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Assistance listing · 19.791
Voluntary Contributions to International Organizations
Federal financial assistance obligated under listing 19.791, the organisations that receive it and where it goes.
USAspending caveat. Figures are obligations reported by federal agencies to USAspending.gov, not payments. In USAspending's words: "An outlay occurs when federal money is actually paid out, not just promised to be paid ('obligated')." "Every agency has a Senior Accountable Official who must officially certify that the quarterly financial data submitted by their agency is accurate and complete." "If there are any discrepancies in procurement data, FPDS is the authoritative source." Contract data for the Department of Defense and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is published with a 90-day delay. Data loaded 30 Sep 2026.
Federal agencies obligated $115M in awards under assistance listing 19.791, Voluntary Contributions to International Organizations, in FY2025, and $2.4B over the five fiscal years since FY2022; the program ranks 185 of 1056 on this site.
Obligations were down 73% on FY2024 ($422M), with $95M so far in FY2026.
The largest recipient organisations over FY2022–FY2025 were UNICEF ($594M), World Health Organization ($280M) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) ($244M).
Obligations by fiscal year
Compared with the largest program FY2025
| Measure | This program | Grants to States for Medicaid | All assistance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obligations, FY2025 | $115M | $666B | $4.5T |
| Five-year total | $2.4B | $3.2T | $21T |
| Share of all assistance obligations, five years | 0% | 15.2% | 100% |
Largest recipients obligations, FY2022–FY2025
$368M among the top 40 went to recipients not shown: aggregated payments to individuals, withheld names and individuals.
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards
Largest awards since FY2022
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Health Organization | Department of State | Other assistanceOther Reimbursable, Contingent, Intangible, or Indirect Financial Assistance | $280M | 3 Jan 2022 | — | USAspending |
| UNICEF | Department of State | Other assistanceOther Reimbursable, Contingent, Intangible, or Indirect Financial Assistance | $170M | 3 Jan 2022 | — | USAspending |
| UNICEF | Department of State | Other assistanceOther Reimbursable, Contingent, Intangible, or Indirect Financial Assistance | $142M | 28 Sep 2023 | — | USAspending |
| UNICEF | Department of State | Other assistanceOther Reimbursable, Contingent, Intangible, or Indirect Financial Assistance | $142M | 30 Sep 2024 | — | USAspending |
| UNICEF | Department of State | Other assistanceOther Reimbursable, Contingent, Intangible, or Indirect Financial Assistance | $139M | 26 Sep 2022 | — | USAspending |
| United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) | Department of State | Other assistanceOther Reimbursable, Contingent, Intangible, or Indirect Financial Assistance | $83M | 30 Sep 2024 | — | USAspending |
| United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) | Department of State | Other assistanceOther Reimbursable, Contingent, Intangible, or Indirect Financial Assistance | $81M | 29 Sep 2023 | — | USAspending |
| United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) | Department of State | Other assistanceOther Reimbursable, Contingent, Intangible, or Indirect Financial Assistance | $81M | 25 Sep 2022 | — | USAspending |
| International Atomic Energy Agency | Department of State | Other assistanceOther Reimbursable, Contingent, Intangible, or Indirect Financial Assistance | $78M | 7 Jul 2022 | — | USAspending |
| International Atomic Energy Agency | Department of State | Other assistanceOther Reimbursable, Contingent, Intangible, or Indirect Financial Assistance | $77M | 10 Jul 2023 | — | USAspending |
Other programs numbered 19.xxx
- 19.515 Contributions to International Organizations for Overseas Assistance $14B
- 19.790 Contributions to International Organizations- CIO $6.7B
- 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
- 19.517 Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Africa $2.0B
- 19.017 Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs $2.0B
- 19.345 International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor $1.6B
- 19.510 U.S. Refugee Admissions Program $1.6B
- 19.973 Assessed Contributions to International Organizations/CIPA $1.6B
- 19.878 EUR-Other $1.0B
- 19.800 Weapons Removal and Abatement $976M
- 19.029 The U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief Programs $655M
- 19.522 Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Strategic Global Priorities $640M
- 19.400 Academic Exchange Programs - Graduate Students $629M
- 19.703 Criminal Justice Systems $629M
- 19.705 Trans-National Crime $557M
- 19.415 Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges $518M
- 19.518 Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Western Hemisphere $417M
- 19.519 Overseas Refugee Assistance Program for Middle East and North Africa Program $380M
- 19.018 Resettlement Support Centers (RSCs) for U.S. Refugee Resettlement $345M
- 19.087 International Fisheries Commissions $316M
- 19.022 Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants $305M
- 19.600 Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs $296M
Questions and answers
How much is obligated under assistance listing 19.791?
$115M in FY2025 and $2.4B over the five fiscal years since FY2022, 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 Voluntary Contributions to International Organizations?
UNICEF ($594M), World Health Organization ($280M), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) ($244M), International Atomic Energy Agency ($234M), Unfpa ($112M). 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.