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Assistance listing · 90.500
International Broadcasting Independent Grantee Organizations
Federal financial assistance obligated under listing 90.500, the organisations that receive it and where it goes.
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Federal agencies obligated $286M in awards under assistance listing 90.500, International Broadcasting Independent Grantee Organizations, in FY2026, and $1.3B over the five fiscal years since FY2023; the program ranks 247 of 988 on this site.
Obligations were about level on FY2025 ($304M), with $0 so far in FY2027.
The largest recipient organisations over FY2022–FY2025 were Rfe/RL Inc ($586M), Middle East Broadcasting Networks, Inc. ($404M) and Radio Free Asia ($257M).
By place of performance, the most money went to DC and VA.
Obligations by fiscal year
Compared with the largest program FY2026
| Measure | This program | Grants to States for Medicaid | All assistance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obligations, FY2026 | $286M | $722B | $4.4T |
| Five-year total | $1.3B | $2.6T | $17T |
| Share of all assistance obligations, five years | 0% | 15.2% | 100% |
Largest recipients obligations, FY2022–FY2025
| # | Organisation | Obligations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rfe/RL Inc | $586M |
| 2 | Middle East Broadcasting Networks, Inc. | $404M |
| 3 | Radio Free Asia | $257M |
| 4 | Open Technology Fund | $146M |
| 5 | Frontline Media Fund | $358K |
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards
Where the money goes
Largest awards since FY2023
Other programs numbered 90.xxx
Questions and answers
How much is obligated under assistance listing 90.500?
$286M in FY2026 and $1.3B 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 International Broadcasting Independent Grantee Organizations?
Rfe/RL Inc ($586M), Middle East Broadcasting Networks, Inc. ($404M), Radio Free Asia ($257M), Open Technology Fund ($146M), Frontline Media Fund ($358K). 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.