The “lead international humanitarian and development arm of the US government”, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) had a budget of over $50 billion. It was one of the largest official aid agencies in the world and accounts for more than half of all U.S. foreign assistance. It was formed on November 3, 1961. Its motto was "From the American people".
In early, 2025, the government of USA ordered a near-total freeze on all foreign aid. Elon Musk, head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), announced its intention of shutting down USAID.
USAID claimed: "U.S. foreign assistance has always had the twofold purpose of furthering America's foreign policy interests in expanding democracy and free markets while improving the lives of the citizens of the developing world."
In Killing hope: U.S. military and CIA interventions since World War II (2003), William Blum pointed out that in the 1960s and early 1970s, USAID had "a close working relationship with the CIA, and Agency officers often operated abroad under USAID cover."
In American torture: from the Cold War to Abu Ghraib and beyond (2007), Michael Otterman wrote about Office of Public Safety, a now-disbanded division of USAID as an example of a front for training foreign police in counterinsurgency methods including torture techniques.
In USAID vs. Alliance for Open Society International (2013), the US Supreme Court in a 6–2 decision ruled in a majority written by Chief Justice John Roberts that the government cannot force a private organization to publicly profess a viewpoint that mirrors the government's view but is not held by the organization itself. Such a requirement would be considered a form of "leveraging" and violated the First Amendment protection of free speech. Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas jointly filed a dissenting opinion arguing that the majority's ruling would prevent government funding for specific ideological programs. In a new set of lawsuits while the Court upheld the Supreme Court decision but in 2020, the Supreme Court ruled in a 5–3 decision in US Agency for International Development vs. Alliance for Open Society International Inc. (2020) (AOSI II) that the foreign affiliates were considered separate non-American entities of the American NGOs. Therefore, they did not enjoy the First Amendment freedom of speech protections rights.
The Court issued its opinion on June 29, 2020. The 5–3 majority decision reversed the Second Circuit. Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote the major opinion joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch. Kavanaugh wrote that two factors affect the Court's judgment. First, the foreign affiliates are legally separate entities from the American NGOs, and secondly, "because foreign organizations operating abroad do not possess constitutional rights, those foreign organizations do not have a First Amendment right to disregard the policy requirement."
In a concurring opinion, Justice Thomas expressed his "continued disagreement" of the 2013 Court decision, stating the federal government's rule "does not violate the First Amendment for a far simpler reason: It does not compel anyone to say anything."
Justice Stephen Breyer wrote the dissent joined by Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor. Breyer wrote that the foreign NGOs were clearly extensions of the American NGOs, and that the American NGOs "speak[s] through clearly identified affiliates that have been incorporated overseas" as his reason to apply the same 2013 decision to those foreign NGOs.
It has come to light that over the last four years, India received $650 million from USAID, bringing its total allocation since 2001 at $2.86 billion in the supreme interest of India. It is yet to be ascertained as to who gained more from the magnanimity of the USAID.
Oxford Policy Management Limited has announced that USAID India is "Advancing the US-India Partnership Platform (APP):Enhancing the integration of collaborating, learning, and adapting (CLA) throughout the design and implementation of USAID India’s activities to advance the US-India development relationship."
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) India Advancing the US-India Partnership Platform (APP) Activity is a five-year central Mission platform that will integrate collaborating, learning, and adapting (CLA) throughout the design and implementation of USAID/India’s activities to advance the US-India development relationship. It is a task order under the Evaluation, Monitoring, and Learning Services (EVAL-ME II) Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract mechanism.
APP provides technical assistance in Program Cycle processes: strategy formulation; activity design; monitoring; research and evaluation; collaborating, learning & adapting; organizational development support and a meeting and partnership development centre.
Led by International Development Group (IDG) LLC, it is part of this consortium supporting on strengthening the organizational development mandate and the monitoring, evaluation, assessment and learning activities.
It claims that it delivers this vision alongside partners such as Population Council of India (PCI) and Sattva Consulting.
APP works for strengthening monitoring, verification, and reporting systems to enhance USAID/India Mission programmatic effectiveness and accountability to stakeholders.
APP is strengthening the design of and implementation of evaluations, assessments, and analyses to enable the Mission to make informed decisions and utilize learning
It supports the activity design process to influence complex systems, leverage resources, and integrate activities to achieve higher level results and sustainability of outcomes
It supports development of evaluation methodologies and SoWs. Develop/update strong theory of change (TOC), AMELPS, and other required documents.
