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2025 Federal Transition and Policy Updates

U.S. Department of State and USAID

Updated Feb. 3, 2025

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Updates

The U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) have a 90-day pause in all foreign development assistance in response to the January 20 Executive Order, “Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid” to enable a review of all foreign assistance programming.

According to the Jan. 24, 2025 memo to all USAID contracting and agreement officers and implementing partners:

  • USAID is pausing all new obligations of funding.
  • USAID is immediately issuing stop-work orders to suspend existing awards. Following their review of programs, USAID will communicate decisions related to whether an award will be continued, modified, or terminated.

Guidance to faculty:

  • Faculty with USAID funds will have received a direct notice to pause studies until further notice.