US Mission in Nicaragua

The US Agency for International Development Nicaragua is a sub-agency of USAID that funds development and humanitarian assistance programs in the Central American nation through both contract procurement and cooperative grant agreements. The agency operates as a regional mission within USAID's geographic structure, implementing U.S. foreign assistance policy through local and international partners.

Contract activity at USAID Nicaragua is minimal and sporadic. The agency has issued 42 total contract awards since 2006, with combined potential value of $83.3 million and $51.3 million obligated to date. Recent award volume has declined substantially: 3 awards in 2020, 4 in 2021, 1 in 2022, 2 in 2023, and 3 in 2024. The most recent recorded award closed on December 1, 2024. All 42 awards carry no set-aside designation; the portfolio consists entirely of open competitive or direct awards. Across the last five years, competitive concentration is highly fragmented, with identified primes accounting for only 2 percent of combined potential value and domestic awardees (undisclosed names) leading by award count with 3 contracts. Individual named prime contractors such as Countertrade Products, Inc., Intellectechs Inc., and The Daston Corporation each hold single small-dollar awards in the $10,000–$17,000 range. The agency works with 17 distinct prime contractors cumulatively across the full portfolio history, indicating significant dispersion of transactional relationships.

Grant activity substantially exceeds contract work. USAID Nicaragua has obligated $301.6 million in federal grant dollars across 25 total awards since 2008, with combined total funding (federal plus non-federal partner shares) reaching $328.2 million. Recent award volume is equally sporadic: 4 grants in 2019, 3 in 2020, 1 in 2021, 2 in 2023, and 2 in 2024. The most recent recorded grant award closed on September 30, 2024. The assistance-type mix is heavily weighted toward Cooperative Agreements, which account for 68 percent of awards (17 grants), with Project Grants comprising the remaining 32 percent (8 awards). Grant recipient concentration is highly fragmented, with identified foreign awardees accounting for only 3 percent of federal dollars obligated across recent years. The agency has worked with 12 distinct grant recipients over the portfolio history. No recent contract opportunities or grant opportunities are currently on file in the source data.