$110 Million in Private Funding Supports 80 Former USAID Projects in 2025

# Project Resource Optimization Matches $110 Million to Defunded USAID Projects in 2025 Project Resource Optimization transferred $110 million it matched to projects last year. The initiative matches defunded USAID projects with new donors. By August 2025, it had connected $50 million in donor money to projects on its list, about half of what was required.

Ms. ' Several large and unexpected donations came through in August and September 2025. Ms. ' In roughly 60 days in August and September 2025, Project Resource Optimization mobilized another $60 million.

The $60 million mobilized was enough to fund the rest of the programs on its list. Small family foundations in the United States with no prior experience in international development provided funding to defunded USAID projects. 4 million for each of its 80 projects.

4 million per project is enough to keep the projects operational for a year in most cases. A private donor pledged $128,000 to a Mercy Corps project providing clean water to communities in northeastern Nigeria.

Mercy Corps Projects Receive Funding for Water Initiatives in Nigeria The Christian Science Monitor visited the Mercy Corps project in northeastern Nigeria last July.

Harun Kobia, infrastructure adviser for the Mercy Corps project, said 'It brought back hope' during an interview in July. 8 million via Project Resource Optimization to complete a clean water project in Nigeria’s southeast. Mr.

com reported on the Mercy Corps project details. The funding supports clean water access in affected regions.

Helen Keller International Nigeria Secures Grant for Malnutrition Efforts Helen Keller International Nigeria received a grant via Project Resource Optimization to screen and treat children for malnutrition and to train health workers and caregivers in Nigeria.

5 million via Project Resource Optimization’s efforts. 5 million received was a fraction of the $7 million annually that USAID provided for the first phase of its childhood malnutrition project. Ms. ' Helen Keller International Nigeria is working with state governments in Nigeria to get malnutrition services directly into their budgets.

The grant enables continued operations at a reduced level. ' The funding sustains essential health services. Project Resource Optimization continues to support such initiatives.

Additional Funding Channels Support Local Projects Project Resource Optimization worked with GlobalGiving to vet and transfer about $7 million to locally organized projects.

The $7 million transferred via GlobalGiving supported projects including support for victims of gender-based violence in Ivory Coast and HIV treatment in Congo. These transfers aid community-based efforts in multiple countries.

Ongoing Efforts Target More Former USAID Projects Project Resource Optimization vetted another 30 former USAID projects after wrapping up the $110 million transfer last year.

Project Resource Optimization is looking for funders for the 30 vetted former USAID projects. S. interests' in a recent speech. The initiative addresses funding gaps from defunded programs. Efforts focus on sustaining international development work.