Project 2025 Tracker / What’s done, what’s next

Section 2 · The Common Defense

9 Agency for International Development

253–282 · Max Primorac

  • 19 done
  • 35 partially done
  • 2 attempted
  • 1 reversed
  • 55 not started

Major recommendations (4)

What has happened

The Mandate said

“The next Administration should extend AGOA beyond its 2025 term but within a strategic framework that rewards good governance and pro–free market economic policies.”

What happened

Partially done

Extended again, for longer, and still without conditions. Section 2008 of the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027 (Public Law 119-103) strikes "2026" and inserts "2028" in section 506B of the Trade Act of 1974 and section 112(g) of AGOA, and carries the regional apparel and third-country fabric provisions to 2028-12-31. The eligibility criteria are untouched and USTR's modernization review has produced no bill. Partial: the ask's first limb, extension, now reaches 2028; the governance-and-markets framework does not exist.

The Mandate said

“The next Administration should extend AGOA beyond its 2025 term but within a strategic framework that rewards good governance and pro–free market economic policies.”

What happened

Partially done

USTR requested public comment on the "modernization" of AGOA — the first administration step toward a rewritten framework, with nothing enacted.

The Mandate said

“The next conservative Administration should scale back USAID’s global footprint by, at a minimum, returning to the agency’s 2019 pre–COVID-19 pandemic budget level.”

What happened

Done

The FY2026 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs appropriations (Division F of Public Law 119-75) appropriate nothing to USAID as an agency; foreign-assistance accounts are appropriated to State.

The Mandate said

“The next Administration should extend AGOA beyond its 2025 term but within a strategic framework that rewards good governance and pro–free market economic policies.”

What happened

Partially done

AGOA lapsed on 2025-09-30. Section 5019 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (Public Law 119-75) extended it — and the third-country-fabric and regional apparel provisions — to 2026-12-31, retroactive to the lapse, with no change to the eligibility criteria: an extension, but a short one and without the governance-and-markets framework the Mandate asked for.

The Mandate said

“To stop U.S. foreign aid from supporting the global abortion industry, the next conservative Administration should issue an executive order that, at a minimum, reinstates PLGHA and summarily blocks funding to UNFPA but also closes loopholes by applying the policy to all foreign assistance, including humanitarian aid, and improving its enforcement.”

What happened

Done

State Department final rule added a "Protecting Life in Foreign Assistance" award term to grants, cooperative agreements and voluntary contributions across its foreign-assistance authorities (Foreign Assistance Act, FREEDOM Support Act, Migration and Refugee Assistance Act, SEED Act), covering foreign and U.S. NGOs, public international organizations, foreign governments and parastatals — the loophole-closing extension beyond global health the Mandate asked for. Effective 2026-02-26.

Still to come

Executive action 56

  1. 256 Restore the Trump-era counter-China infrastructure at USAID Notable Not started
  2. 256 Eliminate funding to partners that engage with Chinese entities Notable Not started
  3. 272 Issue OGC guidance on faith-based organizations' funding eligibility Notable Not started
  4. 273 Restrict all DDI funding opportunities to new and underutilized partners Notable Not started
  5. 256 Refocus the Bangkok Regional Development Mission for Asia on countering China Minor Not started
  6. 258 Create a confidential channel for staff political-retaliation claims Minor Not started
  7. 258 Return civil rights authority to USAID's Office of Civil Rights Minor Not started
  8. 259 Rename the GEWE Office as the Office of Women, Children, and Families Minor Not started
  9. 259 Realign GEWE program resources to the Office of Women, Children, and Families Minor Not started
  10. 259 Replace the Senior Gender Coordinator with a pro-life political appointee Minor Not started
  11. 259 Revise ADS rule on integrating gender equality in USAID's program cycle Minor Not started
  12. 261 Direct the USAID Administrator to publish PLGHA implementation reports Minor Not started
  13. 262 Train all USAID staff on religious freedom and development Minor Not started
  14. 262 Integrate religious freedom into Country Development and Coordination Strategies Minor Not started
  15. 263 Name a political appointee to head USAID's Office of Acquisition and Assistance Minor Not started

and 41 more →

All recommendations in this chapter

Every recommendation this chapter is the home of, in printed-page order.

