United States African Development Foundation

The United States African Development Foundation (USADF) was established under the African Development Foundation Act of 1980 (22 U. S. C. 290h) as an Independent Federal agency created to support African-designed and African-driven solutions addressing grass-roots economic and social problems. USADF provides grants to community groups and small enterprises that benefit under served and marginalized groups in Africa. Marginalized groups are people that have significant needs that are not being currently addressed by existing governments programs, NGOs, or other international development efforts. USADF measures grant success in terms of jobs, increased incomes levels, and improved social conditions. The United States African Development Foundation was formerly the African Development Foundation (See Pub. L. 113-76).