We further learned on March 28, 2025, that all remaining USAID employees will not be integrated into a reconfigured State Department as previously suggested but will instead be terminated in two upcoming tranches—the first on June 1 and the second on September 1, 2025, effectively ending the agency’s six-decade institutional legacy
- Programming Status:
- 898 active programs valued at $78 billion total, with $8.3 billion remaining unobligated
- 467 active contracts for critical internal operations (audits, IT, facilities)
- 5,341 awards terminated since January 20, 2025, representing $75.9 billion in total estimated cost and $27.7 billion in unobligated savings
- Personnel Status:
- 869 U.S. Direct Hire (USDH) personnel are actively working
- 3,848 USDH personnel on paid administrative leave
- 1,602 staff affected by Reduction-In-Force (RIF) with separations scheduled for April/May 2025
- 270 of 300 previously terminated probationary employees have been reinstated following court orders
- Financial Operations:
- New payment procedures were established after addressing issues in the payment systems
- $257.8 million disbursed between March 10-21, 2025 (approximately $25 million per business day)
- Payments cover both active programs and close-out costs for terminated awards
The report includes 280 pages listing all the awards being continued and those that have been terminated as part of the review process.
Beyond these stark statistics lies a legacy six decades in the making. USAID’s imprint extends far beyond budgets and program counts—it lives in the wells dug in parched villages, the schools built in conflict zones, the diseases eradicated, and the democratic institutions strengthened across more than 100 countries. Its mission endures in the millions of lives forever changed.
