Funding
 

FY 2022-2024 Supplemental Appropriation

As of June 30, 2024, since February 2022 the U.S. Congress had appropriated more than $174.2 billion in supplemental funding for the U.S. response to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The most recent supplemental appropriation was signed into law on April 24, 2024 provided nearly $61 billion to address the conflict in Ukraine, of which approximately $48.4 billion will be administered by the DoD, $11.6 billion by State and USAID, and nearly $1 billion for other U.S. Government agencies.  

FY 2022–2024 Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations

Programs and Authorities

The U.S. Government assists Ukraine and regional partners through a wide range of programs and authorities.

description For additional explanation on funding read pages 9-12 and Appendices E , F and G in our latest report to Congress.

Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA)

• PDA is not a funding source but rather an authority that allows the President to provide military assistance from existing DoD defense stockpiles up to a statutory cap.
• In response to Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Congress increased the caps on PDA to $11.00 billion for FY 2022, $14.50 billion for FY 2023, and $7.80 billion for FY 2024 in the Ukraine supplemental appropriations acts, providing $33.30 billion in cumulative PDA through June 30, 2024. 
• Supplemental Ukraine funding allowed DoD components to request replacement funds for items transferred to Ukraine. 
• As of June 30 2024, the DoD reported more than $24.75 billion in PDA drawdowns for FY 2022 through FY 2024, of which more than $21.84 billion had been delivered to Ukraine.
• From April 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024, the DoD OIG issued an audit of the DoD’s revaluation of the PDA support, which identified an additional $1.91 billion overvaluation in previously announced PDAs.

Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI)

• Created by Congress in 2015, the USAI is a funding source for DoD security assistance to Ukraine's military and other security forces, including intelligence support, training, equipment, logistics, supplies, and services.
• As of June 1, 2024, the DoD had obligated approximately $18.2 billion of its $32.7 billion in supplemental and FY 2022-2024 base USAI appropriations. 

European Deterrence Initiative (EDI) 

• First established in the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2015, the EDI provides funding to support five lines of effort: increased presence; exercises and training; enhanced prepositioning; improved infrastructure; and building partner capacity. EDI-associated activities and investments are funded through the DoD’s base budget rather than the Ukraine supplemental funds.
• Since FY 2022, Congress has authorized approximately $11.6 billion in DoD appropriations for EDI, of which the DoD had obligated approximately $7.4 billion as of June 1, 2024.

Foreign Military Financing (FMF)

• Under the FMF program, the U.S. Government provides funding to facilitate a partner nation’s purchase of U.S. defense articles.44 FMF funds do not belong to the recipient nation but rather are executed by U.S. Government agencies, and the funded items are transferred to the recipient country.
• The Ukraine FY 2022-2024 supplemental appropriations provided a total of $6.3 billion for FMF for Ukraine and other countries affected by the war through June 30, 2024.
• As of June 2024, State had obligated $4.4 billion of the FMF funds appropriated in the FY 2022-2024 supplemental appropriations, including more than $1.7 billion for Ukraine.
   

Support to the Ukrainian Government

USAID has provided $23 billion in direct budget support to the Ukrainian government through three World Bank-managed trust funds, the Ukraine Second Economic Recovery Multi-donor Trust Fund, the Special Transfer to Ukraine Single Donor Trust Fund, and the Public Expenditures for Administrative Capacity Endurance (PEACE) multi-donor trust fund. According to USAID, the purpose of direct budget support is to provide the Ukrainian government with the financial stability necessary to maintain general government operations, not necessarily to support any specific program or expenditure.

As of July 2024, the international community has provided $66.7 billion in budget support—triple that provided by the United States—although some is delivered via mechanisms other than the World Bank trust funds.

USAID said that the U.S. Government continues to press bilateral donors on the need for fair burden sharing in meeting Ukraine’s economic assistance needs and that approximately 75% of Ukraine’s external financing needs in 2024 will come from sources other than the United States. USAID expects that U.S. assistance will not exceed 50% of the total amount provided by all donors.
 

PEACE Multi Donor Trust Fund

The United States provides $23 billion in direct budget support to the Ukrainian government. Of that $23 billion, $20.2 billion (88%) supports the PEACE Fund. The PEACE Fund builds resilience, protects essential institutions, and delivers critical services, according to the Ukrainian Ministry of Finance. In addition to mitigating the humanitarian crisis and preserving development gains, the PEACE Fund supports the Ukrainian government in maintaining core government functions and protecting its institutional capacity for recovery after the war has ended.

The PEACE Fund includes funding from the United States and 19 partner countries.  The United States is by far the largest donor to the PEACE Fund, with USAID providing $20.2 billion out of $25.5 billion total. USAID made its last obligation to the PEACE Fund in September 2023 and these funds have been subsequently disbursed to the Ukrainian government and expended, according to USAID.