It conducts stakeholder and political economy analyses using systems thinking and collective action
It empowers Mission staff for adaptive management and improve coordination and collaboration with external stakeholders to enhance institutional learning and program effectiveness
It supports strategy development and process management as part of the program cycle to enable continuous planning, delivering, assessing, and adapting of development programs
It adopts a comprehensive multi-sectoral approach that combines evidence-based methodologies and innovative tools to deliver impactful outcomes. It is committed to providing demand-based support across the policy cycle.
APP supports USAID/India and its implementing partners to generate high-quality data and plan effectively for monitoring progress and learning to advance goals mutually defined in cooperation with the Government of India (GOI) and the regional partner governments. This support platform will contribute to the development of a state-of-the-art Mission-wide monitoring and evaluation regime and advance the USAID/India Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS), its projects and activities, by providing design, monitoring, evaluation, assessment, and learning, and organizational development services.
1. On August 10, 2021, USAID and Bihar Department of Environment, Forest and Climate Change jointly launched a new forest monitoring tool to improve forest monitoring, planning, and management utilising satellite images and geo-analytics. While launching the tool USAID/India Deputy Mission Director Karen Klimowski said that in India, USAID invests in forest conservation, management, and restoration to build a sustainable and climate-resilient future for people and nature.
USAID was hopeful that this new tool will increase the accuracy and consistency of forest landscape monitoring in the state of Bihar. State Principal Secretary (Forest) thanked USAID and said, “the Department of Environment, Forest and Climate Change will scale up the use of the monitoring tool--which was tested in Gaya--to other parts of Bihar.” Around the world, healthy forests provide food, jobs, clean water, and resilience to climate-related shocks, while storing carbon. Effective and consistent forest monitoring and management is critical, given the complex nature of each ecosystem. USAID, in partnership with the Government of India, is improving the rehabilitation and management of more than one million hectares of India’s forests. These better managed forests pull more carbon out of the air, enhance water yields, and improve livelihoods for indigenous and tribal communities. With a quarter of India’s population dependent on forests, support for these communities is critical not only to combat climate change, but advance inclusive development and economic growth for communities in rural areas. USAID/India's forestry activities, in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, supports important priorities of U.S. and Indian governments, contributing to the Climate Action and Finance Mobilization Dialogue of the U.S.-India Climate and Clean Energy Agenda 2030 Partnership. The forestry pillar of the Climate Action and Finance Mobilization Dialogue will strengthen U.S-India collaboration on nature-based solutions, with a focus on managing forests to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance carbon sequestration. The new tool provides reliable baseline information through remote sensing, instead of relying solely on field visits, which will help the Bihar Department of Environment, Forest and Climate Change significantly reduce the time and resources required to implement and plan forestry interventions. Importantly, the tool is also low cost and easy to navigate. The tool has been developed under USAID’s Forest-PLUS 2.0 program, which is a five-year joint program with the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India. Forest-PLUS 2.0 works in Bihar, Kerala, and Telangana to manage forests, which are an important component of broad-based, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth that meets local needs and addresses global environmental challenges. Now the webpage page of USAID announcing the launch has become inactive.
2. USAID webpage had a document on Bihar that discussed how "Twice since 1965, Bihar has shot into world's news with two successive years of drought and one of the world's worst famines." The page is no more available on the web.
3. On 21 April 2024, USAID India tweeted on x saying, "Learning from the past to enrich our future. Recently, @USAIDIndiaMD had an inspiring trip to Bihar, witnessing how @USAID's work advances". Now this web page has vanished.
4. There is a web page on facebook dated December 22, 2024 which reads: "USAID India's IPEL and MANTRA partner in #Bihar to enhance the foundational learning of children in the state. The two partners together aim to build the capacities of District Institutes of Education and Training (DIETs) to improve teacher training and educational practices as well as empower Head Teachers to serve as mentors, enabling them to support teachers and improve classroom practices. This collaboration is a significant step towards creating impactful and sustainable foundational learning outcomes across the state. India Partnership for Early Learning (IPEL) is a project supported by USAID, focuses on improving foundational learning (FL) service delivery at primary schools in Bihar, Jharkhand, UP and Delhi. It promoted Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN).IPEL's innovative approach to transforming foundational learning systems was presented to U.S. Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti.
