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The Global Health Budget Summaries provide key information about U.S. funding levels for global health in the federal budget and appropriations process. Explore the summaries by fiscal year below.
Congress passes Full-Year Continuing Resolution Bill, maintaining global health funding at prior year levels (Mar 18, 2025)
Senate Appropriations Committee Approves FY 2025 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (SFOPs) Appropriations Bill (Aug 5, 2024)
House Appropriations Committee Approves the FY 2025 State and Foreign Operations (SFOPs) Appropriations Bill (Jun 12, 2024)
Global Health Funding in the FY 2025 President’s Budget Request (Mar 12, 2024)
Global Health Funding in the FY 2024 Final Appropriations Bill (Mar 25, 2024)
Senate Appropriations Committee Approves FY 2024 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (SFOPs) Appropriations Bill (Jul 21, 2023)
House Approves the FY 2024 State and Foreign Operations (SFOPs) Appropriations Bill (Sep 28, 2023)
Global Health Funding in the FY 2024 President’s Budget Request (Mar 10, 2023)
Global Health Funding in the FY 2021 Omnibus (Jan 8, 2021)
House Appropriations Committee Approves FY 2021 Health and Human Services (HHS) Appropriations Bill (Jul 14, 2020)
House Appropriations Committee Approves FY21 State and Foreign Operations (SFOPs) Appropriations Bill (Jul 9, 2020)
White House Releases FY21 Budget Request (Feb 11, 2020)
Global Health Funding in the FY 2020 Conference Agreement (Dec 19, 2019)
Senate Appropriations Committee Approves FY 2020 State and Foreign Operations (SFOPs) Appropriations Bill (Sep 27, 2019)
Senate Appropriations Committee Releases Draft FY 2020 Health and Human Services (HHS) Appropriations Bill (Sep 20, 2019)
House Appropriations Committee Approves FY 2020 State & Foreign Operations (SFOPs) Appropriations Bill (May 17, 2019)
House Appropriations Committee Approves FY 2020 Health and Human Services (HHS) Appropriations Bill (May 13, 2019)
White House Releases FY20 Budget Request (Mar 11, 2019)
FY19 Conference Agreement Released, Includes State & Foreign Operations (SFOPs) Funding (Feb 14, 2019)
Senate Appropriations Committee approves FY19 State & Foreign Operations (SFOPs) Appropriations Bill (Jun 22, 2018)
House Appropriations Committee approves FY19 State and Foreign Operations (SFOPs) Appropriations Bill (Jun 20, 2018)
White House Releases FY 2019 Budget Request (Feb 13, 2018)
President Signs FY18 Omnibus Bill (Mar 22, 2018)
Senate Appropriations Committee approves FY 2018 State & Foreign Operations (SFOPs) and Health & Human Services (HHS) Appropriations Bills (September 11, 2017)
House Appropriations Subcommittees approve FY 2018 State & Foreign Operations (SFOPs) and Health & Human Services (HHS) Appropriations Bills (July 19, 2017)
White House Releases FY18 Budget Request (May 24, 2017)
U.S. Global Health Funding in Draft FY18 Budget Request (April 26, 2017)
White House Releases FY18 Budget Blueprint (Mar 16, 2017)
Congress Releases FY17 Omnibus (May 1, 2017)
House Appropriations Committee approves FY 2017 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill (Jul 13, 2016)
Senate Appropriations Committee approves FY 2017 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill (June 30, 2016)
White House Submits FY17 Reduction Options to Congress (Mar 29, 2016)
White House Releases FY17 Budget Request (Feb 9, 2016)
Congress Releases FY16 Omnibus (Dec 16, 2015)
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Approves FY 2016 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill (July 8, 2015)
Updated: House Appropriations Committee releases FY16 Health & Human Services Appropriations Bill (Jun 24, 2015)
House Appropriations Committee releases FY 2016 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill (Jun 11, 2015)
The U.S. Global Health Budget: Analysis of the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Request (Mar 11, 2015)
White House Releases FY16 Budget Request (Feb 2, 2015)
Congress Releases FY15 Omnibus (Dec 10, 2014)
FY15 Health & Human Services Appropriations Bill Introduced in House (Sep 15, 2014)
House Appropriations Committee approves FY2015 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill (Jun 24, 2014)
Senate Appropriations Committee releases FY15 Health & Human Services Appropriations Bill (Jul 24, 2014)
Senate Appropriations Committee approves FY 2015 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill (Jun 19, 2014)
White House releases FY15 Budget Request (Apr 22, 2014)
The U.S. Global Health Budget: Analysis of the Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Request (Apr 7, 2014)
FY14 Omnibus Appropriations Act Released (Jan 13, 2014)
Senate Appropriations Committee approves FY 2014 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill (Jul 25, 2013)
Senate Appropriations Committee approves FY14 Health & Human Services Appropriations Bill (Jul 11, 2013)
House Appropriations Committee approves FY 2014 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill (Jul 24, 2013)
U.S. Funding for Global Health: The President’s FY 2014 Budget Request (May 23, 2013)
White House releases FY 2014 Budget Request (Apr 10, 2013)
This budget summary provides an analysis of global health funding amounts provided in the President's FY 2027 budget request.
This budget summary provides an analysis of global health funding amounts provided in the National Security, Department of State and Related Programs (NSRP) Conference Bill & Explanatory Statement.
This budget summary provides an analysis of global health funding amounts provided in the FY 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor HHS) conference bill and accompanying report.
This budget summary provides an analysis of global health funding amounts provided in the House FY 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor HHS) appropriations bill and accompanying report.
The Senate Committee on Appropriations approved its FY 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor HHS) appropriations bill, accompanying report, and amendments on July 31, 2025.
The House Committee on Appropriations approved the FY 2026 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs (NSRP) appropriations bill and accompanying report on July 23, 2025.
On May 30, 2025, the administration released additional details of its Fiscal Year 2026 budget request, including more specific information on funding for global health activities at the State Department, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
On May 2, 2025, the White House released preliminary details of its FY26 budget request, including funding for global health activities at the State Department, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Fogarty International Center (FIC) at National Institutes of Health (NIH).
On March 15, 2025, the President signed a full-year “continuing resolution” (CR) that continues funding the federal government through the rest of the fiscal year. It maintains U.S. global health funding at the prior year (FY 2024) level ($10.8 billion).
The Senate Committee on Appropriations approved its FY 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor HHS) appropriations bill, accompanying report, and amendments on August 1, 2024.
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