Friday, October 28, 2022

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) submits this report pursuant to Section 7019(e) of Division K of Public Law (P.L.) 117-103, the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act (SFOAA), 2022, which incorporates by reference House Report 117-84. The Report states:

The Committee directs the USAID Administrator, not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act, to submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report on funding under this heading for programs implemented directly by local and national nongovernmental entities. The report should include a description on how USAID is working to increase funding to capable local and national nongovernmental entities

As USAID looks to deepen development impacts, it is vital to identify capable organizations and engage them as partners in addressing local development challenges. Local organizations offer unique perspectives and skills. They will remain in their countries long after USAID assistance ends.

In FY 2021, 7.2 percent of USAID funds were obligated to local nongovernmental organizations, defined as direct recipients of USAID funds that are legally headquartered and incorporated in the place of activity performance. In total, 545 new awards were made to local partners in FY 2021.

As a part of the Localization Agenda, USAID has set a goal to improve this metric by increasing funding to local entities to 25 percent by 2025. Additionally, the Agency is taking steps to ensure that by 2030, fifty percent of our programming will place local communities in the lead to co-design a project, set priorities, drive implementation, and/or evaluate the impact of our programs.

Reports to Congress

Every year Congress asks the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to submit a series of reports on various matters of concern. In an effort to provide a maximum of transparency to the general public, these reports are now being made available at this web site.

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