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Congressionally Directed Assistance

Program Information

Popular name

Annual Congressionally Directed Assistance

Program Number

12.599

Program objective

To implement Congressionally directed assistance for the purposes identified in the Department of Defense (“DoD”) annual appropriations act. The resulting assistance instruments support a variety of Congressional priorities. DoD awards the appropriate assistance instruments for the Congressionally identified purposes consistent with its authority, including applicable requirements for merit-based or competitive processes.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2021

    Support of the WWII 75th Celebration, Environmental Restoration Program, and Small SAT Innovation IHUB.

  2. 2024

    Funding environmental restoration and science innovation hubs.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

DOD Grants and Agreements Regulations and applicable OMB Circulars.

  1. Department of Defense Appropriations Act (annual).
  2. Services to the United States Government U.S.C. § 36 USC 150303.