# 2025-02091: US Pauses Foreign Aid: 90 Days to Align with National Interests

2025-02091, Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid, is a Federal Register presidential document from Executive Office of the President published 2025-01-30, effective 2025-01-20 (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-02091
- As of: 2026-11-04
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-02091
- Title: Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid
- Type: Presidential Document
- Agencies: Executive Office of the President
- Citation: unknown
- Published: 2025-01-30
- Effective: 2025-01-20
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-04

## In one line

US Pauses Foreign Aid: 90 Days to Align with National Interests

## Summary

The U.S. is hitting pause on all new foreign aid for 90 days to make sure every dollar supports America’s goals and values. Government leaders will review each aid program to decide if it should keep going, change, or stop. This shake-up affects foreign countries, NGOs, and contractors, aiming to make aid smarter and more aligned with U.S. interests starting early 2025.

## Effects PRIA read

- 90-Day Pause Halts New Aid Contracts: cost, medium. Starting January 20, 2025, the President ordered an immediate 90-day pause on new obligations and disbursements of U.S. foreign development assistance to foreign countries, implementing non‑governmental organizations, international organizations, and contractors. If you are a U.S. contractor or sma…
- Aid Programs Subject to Review and Possible End: cost, high. Agency heads must review each foreign assistance program and, within 90 days of January 20, 2025, decide to continue, modify, or cease each program with the Secretary of State's concurrence. Non‑governmental organizations, international organizations, and foreign partners that receive U.S. developm…
- Secretary Can Resume or Waive Pause Early: benefit, low. Some paused programs may resume before the 90‑day period if a review is done and the Secretary of State, in consultation with the OMB Director, decides to continue a program in the same or modified form. The Secretary of State also may waive the 90‑day pause for specific programs, allowing early re…

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## Sources
- [2025-02091 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/30/2025-02091/reevaluating-and-realigning-united-states-foreign-aid)
- [2025-02091 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-30/pdf/2025-02091.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-02091 (as of 2026-11-04).