US Mission in Tanzania

USAID Tanzania, a sub-agency of the U.S. Agency for International Development, administers contracts and grants to advance U.S. foreign development objectives in Tanzania. The office transacts directly with both domestic and foreign contractors and grant recipients to implement health, education, agriculture, governance, and economic-development programs across the country.

Contract activity at USAID Tanzania totals 348 awards since 2008, with combined potential value of $1.11 billion and $1 billion obligated (90% of potential value). Recent contract volume shows growth: 11 awards in 2021, 11 in 2022, 18 in 2023, 29 in 2024, and 3 year-to-date in 2025. Ninety-eight distinct prime contractors have been awarded since 2008. Over the last five years, competitive concentration is highly fragmented by award count (top five primes hold 57% of recent awards) but moderate by value; Deloitte Consulting LIMITED leads the portfolio with $103.6 million in combined potential value across a single award, followed by JSI Research & Training Institute Inc. ($49.3 million on one award) and Acdi / Voca ($36.9 million on one award). A large pool of domestic and foreign awardees (undisclosed names) collectively hold 15 and 9 awards respectively with modest dollar totals. Ninety-eight percent of awards carry no set-aside designation; the remainder consist of three 8(a) Sole Source awards, one HUBZone Sole Source award, and one Partial Small Business designation. The most recent recorded contract award date is January 18, 2025.

Grant funding at USAID Tanzania totals 68 awards obligating $1.46 billion in federal dollars ($1.64 billion total with non-federal co-investment) since 2008. Annual cadence: 2 awards in 2021, 7 in 2022, 7 in 2023, 5 in 2024, and 2 year-to-date in 2025. Fifty-six distinct recipients have received funding. Over the last five years, recipient concentration is highly fragmented by award count (top five hold 29% of recent awards) but remains fragmented by federal dollars (top five hold 15% of obligated funds). Deloitte Consulting LIMITED leads by federal dollars with $53.9 million, followed by Population Services International ($51.3 million) and Evangelical Lutheran Church In Tanzania ($49.9 million). Jane Goodall Institute Tanzania, Center For International Health, Education And Biosecurity-Tanzania, and The Registered Trustees Of The Ifakara Health Institute each hold between $18.9 million and $32 million. The award portfolio is dominated by Cooperative Agreements (61 awards, 90%) with a smaller share of Project Grants (7 awards, 10%). The most recent grant award date is January 6, 2025.