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United Nations World Food Programme
- International organisation
- Non-profit
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Federal agencies obligated $11B to United Nations World Food Programme, Washington, DC, in the listed fiscal years 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $1.9B, with contracts under the listing floor.
That is up 129% on FY2025 ($814M).
United Nations World Food Programme ranks 4 of 546 listed organisations located in DC by five-year obligations, and 105 of 30,989 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Agency for International Development, Department of State and Department of Agriculture: 227 awards worth $9.7B in total award value.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $3,812,399,842 | under $1.0M | $3,812,399,842 | — |
| FY2024 | $4,267,479,624 | under $1.0M | $4,267,479,624 | +12% |
| FY2025 | $814,233,201 | under $1.0M | $814,233,201 | -81% |
| FY2026 | $1,867,965,380 | under $1.0M | $1,867,965,380 | +129% |
| FY2027 to date | under $1.0M | — | — | — |
A fiscal year runs 1 October to 30 September. "Contracts" are procurement award types A–D; "assistance" is everything else (grants, direct payments, loan subsidy cost, insurance, other). The contracts column is listed only where contract obligations alone reached $1.0M; the assistance figure is the remainder and may therefore include up to $1.0M of contracts.
Compared with its state and the largest recipients five listed years
| Measure | This organisation | Largest in DC | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $11B | $36B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $1.9B | $7.3B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | under $1.0M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $11B | $36B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 105 of 30,989 | 1 of 546 in DC | 1 |
Largest in state: National Railroad Passenger Corporation. Largest nationally: Health Care Services, California Department of. Rankings count organisations located in the state, by the sum of their listed fiscal years.
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards since FY2023
| # | Agency | Awards | Award value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agency for International Development | 190 | $7.9B | 81% |
| 2 | Department of State | 19 | $1.0B | 11% |
| 3 | Department of Agriculture | 18 | $763M | 8% |
Assistance programs listings
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: District of Columbia, DC $449M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agency for International Development | Other assistanceOther Reimbursable, Contingent, Intangible, or Indirect Financial Assistance | 98.001 Usaid Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas | $902M | 30 Oct 2023 | — | USAspending |
| Department of State | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 19.045 International Disaster and Humanitarian Response | $723M | 27 Aug 2026 | — | USAspending |
| Agency for International Development | Other assistanceOther Reimbursable, Contingent, Intangible, or Indirect Financial Assistance | 98.001 Usaid Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas | $346M | 5 Dec 2022 | — | USAspending |
| Agency for International Development | Other assistanceOther Reimbursable, Contingent, Intangible, or Indirect Financial Assistance | 98.001 Usaid Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas | $280M | 14 Mar 2024 | — | USAspending |
| Agency for International Development | Other assistanceOther Reimbursable, Contingent, Intangible, or Indirect Financial Assistance | 98.001 Usaid Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas | $244M | 3 Jan 2024 | — | USAspending |
| Agency for International Development | Other assistanceOther Reimbursable, Contingent, Intangible, or Indirect Financial Assistance | 98.001 Usaid Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas | $200M | 28 Nov 2022 | — | USAspending |
| Agency for International Development | Other assistanceOther Reimbursable, Contingent, Intangible, or Indirect Financial Assistance | 98.001 Usaid Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas | $196M | 11 May 2023 | DC | USAspending |
| Agency for International Development | GrantProject Grant (B) | 98.001 Usaid Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas | $193M | 19 Dec 2022 | — | USAspending |
| Agency for International Development | Other assistanceOther Reimbursable, Contingent, Intangible, or Indirect Financial Assistance | 98.001 Usaid Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas | $191M | 11 Dec 2023 | — | USAspending |
| Agency for International Development | Other assistanceOther Reimbursable, Contingent, Intangible, or Indirect Financial Assistance | 98.001 Usaid Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas | $176M | 26 Jan 2024 | — | USAspending |
| Agency for International Development | Other assistanceOther Reimbursable, Contingent, Intangible, or Indirect Financial Assistance | 98.001 Usaid Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas | $175M | 19 Dec 2022 | — | USAspending |
| Agency for International Development | Other assistanceOther Reimbursable, Contingent, Intangible, or Indirect Financial Assistance | 98.001 Usaid Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas | $170M | 3 Jun 2024 | — | USAspending |
Award value is the amount obligated to the award to date as USAspending reports it. Descriptions below are USAspending's text, unedited and truncated; those that appear to name a person are withheld.
