Who were USAID’s top grantees in 2022?

How much did the U.S. Agency for International Development give through its assistance mechanism in the last fiscal year — and who got the most money? Based on the data from USASpending.gov, USAID obligated $21.9 billion in the fiscal year that ended in September 2022 through grants and cooperative agreements, known as the assistance mechanism. This is up $5.1 billion from the previous year — an increase of more than 30%. This rise closely relates to a massive increase in obligation to the top three multilateral organization grantees — World Food Programme, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development — worth a total of $5.4 billion. Nine of the top 10 international organization grantees are the same as the previous year, with Pact replacing Palladium International. One, Johns Hopkins University, is educational, the rest are nongovernmental and humanitarian organizations. Overall, these grantees received $2.4 billion, or 11.1% of the total obligation. Among the top 10 multilateral institutions, nine are the same as the previous year. The World Bank’s lending arm IBRD replaced the United Nations Development Programme among the top multilaterals. Seven of the other organizations are United Nations agencies, while the remaining two are international partnerships — The Global Fund and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. The top 10 multilateral agencies received $12.2 billion — more than half of all assistance funding. Top 10 international organization grantees 1. FHI 360 Founded: 1971 Location: North Carolina, U.S. Obligated amount in FY 2022: $578.9 million FHI 360 maintained its rank as top grantee, with $578.9 million — $104.1 million more than the previous year. This is the biggest increase among international organization grantees. Among its grants, $281.2 million went to the Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control project — USAID’s five-year project for HIV epidemic control in Kenya. 2. Catholic Relief Services Founded: 1943 Location: Maryland, U.S. Obligated amount in FY 2022: $442.2 million CRS remained the second biggest implementer, with $442.2 million — $4.4 million less than the previous year. Of this, $79.7 million went to the ocean award in Ethiopia. The grant is funded under USAID’s Ocean Freight Reimbursement Program, which reimburses organizations to ship commodities for the agency’s development and humanitarian assistance programs. 3. Save the Children USA Founded: 1932 Location: Connecticut, U.S. Obligated amount in FY 2022: $260.2 million Up $12.4 million from the previous year, Save the Children USA maintained its rank among the top grantees. Its biggest award, worth $28.8 million, will provide health, nutrition, protection, and water, sanitation and hygiene interventions in Somalia. 4. Mercy Corps Founded: 1979 Location: Oregon, U.S. Obligated amount in FY 2022: $259.2 million Mercy Corps climbed a notch on the list, with a $64.8 million increase. It was awarded $36.9 million to address the malnutrition problem in Kenya. The grant is funded under USAID Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance’s Nutrition in the ASALs within Integrated Resilient Institution, or Nawiri, program. 5. Jhpiego Founded: 1973 Location: Maryland, U.S. Obligated amount in FY 2022: $167.9 million Jhpiego saw a $33.9 million increase, placing it a rank higher than the previous year. Of this, $81.3 million is obligated to support a local partner initiative in Kenya. 6. Research Triangle Institute Founded: 1958 Location: North Carolina, U.S. Obligated amount in FY 2022: $153 million RTI International’s total grant money increased by $27.8 million, pushing it two notches up on the list. Among its grants, $50.2 million went to two activities in Bangladesh under the Control & Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases – Element Two, or CEP-NTD, project. RTI International implements the five-year program, which supports interventions in 13 countries in Asia and Africa. 7. Johns Hopkins University Founded: 1876 Location: Maryland, U.S. Obligated amount in FY 2022: $146.6 million Johns Hopkins University remains as one of USAID’s top 10 implementers, receiving $36.1 million more in 2022 than the previous year. It was awarded $98 million to improve the health sector in Ghana, focusing on family planning and reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, malaria, and maternal, newborn, and child health outcomes. 