Additional Context: The Spatial Informatics Group—Natural Assets Laboratory, or SIG-NAL, manages the SERVIR Global Network. Previously, the SERVIR project was managed and funded by USAID and NASA. The alliance is composed of experts, institutions, and communities using geospatial technology and Earth observation to provide practical solutions for environmental and development challenges. Although the U.S. grants and agreements that helped establish and fund the network have ended, regional partners remain engaged. The network has since established a new governance structure as it rebuilds core capabilities, while emphasizing locally-led approaches.

A representative from the organization emphasized that these partner organizations and institutions saw the value in the services formerly offered by SERVIR. While each hub has undergone major reorganization, many but not all former hub staff have been reassigned within their home institutions. The SERVIR hubs are now being rebuilt in tandem with these institutions.

Devex Researcher Note: According to a list of terminated grants from March 2025, the combined total estimated cost of canceled SERVIR awards across their fully planned lifecycle was $73.3 million. Around $26.2 million remained unobligated at the time of grant terminations.

Source: SIG-NAL/SERVIR