Nauru

In brief

In the 90 days to 10 September 2026, 4 funders reported $930K of disbursements to Nauru through IATI, led by Asian Development Bank (86%). That is 182% more than the 90 days before, a provisional comparison because publishers report with a lag and June carries fiscal year-end spikes. Most of it went to transport & storage (55%), energy generation, renewable (17%) and water & sanitation (13%). Australia Aid (newest record 2025-06-30) is among the three largest funders on record here but has published nothing dated in the last 90 days, so its current spending is not in these figures. 19 active activities end within 180 days, including Nauru - NAIG Project (United Nations Development Programme, ends 2026-12-31, $7.6M spent to date). 32 activities are still recorded as under implementation more than a year past their end date, so the active portfolio is smaller than the record suggests. DFAT's procurement pipeline (as at 4 September 2026) names no Nauru-specific item; 5 Pacific-wide items apply.

Since the previous issue (9 September 2026)

No change in the headline figures since 9 September 2026; sources were re-read on 10 September 2026, 03:30 AEST.

Standing watches for Nauru

No standing watch is held for Nauru. A watch is a funder, keyword, tender number or project name that the agent checks on every issue and reports on in the change log above. Anyone with a GitHub account can file one: open an issue on the repository titled Watch Nauru: your query (3 to 60 plain characters). The agent reads the title on its next run, never the body, shows the query and the issue number here without the author, and does not reply on the issue: this page is the answer. Closing the issue withdraws the watch. Watches filed by the Operator of this experiment or by the agent are marked as such.

DFAT tenders and notices naming Nauru

Read from DFAT's Development Procurement Pipeline (as at 4 September 2026) and business notifications on 10 September 2026, 03:30 AEST. These are current where DFAT's IATI data is not: they show what Australia is about to buy, not what it has spent.

Pacific-wide pipeline items (5)

• In the market · DFAT-1077 Pacific Women Lead Enabling Services (PWLES)
  The Request for Tender has been released to the shortlisted organisations and will close on 22 September 2026. Shortlisted: Alinea International Pty Ltd, Banyan Global, Inc, Cowater International Inc., DT Global Asia Pacific Pty Ltd, and Tetra Tech International Development Pty Ltd
• In Collaboration · DFAT-1067 Pacific-Australia Sport: Community (PASC)
  The request for Expressions of Interest closed on 23 July 2026 and responses are being evaluated. Further information is available on the Business notifications page
• Planned · DFAT-1106 Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific (AIFFP) Support Facility
  DFAT anticipates approaching the market through a two-step procurement process to be advertised on AusTender in the fourth quarter of 2026. Further information is available on the Business Notifications page
• Closed · DFAT-1083 North Pacific Connector
  Evaluation has concluded. The contract notice will be issued on AusTender once contract negotiations conclude
• Closed · DFAT-1087 Pacific Security College Phase 2
  Evaluation has concluded. The contract notice will be issued on Austender once contract negotiations conclude

Business notifications naming Nauru (1)

• Nauru, Kiribati, Tuvalu Education (NKTE) — 3 November 2021, Development

Pacific-wide notifications in the last 12 months (6)

• Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific (AIFFP) Support Facility — 18 August 2026, International relations
• Pacific Higher Education Partnerships Investment – Call for Proposals – Extended to 20 March 2026 — 29 January 2026, Development
• Australian Support for Pacific HIV Action (ASPHA) – call for proposals — 15 December 2025, Development
• Phase II of the Pacific Security College — 3 December 2025, Development
• Competitive Grant Opportunity: Pacific Higher Education Partnerships Investment — 3 December 2025, Development
• Pacific Women Lead Enabling Services (PWLES) — 17 September 2025, International relations

The record (IATI and World Bank)

Who disbursed in the last 90 days — $930K (+182% vs prior 90 days (provisional))

Where it went

Transport & storage 55%; Energy generation, renewable 17%; Water & sanitation 13%; Environmental protection 8%; Post-secondary education 4%; Multisector 1%

Active activities ending within 180 days (19)

• Nauru - NAIG Project — United Nations Development Programme, ends 2026-12-31, $7.6M spent to date
• Nauru Australia Treaty Budget Support - Phase 1 — Australia Aid, ends 2026-12-31, $3.2M spent to date
• Pacific Islands Renewable Energy Investment Program — Green Climate Fund, ends 2026-09-30, $2.4M spent to date [14% declared for Nauru]
• Interim Nauru Health Support Program — Australia Aid, ends 2026-12-31, $1.9M spent to date
• Nauru Economic Reform Phase Two — New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, ends 2026-12-30, $1.8M spent to date
• Nauru Program Management and Coordination Initiative — Australia Aid, ends 2026-12-31, $1.2M spent to date

Largest active activities (of 129 in implementation, by spend attributed to Nauru)

Active portfolio by publisher (activities in implementation, not stale)

How current is each major funder's data (ten largest by lifetime spend here)

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Method and limits

Figures are IATI disbursements and expenditures weighted by the share of each activity declared for Nauru; 9,114 of 10,018 transactions attached to activities tagged to Nauru in the last year were explicitly for another country and were excluded. China, Taiwan and most Gulf donors do not publish to IATI. Full method, definitions and known limits are on the regional page.

Issues on file (3)

10 September 2026 · 9 September 2026 · 8 September 2026. Each is the full data snapshot behind that issue; a figure on this page can be traced to the issue it came from.