The U.S. is shifting to bilateral #GlobalHealth agreements: MFAN’s latest blog shares 7 lessons from our recent Hill briefing panel to strengthen these agreements & ensure they save lives, build country ownership, and drive impact: www.modernizeaid.net/press-room/s... #ForeignAid

MFAN just released the first blog in our new series, “Moving Us Closer to Operational Readiness: Critical Needs for U.S. Foreign Assistance." Thanks to authors George Ingram and Sally Paxton for this look at the need for transparency across foreign assistance. www.modernizeaid.net/press-room/r...

📢 MFAN and ONE: Protecting the DFC’s Development Mandate With the DFC up for reauthorization, MFAN and The ONE Campaign have released a letter urging Congress to maintain a clear focus on low- and lower-middle-income countries. 📝 www.modernizeaid.net/press-room/m...

As Congress works to reauthorize the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), preserving the agency’s development mandate and strengthening impact is key. MFAN has developed 5️⃣ recommendations to make this possible: cdn.prod.website-files.com/63764cef7a7a...

In a new post, @devex.com considers how some funders including @openphilanthropy.bsky.social, who recently awarded MFAN with a grant to support advocacy efforts around U.S. foreign assistance program, are taking risks and developing new funding models. Read more here: www.devex.com/news/as-aid-...

🚨 ICYMI 🚨 We’re Expanding Our Bipartisan Mission for Smarter, More Effective U.S. Aid 🎉 MFAN has received new funding from Open Philanthropy, allowing us to expand our bipartisan advocacy and education efforts. Learn more: www.modernizeaid.net/press-room/n...

🎉 MFAN is Strengthening its Bipartisan Advocacy for More Effective U.S. Foreign Assistance 🎉 We’re proud to share that MFAN has received new support from Open Philanthropy, an organization dedicated to maximizing impact through evidence-based giving. www.modernizeaid.net/press-room/n...

MFAN welcomes the release of the Administration’s first Global Health Strategy as an important step toward a coordinated U.S. approach to #globalhealth, but also notes its risks and limitations. Read more @ www.modernizeaid.net/press-room/m...

🎉 NOW HIRING! MFAN is looking for our next Policy & Government Relations Manager! 🎉 Do you have a passion for ensuring that U.S. foreign assistance is efficient and effective? Have you worked with Congress for 2-4 years? If so, join us! Apply today! workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/defau...

MFAN released a new report today expressing concern that the State Department lacks the staff, skills, and systems to successfully manage the U.S. foreign aid portfolio. Want to see our TOP TEN concerns and how they can be addressed? Read the full report here: www.modernizeaid.net/resources/op...

In our newest blog post, written by MFAN Executive Director Tod Preston, MFAN responds to the FY26 House Foreign Assistance Bill. To learn how the House bill will address key priorities areas, read our full story: www.modernizeaid.net/press-room/f...

On Tuesday, MFAN proudly launched our bipartisan consensus vision for the future of U.S. international assistance. Coauthored by Republican and Democrats, these recommendations ensure that U.S. foreign aid remains effective, accountable, and transparent. Read the report here: bit.ly/4eZNICW

The USDA McGovern-Dole Food for Education program "has helped break cycles of poverty by providing more than just food: it has offered hope, education, and a path forward for these children, for whom their McGovern-Dole school meal may be the only meal they eat in a day." Read the full article ⬇️.

📢 We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the 2025 DFI Transparency Index Register now to join us & @odi.global on 26 June for this important discussion on the #transparency & #accountability of development & climate finance 👉 Sign up: odi.org/en/events/la... #2025Index #financingourfuture

The State Dept’s revised re-org proposal contains some encouraging changes from the March 28 version, but more improvements are still needed to avoid the continued degradation of U.S. development and humanitarian assistance capabilities. MFAN’s full statement: www.modernizeaid.net/press-room/s...

Looking forward to this discussion! Thank you @publishwhatyoufund.bsky.social

Henry Lewis has dug into the funding provided directly to local actors by 5 major donors. He wanted to know if donors are delivering on their promises to increase local funding. The short answer: not yet. Read the highlights: www.publishwhatyoufund.org/2025/05/are-... #Localisation #LocallyLed

#Food insecurity isn’t just about scarcity—it’s about resilience. Discover what #evidence tells us about effective approaches to tackling #foodinsecurity and #malnutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa. 📖[email protected]‬ blog: www.3ieimpact.org/blogs/tackli...

The dismantling of USAID shuttered crucial programs. The PRO initiative, hosted at @cgdev.org is stepping in—helping preserve USAID's cost-effective projects by matching donors w/ urgent opportunities. More from Robert Rosenbaum in @insidephilanthropy.com: www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/how-don...

MFAN member @results4dev.bsky.social encourages the global development community to reimagine a more resilient and equitable system — one that centers local leadership, strengthens country systems, and better aligns donor efforts with national priorities.

MFAN’s new Situation Report, “Local Actors: Critical for the Future of Effective International Aid, Hardest Hit by the Crisis,” highlights the grave impacts of U.S. funding terminations on local organizations and offers recommendations to avoid further damage.

In advance of Secretary of State Rubio’s testimony before Congress next week, MFAN is highlighting 10 key questions lawmakers should raise about the Administration’s sweeping foreign assistance reorganization. Read the questions here: www.modernizeaid.net/press-room/m...

