US Foreign aid 101

USG-Funded Family Planning Projects and Safe Abortion: What’s Next for the Mexico City Policy (PLGHA) Under the New Trump Administration?

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If you’re an American health NGO or an international health organization working with US government-funded assistance programs that include abortion as part of family planning, this is essential reading! When President-elect Donald Trump steps into office on January 20, 2025, his early actions will have a significant impact on USG-funded assistance programs. Expect to see … [Read more…]

U.S. aid leaves out local groups addressing food security in Africa, critics say

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One of the biggest challenges facing sub-Saharan African nations is how to help farmers withstand climate and economic headwinds and produce food for a growing population. Critics say most U.S. aid dollars are going to U.S.-based companies with little involvement by locally-led groups closest to the problem. Fred de Sam Lazaro looks at two food … [Read more…]

DRC, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania among 10 states receiving half of aid money to Africa

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Ten countries – Egypt, Ethiopia, Nigeria, DR Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Morocco, Uganda, and Niger – receive nearly half of Africa’s total ODA (46.4%). The Mo Ibrahim Foundation’s latest report, Financing Africa: where is the money? provides a comprehensive analysis of both the financial needs deemed necessary for Africa to meet its development and climate … [Read more…]

Special Inspector General for Operation Atlantic Resolve Launches New Website on Oversight of U.S. Assistance to Ukraine

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On March 19, 2024, the Inspector General (IG) for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), who is the Special Inspector General for Operation Atlantic Resolve, including U.S. assistance to Ukraine, and the IGs for the U.S. Department of State (State) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced the launch of www.UkraineOversight.gov. This new, collaborative … [Read more…]

Payne Fellowship Application Closing Soon!

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The USAID Donald M. Payne International Development Graduate Fellowship Program seeks to attract outstanding individuals who are interested in pursuing careers in the Foreign Service of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). If you want to work on the front lines of some of the most pressing global challenges of our times — poverty, … [Read more…]

What is the Uniform Guidance: 2 CFR 200?

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2 CFR 200, also known as the “Uniform Guidance” consists of Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards. It was issued by The Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) on December 26, 2013 and was compiled from previously separate OMB circulars that addressed separately administrative requirements, audits, and cost principles for specific … [Read more…]

What’s the difference between Program Income and cost share?

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Some sponsored activities generate income as a by-product of the work performed. Federal regulations refer to this as program income. Examples of program income include: Cost sharing occurs when the implementer proposes, and the funder accepts, that a portion of award activities will be funded by the implementer. Once a cost sharing commitment is accepted, … [Read more…]

OMB has published a preview of the upcoming changes to 2 CFR 200 (Uniform Guidance)

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OMB’s Proposed Changes to the Uniform Grants Guidance. Earlier today OMB posted a blog highlighting proposed updates to the Uniform Grants Guidance. OMB concurrently submitted the proposed updates to the Federal Register, which will be posted for public comment soon for a period of 60 days. We will provide an update when the notice is published … [Read more…]