On December 1, 2022, IPE Global reported "Transforming Delivery of Quality Health Services in Labour Rooms in Bihar during Covid-19". Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of India launched an ambitious program LaQshya in 2017 with objective of reducing maternal and new-born morbidity and mortality by Improving quality of care around birth in Labour rooms, Maternity Operation Theatres, Obstetrics Intensive Care Units (ICUs) & High Dependency Units (HDUs). This program has been initiated in high delivery load facilities of Bihar including 143 facilities of 13 aspirational districts. During FY -2020-21 Labour room & Maternity OT of District Hospital-Moitihari, East Champaran has been qualified for state level assessment.
Government of Bihar has been actively following the due processes and getting its facilities LaQshya certified. Quality Improvement in labour room and maternity OT is being assessed through National Quality Assurance Standards (NQAS). Every facility achieving 70% score on NQAS is certified as LaQshya certified facility. Norway India Partnership Initiative (NIPI) has been supporting State of Bihar to achieve LaQshya certification by conducting gap analysis, periodic assessments and sharing plans for improvement with the facilities. State Health Society, Bihar has entrusted NIPI, along with other development partners, with the task of conducting state level assessment of LR & OT in District hospitals and other health facilities selected under LaQshya program. NIPI has been asked specifically to support state level assessment in aspirational districts.
NIPI team supported the State Health Society, Bihar for conducting state level assessment of labor room and Maternity OT of District Hospital- Motihari. Two-member committee comprising member from NIPI & CARE visited DH-Motihari on 12th & 13th February, 2021 for assessment. Opening meeting was held in the chairmanship of Deputy Superintendent, Hospital Manager, Labor room Circle in charge, OT circle in charge and staff nurses posted in LR & maternity OT. Assessment was completed by using standard checklist focusing on key 8 areas (service provision, patient rights, inputs, support services, clinical services, infection control, quality management and outcomes).
5. Two years ago, in Aropur, Bihar, an area with severe water shortages, USAID India representatives met with village leaders and local partners supported by USAID.
6. 3 years ago, USAID India announced on twitter that UAID India is proud of its association with AIIMS Patna, Bihar Health Department and Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare NDIA in their efforts to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic.
7. On March 11, 2021, USAID India announced on twitter USAID-supported Forest-PLUS 2.0 project provides gender awareness and leadership training to female forestry in Bihar.
8. USAID India talked about "Food Security Activities in Bihar" during 2014-15.
9. USAID and BMGF Team Meet CSISA’s Women Farmers’ Group, ‘Kisan Sakhi’: A group of 345 women farmers actively participated in an interaction session jointly organized by CSISA and its partner agency in Bihar, the Jyoti Mahila Samakhya federation (under the aegis of Bihar Mahila Samakhya, Indian government’s programme on women’s equality) on 1 April, 2014 in Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. The event provided an opportunity to the visiting teams from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) to interact with the women farmers’ group and to understand how CSISA is helping them with improved climate resilient and sustainable agricultural practices. The delegation was composed of Bahiru Duguma and Srivalli Krishnan from USAID India and Hari Menon and Brantley Browning from BMGF. Bihar Mahila Samakhya’s state and district level officials and members of the CSISA Bihar Hub also participated in the discussions. Kisan Sakhi, meaning “a woman farmer friend,” is an initiative jointly started by CSISA and the Bihar Mahila Samakhya that aims to disseminate new farming technologies and practices to help empower women farmers in Bihar. Six blocks have been identified–Bochaha, Bandra, Aurai, Gai Ghat, Musahri and Kudhni—in the district Muzaffarpur for the pilot work. At the meeting, the women farmers talked enthusiastically about the need to scale out new technologies among women farmers. “Imparting knowledge and skill is more important than providing short-term monetary support from a project,” a group member said. Contrary to a common perception that women in agriculture are not empowered decision-makers, about 15 percent of the group members identified themselves as land owners and said that they’re are involved in decision making in terms of taking land on rent and carrying out farming operations to sustain their livelihoods. After highlighting that manual rice transplanting can cause health problems like backache, skin infections and fatigue, many women in the group showed a keen interest in machine transplanting. Most of the women farmers also said that they were worried about the high cost of cultivation and added that zero tillage technology is helping them to reduce cultivation costs.
