US Mission in Nepal

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Nepal is a civilian sub-agency that manages foreign development assistance programs, funding and procuring goods, services, and development activities in Nepal through both contracting and grant mechanisms.

USAID Nepal operates a 228-award contract portfolio totaling $860.2 million in combined potential value, with $508.3 million obligated across 73 distinct prime contractors since 2006. Contract awards have accelerated in recent years—15 awards in 2021, 13 in 2022, 19 in 2023, and 29 in 2024, before declining to 2 awards year-to-date in 2025. The competitive landscape is highly fragmented by award count, with no single prime dominating the recent award stream. Countertrade Products, Inc., Domestic Awardees (Undisclosed), and Intellectechs Inc. each hold 8 to 9 awards over the last five years but account for only 52 percent of recent awards collectively. By potential value, concentration is highly fragmented as well—Winrock International Institute For Agricultural Development and Deloitte Consulting LLP lead with $80.6 million and $44.9 million respectively across just 2 awards each, together representing only 15 percent of recent combined potential value. Notably, 227 of 228 contract awards carry no set-aside designation; only 1 award has been issued under the small-business set-aside category.

USAID Nepal funds a 51-award grant portfolio totaling $559 million in combined federal dollars obligated across 41 distinct recipients since 2010. Grant activity remains active, with 1 award in 2020, 3 in 2021, 10 in 2022, 6 in 2023, and 9 in 2024, with the most recent award closing on 23 December 2024. By award count, the recipient base is highly fragmented—Disability And Development Partners, Nepal Tea Collective Pvt. LTD., Support Activities For Poor Producers Of Nepal, Association For Dalit Women's Advancement Of Nepal, and Centre For Disaster Management Studies each hold 1 award and together represent only 19 percent of recent awards. By federal dollars, concentration is similarly fragmented. Cooperative For Assistance And Relief Everywhere, Inc., Pact, Inc., and Helen Keller International lead with $36.8 million, $24.9 million, and $23 million respectively across single awards each, accounting for 18 percent of federal dollars obligated in the window. The grant portfolio is predominantly Cooperative Agreements (65 percent of awards) with a smaller share of Project Grants (35 percent), reflecting USAID's emphasis on collaborative partnership modalities in Nepal development work.