📢 Localisation is at a crossroads Despite record #ODA levels, local actors still only receive a fraction of #GlobalDev funding Join us on 28 May to ask: Where do we go from here? 🗓️ 11am EST / 4pm BST 💻 Online 🔗 Register now: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #Localisation #FundingLocal

🗞️ Check out our latest newsletter, featuring news on #AidTransparency and #GlobalDev Including: 🔍 The transparency of climate funds ➕ The additionality of DFIs 🗓️ The future for local funding www.publishwhatyoufund.org/2025/05/news...

As the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) faces closure, @ecollinson.bsky.social highlights what's at stake. The US faces reputational damage, a weakened partnership with Nepal—and risks handing China a strategic win. More: www.cgdev.org/blog/partner...

MFAN is alarmed by the Admin’s FY26 budget, which slashes State & USAID by 84%, risking global health, stability & U.S. interests. These cuts undo years of achievements and decimate effectiveness measures. Congress must protect effective, lifesaving foreign aid.

Cutting funds and staff at the Millennium Challenge Corporation, which is consistently rated the most transparent US foreign aid agency, will only further kneecap our ability to advance priorities at home and abroad.

“The gravity of what is being done… I don’t think you can overstate it,” said MFAN’s Executive Director, Tod Preston, speaking recently with CQ Roll Call on efforts to dismantle U.S. foreign aid in just the first 100 days of the Trump administration.

"Terminating the MCC’s compacts and programs will provide China and other U.S. adversaries diplomatic and economic wins while leaving blighted, half-built infrastructure scarring both the landscape and minds of former U.S. partner countries and their citizens for a generation."

The efforts by DOGE to eliminate the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is a strategic mistake. MCC delivers results, counters China, and advances U.S. interests. MFAN urges the Administration to reverse course and calls on Congress to protect this vital agency.

The Millennium Challenge Corporation is “the only aid agency in the world that targets poor countries w/ good policies...why destroy a model that has a 20yr record of success?" CGD's Nancy Lee discusses the reported dismantling of MCC in @nytimes.com: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/u...

HAPPENING NOW: CSIS Project on Prosperity and Development expert Daniel Runde speaks with a panel of experts on the current state of U.S. foreign assistance at the 2025 global Development Forum. Watch: www.csis.org/events/2025-...

It’s valued at nearly $500 million, and right now much of it is at risk of spoilage.

The stakes are high for the survival of U.S. humanitarian and development assistance.

The decision to close USAID has reverberated throughout the aid sector. But what has the cost been? Devex mapped out what we know — and what we don’t.

The Administration’s reckless dismantling of U.S. foreign aid threatens global stability & national security. Congress must act now to ensure oversight, transparency & strategic leadership. MFAN’s testimony outlines key recommendations to protect U.S. impact. Read more here: tinyurl.com/3fmp89uy

China has stepped in to fund some previously US-backed programs—but with just a fraction of the resources. Gaps in health, edu, and more once filled by USAID remain, making it far more likely these services will simply stop. More from @charlesjkenny.bsky.social:

Better data > better outcomes Greater transparency means better coordination, more effective spending, and ensuring climate finance reaches those who need it most. See our findings: www.publishwhatyoufund.org/download/bet... #Transparency #Climate

These are unprecedented times of uncertainty for US foreign assistance. In a recent Vox piece, Dylan Matthews interviews MFAN Executive Director Tod Preston and other stakeholders & experts in the field to discuss the impacts of the Trump Administration’s recent actions and what the future may hold.

Very timely piece on transparency by MFAN members George Ingram, Tessie San Martin, and Sally Paxton

In @devex.com's article, MFAN member George Ingram and MFAN co-chair Larry Nowels raise concerns around the need for strong leadership, clear staffing capacity, and the integration of humanitarian and development efforts in any new foreign assistance reorg at the State Dept.

During his speech to the joint session of Congress, President Trump listed a number of foreign assistance projects he thought demonstrated "waste.” @charlesjkenny.bsky.social looks into the examples & provides context on what the projects were designed to achieve ⬇ bit.ly/4i3UtV1

With USAID being absorbed into the State Department, it's crucial to prevent further erosion of our ability to address global crises and advance strategic interests, ensuring greater alignment and cohesion within the USG. Read MFAN's recommendations here: shorturl.at/v52qN

With the decimation of USAID, there’s an urgent need to prevent further erosion of the U.S.'s ability to address global crises and advance our strategic interests. Our new paper outlines actionable steps to strengthen America’s global leadership. Read our recommendations here: tinyurl.com/3ervrx22

Our new strategy- a bold plan to reinforce transparency as a pillar of effective, accountable aid -builds on years of progress & responds to today's new challenges. Gary Forster& Al Kags set out why we want to make #AidTransparency bigger, better & louder: www.publishwhatyoufund.org/2025/03/laun...

US int’l assistance is at a crossroads. With USAID’s dismantling, MFAN urges the creation of a Deputy Secretary for Development & Humanitarian Affairs at the State Dept. to salvage & unify global health, economic dev, & humanitarian response. Read more: cdn.prod.website-files.com/63764cef7a7a...

Because of President Trump's shortsighted and destructive decision to decimate foreign assistance, we could see: - Up to 18 million more cases of malaria per year, and as many as 166,000 additional deaths - An up to 38% increase in tuberculosis

Which agreements are being terminated by USAID? @charlesjkenny.bsky.social looks into the project list, covering a wide range of sectors, and covers what it might mean about the administration's direction on aid cuts: www.cgdev.org/blog/which-a...

“It is throwing the baby out with the bath water … in terms of not respecting the rule of law and undermining trust in the system," lawyer Robert Nichols says of the Trump administration's foreign aid freeze, its termination of 10,000 awards, and refusal to pay its bills.