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Assistance listing · 19.517
Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Africa
Federal financial assistance obligated under listing 19.517, the organisations that receive it and where it goes.
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Federal agencies obligated $1.6B in awards under assistance listing 19.517, Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Africa, in FY2026, and $1.9B over the five fiscal years since FY2023; the program ranks 184 of 988 on this site.
Obligations were up 7854% on FY2025 ($20M), with $0 so far in FY2027.
The largest recipient organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 were United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ($1.5B), International Rescue Committee, Inc. ($46M) and International Medical Corps ($35M).
Obligations by fiscal year
Compared with the largest program FY2026
| Measure | This program | Grants to States for Medicaid | All assistance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obligations, FY2026 | $1.6B | $722B | $4.4T |
| Five-year total | $1.9B | $2.6T | $17T |
| Share of all assistance obligations, five years | 0% | 15.2% | 100% |
Largest recipients $1.0M+ award value since FY2023
| # | Organisation | Awards | Award value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs | 3 | $1.5B |
| 2 | International Rescue Committee, Inc. | 13 | $46M |
| 3 | International Medical Corps | 6 | $35M |
| 4 | Save the Children Federation, Inc. | 11 | $25M |
| 5 | Medical Teams International, Inc | 6 | $22M |
| 6 | Samaritans Purse | 1 | $20M |
| 7 | Catholic Relief Services - United States Conference of Catholic Bishops | 6 | $19M |
| 8 | Medair | 1 | $17M |
| 9 | The Lutheran World Federation | 6 | $16M |
| 10 | Relief International, Inc. | 2 | $15M |
| 11 | Jesuit Refugee Service USA | 6 | $14M |
| 12 | Hias Inc | 4 | $12M |
| 13 | Alight | 2 | $6.8M |
| 14 | World Vision Inc. | 3 | $6.0M |
| 15 | Goal | 4 | $5.8M |
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards
Largest awards since FY2023
Other programs numbered 19.xxx
- 19.515 Contributions to International Organizations for Overseas Assistance $10B
- 19.790 Contributions to International Organizations- CIO $6.0B
- 19.707 Assessed Contributions for State Department $3.7B
- 19.046 Global Health Security and Transition of Life-saving Services $3.2B
- 19.045 International Disaster and Humanitarian Response $2.1B
- 19.017 Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs $1.6B
- 19.345 International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor $1.3B
- 19.791 Voluntary Contributions to International Organizations $1.3B
- 19.510 U.S. Refugee Admissions Program $1.2B
- 19.800 Weapons Removal and Abatement $725M
- 19.973 Assessed Contributions to International Organizations/CIPA $688M
- 19.029 The U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief Programs $648M
- 19.522 Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Strategic Global Priorities $625M
- 19.400 Academic Exchange Programs - Graduate Students $536M
- 19.703 Criminal Justice Systems $464M
- 19.705 Trans-National Crime $411M
- 19.415 Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges $381M
- 19.878 EUR-Other $347M
- 19.518 Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Western Hemisphere $308M
- 19.018 Resettlement Support Centers (RSCs) for U.S. Refugee Resettlement $292M
- 19.087 International Fisheries Commissions $255M
- 19.519 Overseas Refugee Assistance Program for Middle East and North Africa Program $236M
- 19.019 International Programs to Combat Human Trafficking $232M
- 19.600 Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs $219M
Questions and answers
How much is obligated under assistance listing 19.517?
$1.6B in FY2026 and $1.9B over the five fiscal years since FY2023, counting every award type recorded under the listing (grants, direct payments, loan subsidy cost, insurance and other assistance). Obligations are commitments, not payments.
Who receives the most under Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Africa?
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ($1.5B), International Rescue Committee, Inc. ($46M), International Medical Corps ($35M), Save the Children Federation, Inc. ($25M), Medical Teams International, Inc ($22M). Individuals are never listed; where a program pays individuals, USAspending records aggregated rows that appear here as "not shown".
What is an assistance listing (CFDA) number?
A five-digit number that identifies a federal financial assistance program on SAM.gov (formerly the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance). Every grant, loan, direct payment or other assistance award on USAspending carries one; contracts do not.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2, spending by category (assistance listing) by fiscal year, recipient cross-tabulation for FY2022–FY2025 and award search, loaded 30 Sep 2026. State figures come from each state's top-100 listing table, so small amounts in a state may be missing. See methodology.