USAID Terminated Awards Staffing Assignments

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Dear USAID Implementing Partners (IPs),

As a follow-on from our last Industry Liaison guidance “USAID Operations Post-September 2, 2025” on Friday, September 5, 2025, USAID Contracting/Agreement Officers (CO/AOs) will be assigned to all USAID terminated awards. Each IP will be assigned one CO/AO for all of your organization’s terminated awards.

The CO/AOs in the Office of Acquisition and Assistance (OAA) will begin reaching out next week. To facilitate communication between USAID and your organization, CO/AOs will be requesting a single point of contact. Please allow these CO/AOs time to reach out to you. 

Please email IndustryLiaison@usaid.gov for any questions you may have about this notice, and we will respond as quickly as we are able.  USAID Industry Liaison

Pakistan: World Bank Announces New Education Project to Benefit Over Four Million Children in Punjab

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WASHINGTON, August 23, 2025— The World Bank has approved a US$ 47.9 million grant, funded by the Global Partnership for Education Fund, to help improve girls’ and boys’ participation at pre-primary and primary levels in Pakistan’s Punjab province. The new support is expected to improve learning outcomes at the primary level and strengthen remedial learning support at the elementary level of schooling.

The “Getting Results: Access and Delivery of Quality Education Services and System Transformation in Punjab Project” will expand early childhood education, re-enroll out-of-school children, strengthen teacher support, and improve the education sector’s responsiveness to climate change and emergencies.

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Power More With Less: Scaling Up Energy Efficiency for Growth and Energy Security

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Energy efficiency is a transformative, low-cost solution that can fast-track access to affordable and secure energy and boost economic growth. Amid soaring power demand, driven in part by air conditioners, heavy industry, and, increasingly, data centers needed to power artificial intelligence, energy efficiency can help countries avoid overspending on new energy infrastructure, importing fuels, and taking on more debt for their energy sectors.  

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Africa’s big push on electrification: A cautionary tale

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Africa is home to the largest share of the world’s unelectrified population—an estimated half a billion people, mostly in rural areas. In recognition of the significant role of electricity in economic development, the region is poised to erase this unwelcome statistic by achieving universal access by 2030 through several national and multilateral initiatives.

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Why Universal Health Coverage matters in West and Central Africa

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As leaders from across African governments, the private sector, civil society, and international development partners gather this week in Japan for the ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), it’s encouraging to see health taking a prominent place on the agenda. 

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The World Bank’s First USD Benchmark Bond of the 2026 Fiscal Year is a 10-Year with Record Orderbook

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WASHINGTON, D.C., August 19, 2025 – The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, Aaa/AAA) today priced a USD 5 billion benchmark bond that matures in August 2035. The World Bank’s successful USD bond attracted its largest ever 10-year order book with investors around the world.  

With more than 180 investor orders, the transaction attracted over USD 13 billion high-quality investor orders, primarily driven by bank treasuries, central banks/official institutions, and asset managers.

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From crisis to action: Mobilizing tools for rapid response and lasting resilience

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Over the past year, I’ve seen a growing interest in, and a stronger demand for, better tools to prepare for and respond to crises. Our partners in government, the private sector, civil society, foundations, and other development organizations send us the same message time and time again: In the face of crisis, we need greater preparation and faster access to financing. 

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