The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) obligated a total of $24.5 billion in program funds for fiscal year 2015. The agency’s funding was distributed across various countries, with the top 20 benefiting countries receiving a significant portion of the funds.
Afghanistan received the largest amount of funding, with $980.2 million obligated in FY 2015. Liberia received $722.9 million, followed by Jordan with $677.4 million. Syria, Ukraine, Pakistan, Kenya, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Tanzania, West Bank and Gaza, Uganda, South Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Haiti, Egypt, Zambia, South Africa, and Mozambique also received significant funding.
The majority of USAID’s funding was obligated to the World Bank Group, with $1.3 billion allocated in FY 2015. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) received $1.7 billion, while the Partnership for Supply Chain Management received $727.2 million. Chemonics International, John Snow, Inc., and Family Health International were among the top vendors, receiving $558.7 million, $425.9 million, and $361 million, respectively.
In terms of program areas, the largest allocation was to the Health sector, with $6 billion obligated in FY 2015. The Protection, Assistance and Solutions sector received $4.1 billion, followed by the Agriculture sector with $999.5 million. The Financial Sector and Education sectors also received significant funding, with $891.5 million and $843.3 million allocated, respectively.
The top 10 bureaus that obligated the most program funds for FY 2015 were DCHA, AFR, GH, OAPA, ME, ASIA, LAC, E+E, BFS, and M. DCHA obligated the largest amount, with $4.5 billion allocated in FY 2015. The basis of calculation for the top 40 vendors report was net unilateral obligations and sub-obligations, including both program and operational funds, including prior period adjustments.