WhereTaxMoneyGoesAgency for International Development (USAID): federal spending, contracts and grants
In fiscal year 2026, Agency for International Development reported $8.7 billion in obligations and $11.7 billion in outlays, about 0.1% of all budgetary resources tracked on USAspending. Below: where its award money went, who received the most, and how its spending has changed since FY 2017.
FY 2026 figures are still being reported by agencies and will change as late submissions arrive.
Mission
We partner to end extreme poverty and promote resilient, democratic societies while advancing our security and prosperity.
How USAID awarded money in FY 2026
Award obligations are the part of an agency's spending that goes out as contracts, grants, loans, direct payments and other awards to outside recipients. The rest pays for salaries, internal operations and transfers that are not awards.
| Award type | Amount | Relative size |
|---|---|---|
| Contracts | $979.0 million | |
| Other assistance | $435.6 million | |
| Grants | $127.0 million | |
| Contract vehicles (IDVs) | $5.2 million |
Obligations by fiscal year
FY 2026 obligations of $8.7 billion were down 45% from FY 2025 ($15.8 billion) and compare with $14.8 billion in FY 2017.
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| Fiscal year | Amount |
|---|---|
| FY 2026 | $8.7 billion |
| FY 2025 | $15.8 billion |
| FY 2024 | $25.3 billion |
| FY 2023 | $38.2 billion |
| FY 2022 | $32.8 billion |
| FY 2021 | $23.7 billion |
| FY 2020 | $16.8 billion |
| FY 2019 | $16.1 billion |
| FY 2018 | $15.5 billion |
| FY 2017 | $14.8 billion |
Top recipients, FY 2026
Ranked by award obligations from USAID. "Multiple recipients" groups aggregated or redacted records, such as payments to individuals.
| # | Recipient | Amount | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Domestic Awardees (undisclosed) | $518.6 million | |
| 2 | United Nations World Food Programme | $413.6 million | |
| 3 | Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees | $52.3 million | |
| 4 | Family Health International | $47.0 million | |
| 5 | Mission for Essential Drugs and Supplies | $35.0 million | |
| 6 | Abt Global LLC | $26.0 million | |
| 7 | Intrahealth International, INC. | $25.5 million | |
| 8 | Rwanda Medical Supply (RMS) LTD | $24.6 million | |
| 9 | It Concepts, INC. | $24.2 million | |
| 10 | Chemonics International, INC. | $20.9 million |
Top states, FY 2026
By place of performance — where the work is done or the money is used.
| # | State | Amount | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $130.2 million | |
| 2 | North Carolina | $44.3 million | |
| 3 | Maryland | $17.2 million | |
| 4 | California | $6.5 million | |
| 5 | Virginia | $4.9 million | |
| 6 | Alaska | $4.2 million | |
| 7 | New Hampshire | $2.6 million | |
| 8 | Rhode Island | $1.8 million | |
| 9 | Illinois | $539,000 | |
| 10 | Georgia | $431,000 |
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Source data last updated November 4, 2026 · Imported November 6, 2026 · Dollar figures are nominal and rounded. How these numbers are calculated · Report a problem