MCC Foreign Assistance for Overseas Programs
Active
- Assistance listing
- 85.002
- Grant awards
- 288 $12,209,761,468 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Assistance types
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- Project Grant
- Cooperative Agreement
- Treasury account
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- 95-2750-0-1-151
- More information
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The Millennium Challenge Corporation is funding global development projects promoting economic growth and poverty reduction through Assistance Listing 85.002, with the most recent grant award issued on February 28, 2026. The program has awarded 288 grants totaling $12.21 billion in federal obligations since 2005, though award volume has declined sharply in the past two years: 29 awards in 2022, 24 in 2023, 21 in 2024, 3 in 2025, and 1 in 2026 as of February. This trajectory signals reduced pipeline activity and warrants monitoring before committing significant business development resources.
MCC funds policy and institutional reforms, infrastructure projects, skills training, data systems development, and technical assistance in partner developing countries. Recent awards span workforce development (youth skills camps and scholarships), tourism investment facilitation and community engagement, agricultural productivity improvements, gender equality initiatives, climate adaptation, private-sector participation modeling, and applied research on economic constraints. Representative awards include a $509.5 million project supporting irrigated agriculture (August 2023), a $624.8 million infrastructure or economic development initiative (September 2024), and a $184.9 million project (July 2025); smaller awards range from $750 thousand to tens of millions. Cooperatives Agreements fund methodological development, advisory services, and capacity-building (22 awards, 8 percent of portfolio), while Project Grants represent the dominant assistance type (266 awards, 92 percent).
MCC accounts for 287 of 288 awards ($12.21 billion federal dollars), with the Department of State contributing one award of $38 thousand. Federal and non-federal obligations are nearly identical ($12.21 billion and $12.24 billion respectively), indicating minimal cost-share requirement in the portfolio.
The oldest grant opportunities in the source date to 2015–2017 and target sector-specific projects in Tanzania, Kenya, Côte d'Ivoire, Morocco, and Solomon Islands; the most recent posted opportunity (Partnerships with MCC, 95332419N0001, due August 26, 2025) is a standing Annual Program Statement seeking concept papers for collaborative research and technical partnerships aligned with MCC's poverty-reduction mission. No active, near-term solicitations with competitive application deadlines are present in the recent-opportunities block.
Objective and description
- Objective
To provide United States assistance for global development through the Millennium Challenge Corporation; to provide such assistance in a manner that promotes economic growth and the elimination of extreme poverty and strengthens good governance, econ
Eligibility
- Applicant eligibility
All applicants must be legally recognized organizational entities under applicable law. In order to be eligible to receive U.S. Government funding, organizations must meet certain requirements.
- Beneficiary eligibility
Beneficiaries are non-federal entities, foreign governments, foreign public or private institutions or organizations, or foreign individuals.
- Credentials and documentation
2 CFR 200, Subpart E - Cost Principles applies to this program, except for awards to public international organizations.
- Uses of assistance
Funds are authorized through federal assistance awards to carry out activities in some of the world's poorest countries to reduce poverty through economic growth.
- Length and time phasing of assistance
Federal assistance awards may be issued generally for a five-year period.
How to apply
- Application procedure
Applications are submitted in response to specific announcements (Requests for Applications or Annual Program Statements) synopsized and published on the Grants.gov. Each announcement provides specific additional instructions regarding the contents of the narrative description of the activity, budget justification and other required information.
- Criteria for selecting proposals
The criteria for selecting proposals vary. Refer to the individual Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) posted on Grants.gov.
- Award procedure
Competitive, except for awards to public international organizations.
Grant opportunities
Grant awards
| Award | Recipient | Federal obligations | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Removed to protect PII | — | $12,000,000 | |
| Removed to protect PII | — | $184,979,782 | |
| Growth diagnostics: building new methods to identify and address constraints to accelerated growth (APS technical… | President And Fellows Of Harvard College | -$6,330 | |
| Redacted due to PII | — | $7,983,552 | |
| Redacted due to PII | — | -$3,014,437 | |
| Nature based solutions manual of practice (NBS mop) | World Wildlife Fund, Inc. | $0 | |
| Redacted due to PII | — | $57,200,000 | |
| Redacted due to PII | — | $3,643,000 | |
| Redacted due to PII | — | -$3,932,678 | |
| Redacted due to PII | — | $42,258,000 |
Latest 10 of 288 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Councils For International Education: Actr / Accels, Inc. | $16,600,000 | <1% |
| 2 | International Labor Organization | $6,100,000 | <1% |
| 3 | Swiss Association For Entrepreneurship In Emerging Markets (Safeem) | $3,327,443 | <1% |
| 4 | International Food Policy Research Institute | $2,784,167 | <1% |
| 5 | International Bank For Reconstruction And Development | $2,604,512 | <1% |
| 6 | International Research And Exchanges Board Inc. | $1,344,390 | <1% |
| 7 | Massachusetts Institute Of Technology | $1,155,315 | <1% |
| 8 | American Association For The Advancement Of Science | $1,134,595 | <1% |
8 of 28 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | -$9,065,629 |
| FY2025 | $251,601,103 |
| FY2024 | $1,514,883,503 |
| FY2023 | $578,516,671 |
| FY2022 | $205,380,325 |
| FY2021 | $864,887,754 |
| FY2020 | -$141,126,477 |
| FY2019 | $446,191,966 |
| FY2018 | $412,880,928 |
| FY2017 | $785,899,907 |
| FY2016 | $756,258,778 |
| FY2015 | $244,857,540 |
| FY2014 | $10,000,000 |
| FY2013 | $14,090,000 |
| FY2012 | $2,700,000 |
| FY2011 | $5,097,163 |
| FY2010 | $265,550,000 |
| FY2009 | $857,867,824 |
| FY2008 | $1,445,692,528 |
| FY2007 | $1,712,171,906 |
| FY2006 | $1,084,207,828 |
| FY2005 | $901,217,797 |
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Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 85.002?
Assistance Listing 85.002 is MCC Foreign Assistance for Overseas Programs, a federal grant program run by Millennium Challenge Corporation.
What is the CFDA number for MCC Foreign Assistance for Overseas Programs?
Its CFDA number is 85.002: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 85.002 awarded?
288 grant awards under 85.002 have obligated $12,209,761,468 in federal funds to 28 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 85.002?
The recipients obligated the most under MCC Foreign Assistance for Overseas Programs are American Councils For International Education: Actr / Accels, Inc. ($16,600,000), International Labor Organization ($6,100,000) and Swiss Association For Entrepreneurship In Emerging Markets (Safeem) ($3,327,443).
How much did 85.002 obligate in fiscal year 2025?
Grants under 85.002 obligated $251,601,103 in federal funds in fiscal year 2025.
Are there open grant opportunities under 85.002?
1 listed opportunity under 85.002 is open or forecasted. The latest, Solomon Islands Threshold Program Industry Day, was posted on February 10, 2021.
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