FROM USAID… September 26, 2025 Dear USAID Implementing Partners (IPs), As a follow-on from our last Industry Liaison guidance “USAID Terminated Awards Staffing Assignments” on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, we wanted to provide an update on your organization’s point of contact (POC). As of Friday, September 19, 2025, all USAID terminated awards have been assigned … [Read more…]
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Friday he was handing off the reins of USAID to Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought to “oversee the closeout” of the embattled agency. In addition to his new role shepherding USAID through its final wind down, Vought already serves as the president’s budget chief and helms … [Read more…]
Women’s rights activists in Brussels protested against Donald Trump’s administration plan to destroy $9.7M worth of USAID contraceptives stuck in Belgium. Supplies meant for Tanzania could have prevented 362,000 unwanted pregnancies and saved 700+ women’s lives. MORE
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Israel Peter was 6 years old when Boko Haram Islamic extremists attacked his village in northeastern Nigeria and his family fled. Eight years later, he still hasn’t returned to school. A rare opportunity to change that disappeared this year, when a nonprofit offering free education to Boko Haram victims rejected Peter’s … [Read more…]
As Congress reconvened on Tuesday, activists gathered near the White House to protest against cuts to global HIV funding, calling attention to funds they say are being withheld illegally by the Trump administration despite being appropriated by Congress. The end of the fiscal year 2025 is 30 September, which means the majority of the withheld … [Read more…]
Dear USAID Implementing Partners (IPs), We are writing to provide an update on terminations and closeouts to decommission USAID operations. On July 1, 2025, all active USAID awards were transitioned to the Department of State (DOS). If you have any questions on your active awards, please contact your cognizant point of contact at DOS. A … [Read more…]
FROM USAID… Dear USAID Implementing Partners (IPs), Effective September 2, 2025, USAID headquarters will take over the management and handling of all terminations for all award types to successfully implement a responsible closeout. Awards will be assigned to dedicated Acquisition and Assistance teams which will focus on completing actions related to award termination and closeout. … [Read more…]
Today marks the first day of the State Department’s America First foreign assistance rebranding initiative, led by Marco Rubio. Consistent branding will ensure contributions made by the the United States will be immediately recognized as American. “The redesign is very simple, and that was to recenter and re-anchor the visual identity of American efforts overseas in the … [Read more…]
Federal workers warned for months that the high-energy biscuits would go to waste. Five months into its unprecedented dismantling of foreign-aid programs, the Trump administration has given the order to incinerate food instead of sending it to people abroad who need it. Nearly 500 metric tons of emergency food—enough to feed about 1.5 million children … [Read more…]
The Reagan Building has a history as a hub for federal agencies. Most recently, it served as the headquarters for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), which was forced to vacate its offices earlier this year as part of a broader government restructuring. USAID employees were instructed to clear out their workspaces in February … [Read more…]