totaling $399.3 million in combined potential value, with $265.6 million obligated. Annual award volume over the last five years shows 16 contracts in 2021, 15 in 2022, 14 in 2023, 14 in 2024, and 1 year-to-date in 2025. The competitive landscape is highly fragmented; among awards in the last five years, the top five primes by count hold 54 percent of recent awards, while the top five by potential value hold only 5 percent of combined potential value—a divergence driven by one large advisory contract. International Development Group Advisory Services, LLC leads by potential value at $14.1 million on a single award; Convergent View Research & Consultancy Private LIMITED follows at $4.9 million. A group of undisclosed domestic awardees accounts for 11 recent awards worth $1.5 million combined. The contractor base is notably diverse, with 64 distinct primes across the portfolio lifetime. Contract set-asides are negligible: 98 percent of awards carry no set-aside designation, with only two small-business awards, one Competitive 8(a), and one WOSB award recorded across the portfolio.

USAID India's grant portfolio comprises 82 awards obligating $698.7 million in federal dollars (and $706.7 million including non-federal share). Grant-making cadence shows 12 awards in 2020, 9 in 2021, 1 in 2022, 10 in 2023, and 7 in 2024. Recipients are highly fragmented; the top five by award count hold 35 percent of recent awards, and the top five by federal dollars hold 9 percent of combined federal dollars. IPE Global LIMITED leads both rankings with three awards obligating $21.5 million in federal share. International Centre For Research In Agroforestry, Council On Energy Environment And Water, Qualcomm Technologies Inc., and Winrock International Institute For Agricultural Development each hold single large awards in the $8.9 million to $13.4 million range. The recipient base spans 63 distinct entities. Grant funding is predominantly Cooperative Agreements (70 awards, 85 percent) with a smaller Project Grant component (12 awards, 15 percent), reflecting a development-assistance model emphasizing sustained partnership over discrete projects.

No recent contract opportunities or grant opportunities are recorded against USAID India in the most recent solicitation cycle.