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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 analysis reviews U.S. funding for global health programs included in the fiscal year 2015 Budget Request released on March 4, 2014. It examines funding by program area as well as trends over time.
The House and Senate Committees on Appropriations announced the release of the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014” (H.R. 3547), which includes funding for U.S. global health programs. A significant portion of U.S. funding for global health, including funding at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Department of State, is outlined in the bill, however, total funding for global health is not currently available as some funding provided through USAID, HHS, and DoD is…
The Senate Committee on Appropriations approved, by a vote of 23-7, the FY 2014 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations bill (S.1372), which includes funding for U.S. global health programs at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the State Department (see table below) comprising a significant portion of U.S. funding for global health (total funding for global health is not currently available as some funding provided through USAID, HHS, and DoD is not yet available).…
The House Committee on Appropriations approved, by a voice vote, the FY 2014 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations bill (.pdf), which includes funding for U.S. global health programs at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the State Department (see table below) comprising a significant portion of U.S. funding for global health (total funding for global health is not currently available as some funding provided through USAID, HHS, and DoD is not yet available). According to a Committee Report accompanying…
The Senate Committee on Appropriations approved the FY 2013 Labor, Health & Human Services, Education and Related Agencies appropriations bill (S. 1284) by a vote of 16-14. A report (113-71) released by the committee provided the funding levels for global health programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the John E. Fogarty International Center. Additional funding for global health programs and research conducted by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is…
This budget analysis reviews U.S. funding for global health programs included in the fiscal year 2014 Budget Request released on April 10, 2013.
The White House released the FY 2014 budget request, which included funding for U.S. global health activities. Overall, funding for global health programs (at USAID and the State Department combined) increased in the FY 2014 request as compared to FY12 actual and FY13 estimated levels. This varied by specific global health program area (see below). State Department & USAID - Global Health Programs (GHP) Area FY12 Actual FY13 CR Estimated*(millions) FY14 Request(millions) Difference:FY14 - FY13 CR(millions) Difference: FY14 - FY12(millions) State Department…
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