The USA Grants program celebrated twenty years of grant-making in 2006. Since inception, the Grant program has received more than 9,143 grant applications and awarded more than 1,743 grants. USA Grants INC have been made to grantees located in 45 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, and in 74 foreign countries. USA Grants funding has helped build a diverse community of institutions focusing on international conflict, including a wide array of universities, thinks tanks, non-profit organizations, schools, and church organizations in the U.S. and abroad.