Over the past few months, Devex has reported extensively on the U.S. Agency for International Development’s funding through its acquisition and assistance mechanisms — which include contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements.
Based on USAspending.gov, USAID obligated $5.5 billion through contracts in the fiscal year 2021.
We found out that of this amount, only $95 million went to local suppliers in lower-, middle-, and upper-middle-income countries, where local organizations are defined as those implementing projects in their own countries.