CSISA has introduced to the Kisan Sakhi members new technologies like improved weed management, intercropping in maize, intensification of cropping systems with summer green gram, machine transplanting of rice under non-puddled conditions and management of community nurseries. CSISA also aims to support champion women farmer entrepreneurs, who could deliver custom hire services for community nurseries and machine transplanting. Women members expressed appreciation for the CSISA training on safety measures for spraying pesticides as they had not followed any protective measures in the past. The women farmers who had earlier participated in CSISA’s training on weed management said that they were able to arrest the losses caused by weeds with the help of improved weed management. They also reported encouraging results from zero tillage and intercropping of maize with potato or peas.
10. Empowering Communities-REACH reachindia.org.in refers to CFCS 9 project. Strengthening TB Mukt Vahini, Bihar's survivor-led network Supported by USAID.
11. USAID supported National Initiative for School Heads Teachers' Holistic Advancement (NISHTHA) in 12 states including Bihar. The Department of School Education and Literacy has launched a National Mission to improve learning outcomes at the elementary level through an Integrated Teacher Training Programme called National Initiative for School Heads Teachers' Holistic Advancement (NISHTHA) under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Samagra Shiksha in 2019-20. NISHTHA is a capacity building programme for "Improving Quality of School Education through Integrated Teacher Training". It aimed to build competencies among all the teachers and school principals at the elementary stage. NISHTHA is the world's largest teachers' training programme of its kind. BMGF supported comprehensive primary health care (CPHC) in UP and Bihar. CPHC UP and Bihar. A decade ago, Gates Foundation formed a partnership with the Government of Bihar to improve health outcomes in the areas of maternal and child health, nutrition, family planning, immunization, and infectious disease elimination. We have since expanded our focus to include strengthening health systems, boosting agricultural production, and promoting women’s economic empowerment, in step with the Government of Bihar’s development goals.
12. USAID/ India partnered with The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), South Asia, for a four-year intervention (October 2016 – September 2020) to scale out weather-resilient agricultural interventions through the Climate Smart Village (CSV) approach. The focus was on a basket of synergistic options, rather than on single technology to improve cropping and livestock development in targeted areas as a means of enhancing resilience to climate variability. Scaling through local institutions and convergence with government programmes has been a key strategy to promote resilience building at a larger scale. CCAFS provided technical leadership and overall guidance to BAIF (an NGO) which was implementing the project on the ground. The project demonstrated a portfolio of weather resilient technologies, practices and services in 75 villages of Uttar Pradesh (Mathura district), Bihar (Nalanda district) and Madhya Pradesh (Betul district).
13. India Partnership for Early Learning (IPEL) Project is an innovative five-year project supported by USAID that aims to transform the foundational learning (FL) service delivery for public schools across 137 districts in the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, and the Municipal Corporation (SDMC).
14. In 2019, Ministry of Power (MoP) in association with USAID organized a consultative workshop on national rollout of smart prepaid metering. A continuous, systematic, and transparent documenting of lessons from the current large scale roll-outs in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Madhya Pradesh is recommended towards this goal. Given the fact that the large scale roll-out of smart meters is underway, there is a compelling logic to safeguard data privacy and data sharing protocols for data being collected.
15. Population Research Centre, formerly known as Demographic Research Centre, was established in the Department of Statistics, Patna University has completed many studies sponsored by USAID, UNFPA, UNICEF, Population Council (New York), Care-India, etc.
16. USAID - Family Journal: To tackle the problem of school dropouts in India, USAID started a pilot program in Samastipur district of Bihar. It designed a solution to engage the parents in a visual dialogue about the importance of their children’s education. The family journal was a product of a short but intensive period spent in the district of Samastipur, listening to the teachers of schools which were participating in the School Dropout Prevention Program and creating a print solution that would engage the parents in a dialogue to make them understand the importance of their child attending school regularly. The challenge: most parents are illiterate. Its aim was to have the parents report the attendance of their children to the school on a regular basis in a simple manner. The solution was a visual calendar for the parents to simply mark whether their child went to the school or not and if not, then mark the reason for the absence. At the beginning of the journal was a small instruction guide for the children to explain to their parents, the simple procedure of the marking. It also adapted the classic snakes and ladders game to engage the children and parents in a subtle dialogue about the pros and cons of going to school and encouragement and discouragement of the 2 cases, subsequently.
