US Mission in Timor Leste

The US Agency for International Development Timor Leste, a sub-agency of USAID, executes development assistance and humanitarian programs in Timor Leste through both contract procurement and grant-making. The office administers contracts and grants to support health, elections, governance, and economic-development initiatives across the country.

Since 2007, the office has awarded 120 federal contracts totaling $82.9 million in combined potential value, with $78.8 million obligated. Contract activity over the last five years averaged 10.6 awards per year: 8 awards in 2020, 12 in 2021, 16 in 2022, 9 in 2023, and 8 in 2024. The most recent contract award closed on November 5, 2024. The contract portfolio is highly fragmented, with 45 distinct prime contractors and no single vendor commanding material share. Over the last five years, the top five primes by award count — Domestic Awardees (Undisclosed) with 6 awards, Countertrade Products Inc. with 4 awards, and three local and regional carriers (Telekomunikasi Indonesia International, Intellectechs Inc., and Timor Telecom) each with 3 awards — account for 58 percent of recent awards. By potential value, the same five primes together represent only 2 percent of the combined potential value from recent activity, indicating that the portfolio's dollar weight is dispersed across the long tail of smaller awards. Nearly all awards (99 percent) are issued without set-aside designation; one award carried a Partial Small Business set-aside. The contract portfolio shows minimal use of federal set-asides, consistent with USAID's international programming model, where contracting often flows to host-country and regional vendors.

USAID Timor Leste has funded 10 grants since 2019, obligating $24.1 million in federal dollars across 8 distinct recipients. Grant awards per year over the last five years were 2 in 2020, 1 in 2021, 2 in 2022, 3 in 2023, and 1 in 2024. The most recent grant award closed on November 21, 2024. Grant recipients are highly concentrated, with the top four recipients (all by award count and by federal dollars) accounting for 100 percent of recent awards and 82 percent of federal dollars. The Cooperative League of the United States of America leads by federal dollars with 2 awards and $11.5 million obligated; Associacao Hamutuk Nasaun Saudavel follows with 2 awards and $4.8 million. The grant portfolio is split between Cooperative Agreements (60 percent of awards) and Project Grants (40 percent), reflecting USAID's emphasis on sustained partnerships and capacity building in-country.

No recent contract opportunities or grant opportunities are recorded in the source data for this office.