8. Pact Founded: 1971 Location: Washington, D.C., U.S. Obligated amount in FY 2022: $145.9 million Pact received more than twice as much grant money in 2022 than the previous year — up from $70.8 million to $145.9 million — and climbed eight ranks on the list. Among its awards, $57.9 million went to seven activities under the Reaching Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women, Infants, Children, and Youth, or RCAY, project in the Dominican Republic. The program aims to control the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the country. 9. World Vision USA Founded: 1950 Location: Washington, U.S. Obligated amount in FY 2022: $142.7 million World Vision USA’s total obligation increased by $9.5 million. Of this, $24.8 million went to support polio eradication efforts in Ethiopia. The grant is funded under USAID’s CORE Group Polio Project, established in 1999 to fund NGOs working on polio-related interventions in high-risk countries. 10. CARE USA Founded: 1945 Location: Georgia, U.S Obligated amount in FY 2022: $139.7 million CARE USA maintained its rank, receiving $39.2 million more in 2022 than the previous year. Its biggest award supports USAID’s assistance programs in Somalia, worth $32.7 million. Top 10 multilateral organization grantees 1. World Food Programme Founded: 1961 Location: Rome, Italy Obligated amount in FY 2022: $4.6 billion WFP’s total obligated amount increased by $1.7 billion, making it the overall biggest grantee this fiscal year. The agency received a number of large grants to support its operations and activities in several countries, including $517.3 million for Nigeria, $403.4 million for Somalia, and $400 million for Ukraine. 2. The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Founded: 2002 Location: Geneva, Switzerland Obligated amount in FY 2022: $4.1 billion The Global Fund saw the biggest nominal increase among the grantees, worth $2.6 billion. The entire $4.1 billion is allocated as core contribution from USAID. 3. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development Founded: 1944 Location: Washington, D.C., U.S. Obligated amount in FY 2022: $1.2 billion From just $9.2 million in 2021, IBRD’s total obligated amount jumped to $1.2 billion in 2022. This increase is due to a $1 billion allocation to support USAID programs in Ukraine. 4. UNICEF Founded: 1946 Location: New York, U.S. Obligated amount in FY 2022: $868.8 million UNICEF maintained its rank, with a $546.2 million increase from the previous year. The agency was awarded $315.2 million to support humanitarian efforts in Ukraine. 5. Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance Founded: 2000 Location: Geneva, Switzerland Obligated amount in FY 2022: $580 million Gavi saw the biggest dip among the grantees, from $4 billion in FY 2021 to $580 million in FY 2022. In the previous year, its entire grant was allocated for the COVAX facility. This year, the global health partnership received two grants worth $580 million to support its operations — one funded under a $2.5 billion 10-year fund that ended this fiscal year, and another as core contribution to its 2021-2025 strategy. 6. International Organization for Migration Founded: 1951 Location: Grand-Saconnex, Switzerland Obligated amount in FY 2022: $354.5 million IOM’s total obligation increased by more than two-thirds compared to the previous year — from $143 million to $354.5 million. Of this, $54.8 million was awarded to provide emergency shelters and settlements and support WASH activities in Afghanistan. 7. Food and Agriculture Organization Founded: 1945 Location: Rome, Italy Obligated amount in FY 2022: $254.6 million Up $157.9 million, FAO maintained its rank among the top implementers. Among its biggest awards is a $42.3 million grant supporting its humanitarian activities in Somalia. 8. World Health Organization Founded: 1948 Location: Geneva, Switzerland Obligated amount in FY 2022: $216.9 million WHO dipped by two ranks compared to the previous year, although its total award increased by $79.6 million. It received $80.5 million for core contribution to its operations and another $73 million to support its global polio eradication and immunization campaign. 9. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Founded: 1991 Location: New York, U.S. Obligated amount in FY 2022: $105.1 million UNOCHA received $35.3 million more this year. More than half of its grant, worth $66.4 million, will support the agency’s humanitarian coordination, information management, and assessment activities. 10. United Nations Office for Project Services Founded: 1973 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Obligated amount in FY 2022: $60.1 million UNOPS dipped a notch on the list, with its total money only increasing by almost $700,000. Similar to the previous fiscal year, the bulk of this, worth $46.1 million, went to the Stop TB Partnership in Nigeria. 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