Pact, Inc.

Pact, Inc., a tax-exempt nonprofit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., is a leading international development organization that has been registered to receive federal awards since 2004. Pact provides comprehensive development assistance services focused on strengthening civil society, promoting democratic governance, advancing labor rights, improving health outcomes, and building peace in communities across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and other regions. The organization specializes in implementing complex, multi-year international development initiatives that combine technical assistance, capacity building, policy advocacy, and community-level interventions to address systemic challenges and promote sustainable development outcomes.

Through federal contracts, Pact has received substantial funding for large-scale international development activities. The organization received a $119.9 million definitive contract from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for the Zambia Integrated Health Activity, which aims to improve health outcomes by expanding equitable access to high-quality HIV, TB/HIV, maternal and child health, and family planning services across Zambia, with major subcontractors including the Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ), Mothers2Mothers South Africa, Viamo PBC Inc., and Circle of Hope. Additionally, Pact received a $20.8 million five-year definitive contract from the U.S. Mission in Ethiopia for a Sustainable Peace Activity designed to promote sustainable peace and social cohesion through community-level peacebuilding initiatives, though this contract was terminated as of March 31, 2025. Both contracts were awarded as non-set-aside awards and involved engagement with multiple local and international subcontractors to implement comprehensive programmatic activities across their respective countries.

Through federal grants, Pact has emerged as a major recipient of cooperative agreements and project grants from multiple federal agencies, with funding concentrated primarily through USAID and the Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs. Notable grant awards include a $40.6 million cooperative agreement from USAID for Sudan's civil society and media strengthening efforts aimed at improving the enabling environment and access to fact-based information; a $7 million cooperative agreement from the Department of Labor to address child labor and forced labor in the Democratic Republic of Congo's critical mineral supply chains; a $6 million cooperative agreement from USAID's Central America Regional Program to prevent human rights violations and promote democratic rights across Central America and Mexico; a $119.9 million cooperative agreement supporting health services in Zambia focused on HIV, TB, maternal and child health, and family planning; and several other significant awards targeting specific country programs including activities in Burundi, Mali, Tanzania, Sri Lanka, Mongolia, South Africa, Nepal, El Salvador, Madagascar, Belarus, and Dominican Republic. Pact's grant portfolio emphasizes civil society strengthening, democratic governance, human rights protection, labor standards enforcement, health service delivery, anti-corruption efforts, and conflict resolution initiatives. The organization frequently serves as a prime awardee working with sub-partners such as Freedom House, Inc., Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia, and numerous local organizations, while also functioning as a sub-awardee under cooperative agreements with lead organizations like Family Health International and other international development contractors. These grants are typically structured as cooperative agreements under various USAID foreign assistance programs (CFDA 98.001), the Department of Labor's International Labor Programs (CFDA 17.401), and the Department of State's democracy and human rights programs (CFDA 19.345 and 19.900), reflecting Pact's central role in implementing U.S. foreign assistance priorities across multiple development sectors and geographic regions.