  1. 254 Return USAID to its 2019 pre-pandemic budget level Needs Congress Done
  2. 254 Work with Congress to make deep cuts in the 150 Account Needs Congress Partially done
  3. 256 Restore the Trump-era counter-China infrastructure at USAID Not started
  4. 256 Eliminate funding to partners that engage with Chinese entities Not started
  5. 256 Refocus the Bangkok Regional Development Mission for Asia on countering China Not started
  6. 257 End USAID's opposition to fossil fuel development Partially done
  7. 257 Rescind USAID's Climate Strategy 2022–2030 and all foreign aid climate policies Done
  8. 257 Shut down USAID offices and programs advancing the Paris Climate Agreement Done
  9. 257 Narrowly limit USAID funding to traditional climate mitigation Done
  10. 258 Stop funding organizations that advocate climate fanaticism Partially done
  11. 258 Eliminate USAID's Chief Diversity Officer position, DEI advisers, and committees Done
  12. 258 Cancel USAID's DEI scorecard and dashboard Done
  13. 258 Remove DEI requirements from USAID contract and grant tenders and awards Done
  14. 258 Issue a directive ending promotion of the DEI and LGBTQ+ agenda Done
  15. 258 Create a confidential channel for staff political-retaliation claims Not started
  16. 258 Eliminate funding for partners that promote DEI practices Done
  17. 258 Dismiss staff and debar entities engaged in DEI agitation Partially done
  18. 258 Return civil rights authority to USAID's Office of Civil Rights Not started
  19. 259 Rename the GEWE Office as the Office of Women, Children, and Families Not started
  20. 259 Realign GEWE program resources to the Office of Women, Children, and Families Not started
  21. 259 Replace the Senior Gender Coordinator with a pro-life political appointee Not started
  22. 259 Eliminate USAID's 180-plus gender advisors and points of contact Done
  23. 259 Rescind President Biden's 2022 Gender Policy Done
  24. 259 Revise ADS rule on integrating gender equality in USAID's program cycle Not started
  25. 259 Strip gender terminology from USAID websites, policies, contracts, and grants Partially done
  26. 259 Remove references to abortion and reproductive rights from USAID materials Partially done
  27. 260 Implement the Geneva Consensus Declaration at USAID Done
  28. 261 Issue an executive order reinstating the Mexico City Policy (PLGHA) Done
  29. 261 Block all funding to the U.N. Population Fund Done
  30. 261 Extend PLGHA to all foreign assistance, including humanitarian aid Partially done
  31. 261 Rescind Biden's "Protecting Women's Health at Home and Abroad" memorandum Done
  32. 261 Remove PLGHA exemptions for U.S. NGOs and international organizations Partially done
  33. 261 Require PLGHA compliance reporting and debarment penalties Done
  34. 261 Direct the USAID Administrator to publish PLGHA implementation reports Not started
  35. 261 Continue applying the Helms Amendment as a complete abortion funding ban Done
  36. 262 Train all USAID staff on religious freedom and development Not started
  37. 262 Integrate religious freedom into Country Development and Coordination Strategies Not started
  38. 262 Have Congress appropriate funds for persecuted religious minorities Needs Congress Partially done
  39. 263 Insert standard policy provisions in all USAID grants and contracts Partially done
  40. 263 Name a political appointee to head USAID's Office of Acquisition and Assistance Not started
  41. 263 Empower the Administrator over award scale, scope, and subaward transparency Not started
  42. 263 Expand USAID's roster of contracting and agreement officers Not started
  43. 263 Restore the Senior Official Accountability Review (SOAR) Not started
  44. 263 Expand the New Partnership Initiative to every bureau and office Partially done
  45. 263 Set minimum mission portfolio percentages for new and local partners Not started
  46. 263 Replicate PEPFAR's localization model across all of USAID Partially done
  47. 264 Eliminate cost-plus reimbursement contracts at USAID Attempted
  48. 264 Require assessment of existing local activities before new USAID programs Not started
  49. 264 Eliminate outdated and ineffective global health funding streams Partially done
  50. 265 Create a "Request for Application for Resilient Families" Partially done
  51. 265 Apply PEPFAR's data reporting reforms to all USAID global health programs Partially done
  52. 265 Empower the Center for Innovation and Impact to expand faith-based health networks Not started
  53. 266 Reduce the Global Health Bureau's contractor-to-direct-hire ratio Not started
  54. 266 Appoint a political appointee to hold the U.N. and WHO accountable Partially done
  55. 268 Work with Congress to make deep cuts in the IDA budget Needs Congress Partially done
  56. 268 Require country-based exit strategies for humanitarian responses Partially done
  57. 268 Shift humanitarian awards from U.N. agencies to local faith-based entities Partially done