17. U.S. Charge d’ Affaires to CSISA Visited ICAR-RCER, Patna, 16th June 2014, Patna, Michael Pelletier, U.S. Charge d’ Affaires and Ms. Helen LaFave, Consul General in Kolkata visited Sabajpura research farm of ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region (ICAR-RCER), Patna on 16th June, 2014. The objective of this visit was to monitor the progress of Cereal System Initiatives for South Asia (CSISA) Research Platform activities funded by USAID and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The Project activities are aimed at improving agricultural productivity of small and marginal farmers of Bihar through sustainable improvement in the cereal production systems under the emerging scenario of climatic stresses. Dr. B.P. Bhatt, Director, ICAR-RCER welcomed the dignitaries and gave a brief introduction about the institute. A meeting of the officials of US embassy was arranged with CSISA hub officials, scientists of ICAR, women self help groups and service providers from different districts of Bihar. During the interaction session with stakeholders, dignitaries enquired about the problems faced by service providers; demand of small and marginal farmers to access the services; conviction of farmers regarding the usefulness of small farm mechanization to mitigate labour and energy crisis; and integration of women self help groups in mechanized agricultural operations. Dignitaries were satisfied that the project is helping small farmers through access to cost and energy saving innovations and technologies. They appreciated the partnerships of ICAR with CIMMYT and state government for giving fruitful results in improving the cereal system productivity and sustainability in the region. Dr. Abdul Haris, Principal Scientist and PI, CSISA Platform Research, ICAR-RCER briefed about the agricultural scenario in Bihar. Dr. R.K. Mallick, CSISA Hub Manager, Bihar; Dr. Virender Kumar, Agronomist(CSISA); Dr. S. Punia, Agronomist, CSISA; and members of self help groups from different districts of Bihar were also present during the visit. (Source: ICAR-RCER, Patna)
18. The Health Policy Unit of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) is supported by the Health Policy Project (HPP), funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and implemented by Futures Group that contributes to improved health through strengthening the efficiency, effectiveness, and equity of health systems. Policy Unit members include Dr RK Srivastava, Jay Prakash, Ayusmati Das, Dr Priyanka Singh, Dr Honey Tanwar, and Ripunjay Kumar.
19. Reliance Foundation, USAID invited grant applications for 'WomenConnect' Challenge India Round Two in October 2022.
20. technical assistance and additional funding for NFHS-5 was provided by the USAID-supported Demographic and Health Surveys Program, ICF, USA.
21. Visit of USAID Delegation on 22 July 2014: USA and India have been working together for over a decade to strengthen Disaster Management System in India. Much of this collaboration has been through U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Some of the key Collaborative Programmes include the Programme for the Enhancement of Emergency Response (PEER), the Climate Forecast Systems (CFS), a component of the Disaster Management Support (DMS) project, the Incident Command System (ICS) and The GOI-UNDP Disaster Risk Management Programme (CBDRM).
An USAID delegation visited NIDM on 21 July in context of a retrospective study of U.S. - India Collaboration in Disaster Management to document the lessons learned and to identify the critical inputs that contributed to success of the collaboration. USAID was represented by Michael Ernst, Regional Advisor for South Asia, Ms Nina Minka, former project manager of the Disaster Management Support Project, Ms. Balaka Dey and Mr. Balaji Singh, Country Liaison, U.S. Forest Service International Programme Unit. The delegation was hosted by Dr. Satendra (ED, NIDM), Maj Gen Dr. V. K. Naik and Col. P.K. Pathak at the NIDM.
The NIDM has customised the Incident Response System (IRS) modules in strategic partnership with the USAID and continues to impart IRS training to Disaster Management professionals at National Level. The USAID delegation shared their experience in implementing the project and highlighted the success of the joint programme. In order to get a meaningful feedback on the utility of IRS and its implementation at grass root level a joint national workshop at the NIDM was discussed. Experience sharing by representatives of the states like Assam and Goa which have notified the IRS for Disaster Management in state is under consideration.
The ED briefed the delegation on functioning of the NIDM and its latest initiatives in Capacity Building and training to include the India Disaster Knowledge Network (IDKN) and India Disaster Resource Network (IDRN). The USAID delegation was appreciative of the activities of the NIDM in Capacity Building on Disaster Management across the country and was very enthusiastic towards continuing their ongoing partnership in the field of Disaster Management.
