USAGM · 2024 Annual Report
U.S. Agency for Global Media
Requests Received
173
191 processed
Grant Rate
45%
28 full + 58 partial
Simple / Complex
5d / 34d
avg days to respond
Backlog
1
was 7 last year
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Grant Rate
45%
28 full grants, 58 partial grants out of 191 total requests processed.
Simple Request Speed
5 days avg
Median 2 days · Range N/A–30 days for simple requests.
Complex Request Speed
34 days avg
Median 15 days · Range N/A–674 days for complex requests.
Request Backlog
1 backlogged
-86% vs last year (was 7).
Appeal Success Rate
100%
1 fully reversed + 1 partial reversals out of 2 appeals decided.
No Records Denial Rate
47%
89 of 191 requests denied because no responsive records were found.
Request Volume
173 received
+44% vs prior year (120 received last year).
Processing Cost
$224,696
$1,176 per request processed. Staff: 1.5 FTE. Fees collected: N/A.
How to submit a request
Phone
202-920-2435
Mailing address
FOIA/Privacy Act Officer, USAGM/FOIA/PA Unit, Room 3349
330 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20237
FOIA page
https://www.usagm.gov/foia/Cost & staffing (2024)
Processing Cost
$224,696
Staff (FTE)
1.5
Fees Collected
N/A
Appeals (2024)
Received
1
Affirmed (denied)
0
Reversed (granted)
1
Partial reversal
1
Data from U.S. Agency for Global Media FOIA Annual Report, fiscal year 2024. Self-reported to the Department of Justice Office of Information Policy.