  58. 268 Require BHA to use existing IDA authorities and fixed-amount awards Not started
  59. 269 Hire more procurement officers for the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance Not started
  60. 269 Let BHA manage its own hiring of Personal Services Contractors Not started
  61. 269 Require BHA partners to adopt stricter anti-terrorism vetting Partially done
  62. 269 Condition additional U.S. humanitarian aid on other donors' contributions Partially done
  63. 270 Dual-hat the DFC chief development officer with USAID Not started
  64. 270 Restore the DFC to its original commercial risk-reduction mission Done
  65. 270 Build on the Trump branding policy revamping ADS Chapter 320 Not started
  66. 270 Make the Senior Advisor for Brand Management a political appointee Not started
  67. 270 Have LPA liaise with the U.S. Agency for Global Media Not started
  68. 270 Keep the two Senate-confirmed Deputy Administrator positions Reversed
  69. 271 Reorient Bureau for Foreign Assistance staff to budget execution Partially done
  70. 271 Eliminate the duplicative Mission and Bureau Resource Requests Not started
  71. 271 Deliver the Section 653(a) report to Congress within 60 days Not started
  72. 271 Fast-track approval of Congressional Notifications Not started
  73. 271 Place warranted political appointees inside M/OAA Not started
  74. 271 Seat outside experts on USAID award Technical Committees Not started
  75. 271 Replace USAID's Competition Advocate Not started
  76. 271 Name a political appointee as USAID's Chief Human Capital Officer Not started
  77. 271 Explore hiring USAID staff under AD authority and Schedule C Not started
  78. 271 Recruit into term-limited Schedule A positions, especially veterans Not started
  79. 271 Rework USAID's Senior Executive Service and create an SES Mobility Program Not started
  80. 271 Shift PPL's policy functions to the Office of Budget and Resource Management Not started
  81. 271 Rename BRM the Office of Budget, Policy, and Resource Management Not started
  82. 271 Move Automated Directives System oversight from Management Bureau to BPRM Not started
  83. 272 Freeze changes to the ADS and agencywide policy documents Not started
  84. 272 Review, amend, or withdraw all major USAID policies within the first year Partially done
  85. 272 Cap LPA at 10 percent of USAID's Administratively Determined appointments Not started
  86. 272 Purge nonconforming material from USAID websites and social media Partially done
  87. 272 Publish all Congressional Notifications and congressional reports Not started
  88. 272 Give LPA direct authority over USAID's scattered communications staff Not started
  89. 272 Expand LPA outreach to conservative development and aid organizations Not started
  90. 272 Appoint a team of Schedule C attorneys in the Office of the General Counsel Not started
  91. 272 Issue OGC guidance on faith-based organizations' funding eligibility Not started
  92. 272 Make the Director of Budget Resources and Management a political appointee Not started
  93. 272 Reprogram already appropriated resources to fund new priorities Partially done
  94. 273 Rapidly staff DDI Center and Hub directorships with political leadership Not started
  95. 273 Rewrite agencywide policies covering DDI's areas of responsibility Not started
  96. 273 Harvest DDI's central appropriations to fund new priorities Partially done
  97. 273 Restrict all DDI funding opportunities to new and underutilized partners Not started
  98. 273 Intensify USAID partnerships with Japan, Australia, South Korea, and India Partially done
  99. 274 Direct Middle East aid to advancing the Abraham Accords Partially done
  100. 274 Cut aid to states allied with Iran Partially done
  101. 274 Reduce USAID mission footprints in the Middle East Done
  102. 276 Expand Prosper Africa across U.S. agencies Partially done
  103. 276 Extend AGOA beyond 2025 with governance conditions Needs Congress Partially done
  104. 276 Build USAID programs on existing private and church-led initiatives in Africa Partially done
  105. 277 Ramp down USAID partnerships with U.N. agencies and Beltway contractors Partially done
  106. 278 Terminate failed U.S. foreign aid programs in Latin America Partially done
  107. 278 Shift USAID's entire Latin America portfolio to local organizations by 2030 Attempted
  108. 278 Staff the Office of the General Counsel with four political attorneys Not started
  109. 279 Halt all agencywide USAID training on Day One Day one Partially done
  110. 279 Appoint a Senior Accountable Official for policy adherence Not started
  111. 279 Create a program to staff hard-to-fill overseas positions Not started
  112. 279 Create a USAID recruiting program for veterans and missionaries Not started

Also cited in this chapter

Recommendations whose home is another chapter but which this chapter repeats.

  1. Reinstate Schedule F (Executive Order 13957) Done
  2. Make the USAID Administrator Director of Foreign Assistance at State Partially done