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United States Agency for International Development

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is an independent agency of the United States government that is primarily responsible for administering civilian foreign aid and development assistance. With a budget of over $50 billion, USAID is one of the largest official aid agencies in the world and accounts for more than half of all U.S. foreign assistance—the highest in the world in absolute dollar terms.

Agency overview

November 3, 1961 (1961-11-03)

"From the American people"

10,235 employees (FY 2016)[1]

$50 billion (FY 2023 Budgetary Resources)[2]

Congress passed the Foreign Assistance Act on September 4, 1961, which reorganized U.S. foreign assistance programs and mandated the creation of an agency to administer economic aid. USAID was subsequently established by the executive order of President John F. Kennedy, who sought to unite several existing foreign assistance organizations and programs under one agency.[4] USAID became the first U.S. foreign assistance organization whose primary focus was long-term socioeconomic development.


USAID's programs are authorized by Congress in the Foreign Assistance Act,[5] which Congress supplements through directions in annual funding appropriation acts and other legislation. As an official component of U.S. foreign policy, USAID operates subject to the guidance of the President, Secretary of State, and the National Security Council.[6] USAID has missions in over 100 countries, primarily in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe. USAID also ran a 5-year program called IDDS in Africa and Asia to help detect and prevent tuberculosis.[7]

Disaster relief

Poverty relief

Technical cooperation on , including the environment

global issues

U.S. bilateral interests

Socioeconomic development

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Overseas territories of European allies, including territories in Africa.

"The general area of China" — Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Burma, and the Philippines.

By region[edit]

Haiti[edit]

Following the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti, USAID helped provide safer housing for almost 200,000 displaced Haitians; supported vaccinations for more than 1 million people; cleared more than 1.3 million cubic meters of the approximately 10 million cubic meters of rubble generated; helped more than 10,000 farmers double the yields of staples like corn, beans, and sorghum; and provided short-term employment to more than 350,000 Haitians, injecting more than $19 million into the local economy. USAID has provided nearly $42 million to help combat cholera, helping to decrease the number of cases requiring hospitalization and reduce the case fatality rate.

Afghanistan[edit]

With American entry into Afghanistan in 2001, USAID worked with the Department of State and Department of Defense to coordinate reconstruction efforts.[155]

Public–Private Partnerships[edit]

In April 2023, USAID and the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to improve food safety and sustainable food systems in Africa.[174] GFSI's work in benchmarking and standard harmonisation aims to foster mutual acceptance of GFSI-recognized certification programmes for the food industry.

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"Oral History Interview with Stanley Andrews"

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ISBN

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"U.S. Aid to Afghanistan by the Numbers"

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"U.S. Aid to Pakistan by the Numbers"

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"The New Directions Mandate and the Agency for International Development"

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"Documents relating to foreign aid, 1948–90: Deposited by Albert H. Huntington Jr"

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Trade and aid : Eisenhower's foreign economic policy, 1953–1961

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"America's lost vision: The demise of development"

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Improving Democracy Assistance: Building Knowledge Through Evaluations and Research

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"Economic Security Assistance As a Tool of American Foreign Policy: The Current Dilemma and Future Options"

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Partners in Development: An Analysis of AID-University Relations 1950–1966

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ISBN

Shah, Arup (September 28, 2014). . Global Issues. Retrieved June 13, 2017.

"Foreign Aid for Development Assistance"

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"U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID): Background, Operations, and Issues"

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"Distribution of Personnel: As of June 30, 1948 thru 1976"

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"Historical Bibliography of the United States Agency for International Development"

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"Policy Framework for Bilateral Foreign Aid"

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"Operational Policy (ADS)"

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"Supporting the USAID Mission: Staffing and Activities from Inception to Present Day"

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"USAID Primer: What We Do and How We Do It"

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"USAID Staffing Report to Congress"

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"U.S. Foreign Aid: Meeting the Challenges of the Twenty-first Century (White Paper)"

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U.S. Overseas Loans and Grants: Obligations and Loan Authorizations, July 1, 1945 – September 30, 2015

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Highlights of President Kennedy's New Act for International Development

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"Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (Public Law 187-195), as amended through May 5, 2017"

Official website

in the Federal Register

Agency for International Development

on USAspending.gov

Agency for International Development

in the National Archives

Records of the Agency for International Development (AID)

USAID Development Innovation Ventures

Access over 218,000 USAID documents, reports and publications through USAID's Development Experience Clearinghouse (DEC)

Access over 9,100 USAID project descriptions, 1946–1996, through USAID's Development Experience Clearinghouse (DEC)

FrontLines—the employee news publication of USAID

EM-DAT: The OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database

Archived August 15, 2020, at the Wayback Machine

CE-DAT: The Complex Emergency Database

Eurodad: Aid Effectiveness, Conditionality, Aid Accounting

USAID COVID-19 Resources for Faith and Community Leaders and Organizations