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OPEN GOVERNMENT PROGRAM
Maintaining the Highest Level of Openness and Transparency in Government
Transparency, Participation, and Collaboration
The three principles of transparency, participation, and collaboration form the cornerstone of an Open Government.
Transparency promotes accountability by providing the public with information about what the Government is doing.
Participation allows members of the public to contribute ideas and expertise so that their government can make policies with the benefit of information that is widely dispersed in society.
Collaboration improves the effectiveness of Government by encouraging partnerships and cooperation within the Federal Government, across levels of government, and between the Government and private institutions.
Learn more about the Open Government Initiative here.
A USADF Strategic Priority
Maintaining the highest level of openness and transparency is a strategic priority for USADF. As an organization primarily dependent on U.S. taxpayer funds an open and transparent organization is the best approach. USADF strives to make it simple for people to know more about Africa, what USADF is doing, and how taxpayer funds are being used to equip and empower marginalized communities across Africa.
USADF Open Government Initiatives
Online Grant and Project Information – All recent and active USADF project grants are now viewable online, in the QuickSource program information section of this website. You may use QuickSource to also view project locations (via Google Maps and Google Earth), project photographs, project budgets, and specific project goals an objectives.
Social Media – USADF utilizes social media platforms such as YouTube and Twitter to make current program information readily available to the public. These source may be access from the from the right hand side of each web page.
Additional Online Information – To increase accountability and promote informed participation by the public, USADF has expand access to more information, now available online for downloads in open formats.
- Active Grant Listing as of Jan 26, 2011 
- Financial Accountability and Transparency Act Report
- Recent Financial Audits:
| FY2009 | 0-ADF-09-002-C | |
| FY2010 | 0-ADF-10-002-C | |
| FY2011 | 0-ADF-11-002-C | |
| FY2012 | 0-ADF-12-003-C | |
| FY2013 | 0-ADF-13-003-C |
- Recent Program Audits:
| FY2011 | 7-ADF-11-002-P | |
| FY2012 | 7-ADF-12-008-P |
FOIA Information – To learn more about USADF FOIA policies and make a FOIA request click here...
| 2012 Chief FOIA Officer Report |  |
| 2012 FOIA Annual Report | |
| 2012 FOIA Annual Report (xml) |  |
| 2011 FOIA Annual Report | |
| 2011 FOIA Annual Report (xml) | |
| 2010 FOIA Annual Report | |
Comment on Open Government – You are invited to give feedback on the quality and importance of the information provided here and elsewhere on the USADF website. What other type of information is important for you to know about?
Click on the email link below to send USADF your comments and suggestions. Please put "Open Government" in the subject line of the email.