USAID · 2024 Annual Report
U.S. Agency for International Development
Requests Received
984
688 processed
Grant Rate
19%
38 full + 91 partial
Simple / Complex
34d / 111.09d
avg days to respond
Backlog
590
was 401 last year
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Grant Rate
19%
38 full grants, 91 partial grants out of 688 total requests processed.
Request Backlog
590 backlogged
+47% vs last year (was 401).
Simple Request Speed
34 days avg
Median 34 days · Range 9 days–59 days for simple requests.
Complex Request Speed
111.09 days avg
Median 1 day · Range N/A–1355 days for complex requests.
Appeal Success Rate
44%
1 fully reversed + 6 partial reversals out of 16 appeals decided.
No Records Denial Rate
10%
68 of 688 requests denied because no responsive records were found.
Request Volume
984 received
+191% vs prior year (338 received last year).
Processing Cost
$5,567,373
$8,092 per request processed. Staff: 25.75 FTE. Fees collected: N/A.
How to submit a request
Online submission
https://foiarequest.usaid.gov/index.aspxMailing address
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
USAID Annex, M/MS/IRD, Room 2.4.0A
Washington, DC 20523-2701
Reading room
https://www.usaid.gov/foia/libraryFOIA page
http://www.usaid.gov/foia-requestsCost & staffing (2024)
Processing Cost
$5,567,373
Staff (FTE)
25.75
Fees Collected
N/A
Appeals (2024)
Received
15
Affirmed (denied)
7
Reversed (granted)
1
Partial reversal
6
Data from U.S. Agency for International Development FOIA Annual Report, fiscal year 2024. Self-reported to the Department of Justice Office of Information Policy.