8 days ago // The Future of US Aid
A breakdown of the compromise appropriations bill that defied the Trump administration’s ambition to cut foreign aid by nearly half.
15 days ago // The future of US Aid
The Millennium Challenge Corporation had almost the same budget for anticipated awards as in the last fiscal year, but for a much smaller number of contracts.
23 days ago // Funding insights
We crunched the latest data to see how the Development Assistance Committee member countries disbursed $92.4 billion on sector-specific activities in 2024.
29 days ago // Philanthropy
The billionaire philanthropist spent over $7 billion, putting her at almost the same spending level as the Gates Foundation. And giving focused on the global south grew faster than the rest.
about 2 months ago // The Trump Effect
Once paralyzed by upheaval, U.S. foreign aid is now trickling back out the door, totaling $4.7 billion since July as the State Department races to regain lost ground.
about 2 months ago // Funding Insights
Latest data shows that a significant amount of foreign assistance obligated largely during the Biden administration survived this year's aid purge.
about 2 months ago // Funding insights
Although still significant, the U.S. government's disbursements in fiscal year 2025 were half its spending in the previous year.
2 months ago // Funding insights
AidData’s latest report shows that $253.1 billion of Chinese funding was spent or committed in other countries between 2018 and 2021.
3 months ago // Funding insights
Our findings show that less than a fifth of the Oak Foundation's total grants in 2024 went to low- and middle-income countries.
3 months ago // Funding insights
Between 2021 and 2025, the multilateral facility approved 1,162 projects across five key areas.