Resources on the Impact on Foreign Assistance

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SID-United States

SID-US is a non-advocacy organization dedicated to providing a forum for knowledge sharing and networking for the international development community. This resource page was created to provide our members and the broader community with resources related to recent Executive Orders affecting international development. The purpose of this resource page is to provide accurate, up-to-date, and nonpartisan information on executive actions that impact foreign assistance, as well as guidance from our members and others on how to navigate the changes.

We hope that this page serves as a resource for our members, as well as for the public and others looking for government documents, directives, and help-aids for implementers. This resource page will prioritize transparency and factual reporting, ensuring users can access reliable information without advocacy or political bias.

Please check back often as we continue to update this page.

Executive Orders and Other Government Communications

Building an America First State Department, April 22, 2025

SCOTUS No. 24A831 Department of State et al v. AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition et al, March 5, 2025

Memo from OMB re: Agency Foreign Assistance Review (FAR) Data Call, February 26, 2025

Notification of Administrative Leave - USAID, February 23, 2025

House Committee on Foreign Affairs Hearing - The USAID Betrayal, February 13, 2025

Letter from U.S. Senators to Secretary Rubio on Forced Recall of USAID Staff, February 7, 2025

Hearing Notice for February 13 - House Committee on Foreign Affairs, February 6, 2025

Chairman Mast Issues Statement on Potential USAID Reorganization - House Committee on Foreign Affairs, February 4, 2025

Memorandum from Chairman Mast to House GOP Leadership, House Foreign Affairs Committee Republicans, February 3, 2025

Letter from Secretary Rubio to lawmakers authorizing Peter W. Marocco, Deputy Administrator of USAID, to begin review of the Agency, February 3, 2025

Letter from U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations - Democratic Members to Secretary Rubio regarding USAID, February 2, 2025

Additional Information on USAID’s Implementation of the Executive Order on Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid, January 28, 2025

America First Policy Directive To The Secretary Of State – The White House, January 20, 2025

Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs And Preferencing – The White House, January 20, 2025

Reevaluating And Realigning United States Foreign Aid – The White House, January 20, 2025

Events, Recordings, & Resources from SID-US Members

[Resource] Global Procurement Pulse - Daily Tracker SheetAthena Infonomics (Updated Daily)

[Resource] USAID and Foreign Assistance Facts – InterAction, February 5, 2025

[Resource] Facts on Foreign Assistance Executive Order Pause and Review – InterAction, February 5, 2025

[Recording] Analyses for Government Contractors – Nichols Liu LLP, February 3, 2025

[Resource] Navigating the Foreign Assistance Pause – Humentum, January 29, 2025

Other Resources

[Resource] Staff Care Resources – The KonTerra Group

[News] Trump’s first 100 days: Tracking the impact on development work – Devex (Updated Daily)

[News] Funding freeze fallout: Tracking furloughs, layoffs, and cuts – Devex (Updated Daily)

[Analysis] Answering the Call: The Foreign Assistance Review – Center for Strategic & International Studies, February 28, 2025

[News] Democrats introduce new legislation to protect USAID – Devex, February 12, 2025

[News] Major new lawsuit filed by USAID contractors, NGOs challenges aid freeze – Devex, February 11, 2025

[News] Members of US Congress urge Trump to reconsider WHO withdrawal – Devex, February 3, 2025

[News] Scoop: USAID closes headquarters Monday amid Trump transition chaos – Devex, February 3, 2025

[Recording] Stop Work Orders & Terminations Under USAID Contracts – Avallon Consulting, January 2025

[Recording] Suspension Orders under Grants & Cooperative Agreements – Avallon Consulting, January 2025

[News] 5 key questions about the US foreign aid halt, funding freeze – Devex, January 29, 2025

[Resource] Supporting US organizations: up to 90 days of free access to tenders and grants – DevelopmentAid, January 29, 2025

 

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