US Mission in South Africa

US Agency for International Development South Africa (USAID South Africa), a civilian field mission of the State Department's international development agency, channels U.S. bilateral development and humanitarian assistance into South Africa through contracts and grants aligned with USAID strategic objectives in the region.

Contract activity at USAID South Africa totals 1,210 awards since 2006, with combined potential value of $1.79 billion and $1.47 billion obligated. Recent contract volume has declined: 81 awards in 2021, 59 in 2022, 88 in 2023, 68 in 2024, and 1 year-to-date in 2025. Among 231 awards in the last five years, 14 lack reported potential value, typical of Schedule task orders, BPA calls, modifications, or below-threshold purchase orders. The contractor base is highly fragmented: the top five by award count (Foreign Awardees Undisclosed, Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, Domestic Awardees Undisclosed, and Countertrade Products, Inc.) represent only 52 percent of recent awards. By potential value, concentration is far tighter—the top five hold just 1 percent of combined potential value across the five-year window, driven by small individual awards. The agency has awarded 185 distinct prime contractors across the portfolio. Set-asides are minimal: 99 percent of awards carry no set-aside designation; small-business set-asides account for less than 1 percent (4 awards total, split among 8(a) and WOSB categories).

Grant activity totals 158 awards since 2007, with $4.57 billion in federal dollars obligated and $7.25 billion in combined federal and non-federal share. Recent grant cadence shows 8 awards in 2021, 4 in 2022, 14 in 2023, 12 in 2024, and 2 year-to-date in 2025. The assistance-type mix is dominated by Cooperative Agreements (127 awards, 80 percent) with Project Grants accounting for the remainder (31 awards, 20 percent). Grant recipients are highly fragmented: the top five by award count represent 19 percent of recent awards, led by Maternal Adolescent And Child Health Institute (2 awards, $56.9 million federal dollars). By federal dollars obligated, the top five hold only 3 percent of the five-year total, with Maternal Adolescent And Child Health Institute and ABT Global LLC (1 award, $49.6 million) anchoring the leadership tier. One hundred distinct recipients have been funded across the portfolio. The agency funds development and humanitarian organizations, health-focused entities, and local NGOs addressing maternal health, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, youth employment, and LGBTQ well-being in South Africa and the regional geography.

No recent federal contract opportunities or grant opportunities are recorded in the source data.