What is the total USAID budget for fiscal year 2024?

1. What the President requested: the $32 billion claim

The FY2024 President’s Budget Request submitted by the Administration proposed $63.1 billion for the State Department and USAID combined, and within that request identified $32 billion for USAID’s fully‑ and partially‑managed foreign assistance accounts — a roughly 10% increase over FY2023 requested levels ^{[1] [3]}. USAID publications and fact sheets issued around the FY2024 request repeat that $32 billion figure as the agency’s requested level for its core foreign assistance accounts ^{[1] [4]}.

2. What USAID managed or Congress recorded: “more than $35 billion”

Congressional and library summaries indicate that in FY2024 USAID managed more than $35 billion in combined appropriations, which represented over one‑third of the Department of State foreign operations and related programs and referenced international food aid provided in Agriculture appropriations ^[2]. This higher number reflects enacted appropriations, co‑managed accounts, and possibly carryover or supplemental funding streams that differ from the President’s initial request ^[2].

3. Why the figures differ: request vs. enacted vs. managed

Budget “requests” (what the President asks for) and budget “enacted” or “managed” amounts (what Congress appropriates and agencies ultimately administer) are often different. The $32 billion is the Administration’s requested level for USAID foreign assistance accounts; the “more than $35 billion” figure reflects the combined appropriations USAID actually managed in FY2024 across multiple accounts and co‑managed State/USAID resources ^{[1] [2]}. Available sources do not provide a single line‑item “total USAID budget” that reconciles these categories in one number.

4. How media and secondary sources report the totals

Non‑government summaries and policy outlets have reiterated the Administration’s $32 billion request and the $63.1 billion State+USAID package when describing the FY2024 proposal ^{[5] [3]}. At the same time, Congressional Research and oversight outputs highlight the larger managed appropriations figure, saying USAID handled “more than $35 billion” in FY2024, indicating differences in accounting and scope ^[2].

5. What to watch when comparing budget numbers

Key comparators to check in primary documents are: (a) whether a figure is the President’s request or Congressional enactment, (b) whether it covers only USAID‑managed accounts or also State‑co‑managed accounts and related food/agriculture appropriations, and (c) whether supplemental, emergency, or rescinded amounts affect the fiscal year totals. The State Department’s FY2024 Congressional Budget Justification and USAID’s FY2024 fact sheets provide the request figures, while CRS and Congressional records summarize enacted and managed appropriations ^{[6] [1] [4] [2]}.

6. Limitations and gaps in available reporting

Available sources here do not provide a reconciled, single‑line “total USAID budget for FY2024” that combines all budgetary authorities, carryover, supplemental actions, and later rescissions in one definitive table — instead they present a request ($32 billion) and a managed/appropriated snapshot (“more than $35 billion”) ^{[1] [2]}. For a line‑by‑line, reconciled total you would need the specific FY2024 State and USAID Congressional Budget Justification appendices or the Office of Management and Budget/Congressional appropriations tables referenced on the State website ^[6].

7. Bottom line for readers

If you mean the Administration’s FY2024 request for USAID foreign assistance accounts: $32 billion (within a $63.1 billion State+USAID request) ^[1]. If you mean the dollar volume USAID is reported to have managed in FY2024 after appropriations and account combinations: “more than $35 billion” ^[2]. The discrepancy reflects different stages and scopes of budgeting; consult the FY2024 State and USAID Congressional Budget Justification appendices for the most granular reconciliation ^[6].