The U.S. Agency for International Development has made significant strides throughout President Joe Biden’s four-year term, especially in the area of localization.
The portion of the money that went to local organizations improved in the last four years and different initiatives were implemented to help the agency — albeit slowly — reach its goal of allocating a quarter of its funding to local partners.
Historically, USAID has channeled the bulk of its budget via the assistance mechanism, which includes grants and cooperative agreements. Beginning in 2022, direct payments — another financing method under the assistance mechanism — were utilized as a response to the war in Ukraine.