- $902M, Agency for International Development, 30 Oct 2023: (ME20241038) PROVISION OF UNCONDITIONAL FOOD ASSISTANCE (INCLUDING THROUGH CBT AND IN-KIND MODALITIES) TO POOR AND FOOD INSECURE HOUSEHOLDS IN THE WB AND GAZA.
- $723M, Department of State, 27 Aug 2026: DELIVERY OF LIFE-SAVING FOOD AND NUTRITION ASSISTANCE WHILE IMPROVING COORDINATION, REDUCING FUNDING FRAGMENTATION, AND STRENGTHENING ACCOUNTABILITY AND PERFORM
- $346M, Agency for International Development, 5 Dec 2022: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO WFP FOR A PROGRAM ENTITLED “EMERGENCY FOOD AND NUTRITION ASSISTANCE AND THE PROVISION OF HUMANITARI
- $280M, Agency for International Development, 14 Mar 2024: TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY FOOD, NUTRITION-SENSITIVE FOOD, AND AIR LOGISTIC SERVICES IN AFGHANISTAN.
- $244M, Agency for International Development, 3 Jan 2024: PROVISION OF EMERGENCY FOOD AND NUTRITION ASSISTANCE AS WELL AS COMMON SERVICES TO THE MOST VULNERABLE AND FOOD INSECURE PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS AFFECTED BY TH
- $200M, Agency for International Development, 28 Nov 2022: EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE AND PROVISION OF COMMON SERVICES TO THE MOST VULNERABLE AND FOOD INSECURE PEOPLE AS WELL AS ORGANIZATIONS AFFECTED BY THE DIRE HUMANIT
- $196M, Agency for International Development, 11 May 2023: TO PROVIDE FOOD ASSISTANCE AND HEBS TO CRISIS-AFFECTED INDIVIDUALS IN SOMALIA
- $193M, Agency for International Development, 19 Dec 2022: NEW FY23 SOMALIA IDA AWARD
Questions and answers
How much federal money does United Nations World Food Programme receive?
$11B in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $3.8B; FY2024: $4.3B; FY2025: $814M; FY2026: $1.9B). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to United Nations World Food Programme?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Agency for International Development ($7.9B), Department of State ($1.0B) and Department of Agriculture ($763M).
What is the money for?
Assistance falls under Usaid Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (98.001), Food for Peace Emergency Program (ep) (98.008) and International Disaster and Humanitarian Response (19.045).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: DC ($449M).
Is United Nations World Food Programme a large federal recipient?
It ranks 105 of 30,989 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 4 of 546 located in DC. The site covers organisations with at least $1.0M in a fiscal year; individuals are excluded.
Where does this data come from?
USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury), award transactions as loaded on 30 Sep 2026; fiscal-year totals via the spending-by-category endpoint and award lists via the award search endpoint. The USAspending recipient profile is the authoritative record.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2 (U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service), CC0. Fiscal-year obligations from the spending-by-category recipient ranking by recipient state (listing floor $1.0M per year); awards from the award search endpoint (new awards of $1.0M or more by base obligation date); parent and business categories from the recipient profile where fetched. Closed fiscal years are snapshots taken after year end; FY2027 is refreshed on each build. Data loaded by USAspending on 30 Sep 2026. Individuals and sole proprietors are excluded at ingest. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections and the methodology.