U.S. Foreign Assistance

InterAction engages with policymakers about the critical role of U.S. foreign assistance and advocates for robust federal funding for international development and humanitarian programs implemented by U.S.-based NGOs.

Knowing that U.S. assistance is crucial to alleviating poverty, creating sustainable development, combating climate change, and fending off rising authoritarianism, InterAction's Global Development Policy and Learning team convenes and mobilizes InterAction Member organizations for coordinated outreach with Congress and the executive branch.

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U.S. Foreign Assistance

Aid Delivers: Foreign Assistance in the 118th Congress

Explore our guide to understand the basics of international development, humanitarian action, and U.S. foreign assistance programs.

InterAction

Feb 6, 2023

U.S. Foreign Assistance

Response to Senate Appropriations Committee’s Bipartisan Passage of the FY2025 State, Foreign Operations Bill

“InterAction deeply appreciates the Senate Appropriation Committee’s passage of the State, Foreign Operations bill. With the leadership of Senator Coons and Senator Graham, the bill provides $61.6 billion in total funding, a $3.2 billion (5.6%) increase on the Fiscal Year 2024 enacted levels."

InterAction

Jul 26, 2024

U.S. Foreign Assistance

Launching InterAction’s Congressional Fellowship Program

As Congress and the U.S. government continue to invest billions in development and humanitarian assistance, debates over these programs have sharpened and oversight has deepened.

Tom Buttry

Jun 17, 2024

U.S. Foreign Assistance

Statement on the House’s Proposed Farm Bill Text

On May 17, Chairman Thompson of the House Agriculture Committee released the Farm, Food, and National Security Act, his proposed bill text for reauthorization of…

InterAction

May 22, 2024

U.S. Foreign Assistance

Response to House Appropriations Committee’s State, Foreign Operations FY2025 Allocation

In the wake of the House taking leadership to deliver a desperately needed infusion of emergency supplemental funding, the State, Foreign Operations allocation reported out of the House Appropriations Committee is stunningly low.

InterAction

May 16, 2024

U.S. Foreign Assistance

USAID has received a multibillion cash injection. What next?

Devex

Apr 24, 2024

U.S. Foreign Assistance

Response to Four-Part Foreign Aid Package That Was Passed by the House

InterAction deeply appreciates the House’s passage of $9.2 billion in global humanitarian funding as part of supplemental appropriations, which provides urgent food, water, and shelter to people around the world.

InterAction

Apr 20, 2024

U.S. Foreign Assistance

What MAGA has planned for USAID — and the world

“Could the Trump administration implement these ideas mentioned in Project 2025? Yes," said Tom Hart, the president of InterAction. “Should they? That is an entirely different question.”

via Devex

Apr 4, 2024

U.S. Foreign Assistance

Launching Choose to Invest FY2025

The answer is clear: for less than 1% of the federal budget, the United States’ global development and humanitarian assistance can lift millions of people out of poverty, end extreme hunger, protect human rights, build resilience, and promote responsive democratic governance—all while advancing core American values and economic and security interests.

InterAction

Mar 28, 2024

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