# US African Development Foundation

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/us-african-development-foundation/  
**Website:** https://www.usadf.gov  
**APIs profiled:** 5

The US African Development Foundation (USADF) is an independent federal agency established by Congress in 1980 to invest directly in African grassroots enterprises and social entrepreneurs. USADF provides grant capital of up to $250,000, capacity-building assistance, and convening opportunities to develop, grow, and scale African enterprises and entrepreneurs. USADF grant data is publicly accessible via the USASpending.gov API, and grant opportunities are posted to Grants.gov. Between 2019 and 2023, USADF awarded more than $141 million in grants to over 1,050 community enterprises in Africa, directly affecting 6.2 million people.

## Kin Score — 23.8 / 100 (emerging)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 23.8).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 74.1 |
| Contract Quality | 28.6 |
| Governance | 25.0 |
| Contract Governance | 25.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 10.5 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 9.5 |
| Commercial Clarity | 15.8 |
| Access Clarity | 15.8 |

Regulatory layer — **Government & Public Sector**: 20.4 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 33.3 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | verified |
| OpenAPI Examples | verified |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Freemium — onboarding: unknown, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (5)

- **US African Development Foundation Agency API** — USADF agency spending and budget data
- **US African Development Foundation Awards API** — USADF grant award data
- **US African Development Foundation Opportunities API** — USADF grant opportunity listings on Grants.gov
- **US African Development Foundation Recipients API** — Organizations receiving USADF grants
- **US African Development Foundation Spending API** — USADF spending breakdowns and analytics

## Agentic access (1)

- **Us African Development Foundation Agentic Access** — 7 operations · 3 acting

## Security (1)

- **Us African Development Foundation Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Us African Development Foundation Plans Pricing**

## Use cases (4)

- **Grant Transparency Research** — Researchers and journalists accessing USADF grant award data through USASpending API to analyze funding patterns across African countries.
- **Grant Opportunity Discovery** — African enterprises and NGOs finding and applying for USADF grant opportunities through Grants.gov listings.
- **Federal Spending Analysis** — Policy analysts tracking USADF budget authority, obligations, and outlays through USASpending federal account data.
- **Development Impact Tracking** — Development finance institutions and donors assessing USADF program reach and impact through award data and recipient profiles.

## Tags

Federal-Government, International Development, Africa, Grants, Non-Profit, Economic Development

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/us-african-development-foundation/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.