22. The Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) project launched in 2009, supported by BMGF and USAID, endeavours to reach over 8 million small and marginal farmers to improve agriculture yields and farmer’s income in a sustainable manner. A collaborative project, led by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) and jointly implemented by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), CSISA is a science-driven and impact-oriented regional initiative, aimed at increasing productivity of cereal-based cropping systems in India (Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha) Nepal and Bangladesh.
23. USAID Projects and Activities: india · Activity. Support for Water and Sanitation in India (SUWASI) · Partnership. Women + Water Alliance Central Program.
24. Since 1995, USAID has partnered with the Government of India and civil society to improve the prevention and care for populations most at risk of HIV.
25. There was a collaboration between the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Sesame Workshop India Trust.
26. In India, USAID served as the South-Asian hub for implementing U.S. goals towards a free and open Indo-Pacfic Region.
27. USAID in partnership with the Government of India, is transforming maternal & child health by expanding innovative healthcare models across 15 districts.
28. USAID Advancing Nutrition worked in India from September 2021 to November 2023.
29. USAID supported the health sector in India for the past 70 years with strategic investments that ensure better health outcomes.
30. USAID partnered with the Government of India, the private sector and civil society to strengthen the impact, reach, affordability and quality of health services. It partnered with the Government of India to improve the health of women, children, and communities.
31. Karen Klimowski, Acting Mission Director for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in India, extends the SGP to September 30, 2026.
32. USAID/India sought application(s) from qualified entities to implement the activity titled, “FIRE- UP: Fostering improvement in RH/FP uptake by Empowering Young Populations activity.” Eligibility for this award was not restricted. The deadline was 5/22/2023.
33. USAID/India sought concept papers for a Fixed Amount Cooperative Agreement from qualified entities to implement the “Health Systems Strengthening (HSS) Activity.” Eligibility was open to all U.S., local, and international non-governmental organizations.
34. USAID funding to India analyzed from 2015 to 2024, showing minimal impact on India's health and economic sectors. From 2015 to 2024, India received around $1.5 billion from the USAID, and the share of funding to India remained flat in this period in the range of 0.2 per cent to 0.4 per cent of USAID’s total global funding. In 2014, around $120.4 million was disbursed to India, which increased to $136.3 million in 2018. In the post-pandemic years, it has been growing, with 2022 recording the highest disbursements with $251.2 million in total. However, it dipped to $159.7 million in 2024.
35. US government funded India’s health sector with around $54.7 million in 2020, which increased to $189.5 million in 2022. However, it declined to $79.3 million in 2024. They provided around $17.2 million in 2020 for its economic development, which rose to 26.7 million in 2023 and further increased to $34.4 million in 2024.
36. The top programmes funded by USAID in India in 2024 were in the health sector. The Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal, Child, and Adolescent Health Alliance Partnership, the programme that focuses on ending maternal and child deaths in India, received the highest funding from the US Agency for International Development, amounting to $10.2 million.
The US Department of State provided funds to Project Accelerate, aimed at preventing HIV/AIDS in India, with $7.2 million under USAID. The agency funded $6.6 million towards the socio-economic development of the Tibetan communities who are residing in South Asia.
37. January 5, 2024, pmindia.gov.in announced "Cabinet approves signing of a MoU between India and United States for International Development/India (USAID/India) for supporting Indian Railways to achieve Mission Net Zero Carbon Emission". The announcement reads: The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today was apprised of signing of Memorandum of Understanding between India and United States for International Development/India (USAID/India) on June 14, 2023 for supporting Indian Railways to achieve Mission Net Zero Carbon Emission by 2030. The MoU provides a platform for Indian Railways to interact and share the latest developments and knowledge in the railway sector. The MoU facilitates utility modernization, advanced energy solutions and systems, regional energy and market integration and private sector participation and engagement, training and seminars/workshops focusing on specific technology areas like Renewable Energy, energy efficiency and other interactions for knowledge sharing. Earlier, USAID/India had also worked with IR focused on deployment of rooftop solar across railway platforms. The MoU signed by Indian Railways with United States Agency for International Development/India is for enabling energy self-sufficiency with the following understanding:
Both the Participants intend to jointly work broadly on the following key activity areas with details to be agreed separately:
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