Contributions to International Organizations-IO

The Department of State administers Contributions to International Organizations (CFDA 19.034), which funds assessed and voluntary contributions to international and peacekeeping organizations in support of U.S. foreign policy objectives, with no specific application deadline identified in available materials.

This program does not accept applications from private organizations or non-governmental entities. Funding flows directly from the Department of State to international organizations as assessed contributions (mandatory payments based on negotiated scales) or voluntary contributions determined by appropriations. The program advances democratic principles, human rights, and fundamental freedoms including women's rights; environmentally sustainable economic growth through market mechanisms and good governance; trade capacity building and transportation cooperation; health standards improvement and disease eradication; and environmental cooperation.

Funding is explicitly prohibited for the U.S. proportionate share of programs benefiting designated "pariah states" — currently Burma, North Korea, Syria, Iran, and Cuba — or for any projects providing benefits to the Palestine Liberation Organization or associated entities. Obligated funds must be expended within five years.

The source provided contains no recent grant award portfolio data, no award history or cadence information, no active grant opportunities, and no recipient examples. This reflects the program's structure: it operates as a direct-appropriation mechanism for U.S. contributions to multilateral organizations rather than as a competitive or formula-based grants program open to external applicants. Award data, if available, would be found in State Department budget justifications and international-organization contribution schedules rather than in traditional grant repositories.

Organizations interested in understanding current funding levels to specific international organizations should consult the Department of State's annual budget justification to Congress and the foreign operations appropriations legislation. This program is not a source of funding for entities seeking grants from the federal government; it is the mechanism by which the U.S. government channels assessed and voluntary dues to international bodies.