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| 1981 || || USAID sponsors the Colloquium on Rural Finance in Low-income Countries. This would be considered a watershed event in rural lending.<ref>{{cite web |title=USAID's Legacy in Agricultural Development |url=https://issuu.com/usaid/docs/usaid_legacy_ag_development_report_ |website=issuu.com |accessdate=29 March 2019}}</ref> ||
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| 1982 || || USAID issues a policy paper on population assistance, which clearly states its commitment to voluntarism in the provision of family planning (FP) services. Annex PD-3 of the Population Policy of 1982 includes specific requirements for USAID-supported programs that include voluntary sterilization. These requirements cover informed consent, ready access to other methods, and guidelines on incentive payments.<ref>{{cite web |title=Appendices to the Guidance on the Definition and Use of the Global Health Programs Account |url=https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1864/200mab1.pdf |website=usaid.gov |accessdate=17 April 2019}}</ref> ||
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| 1983 || || USAID establishes the Institute for International Studies in Natural Family Planning at Georgetown University through a 5-year US$15 million grant. The Institute would conduct a program of research, training, and technical assistance to increase the knowledge, availability, acceptability, and effectiveness of natural family planning methods in developing countries.<ref>{{cite web |title=USAID's new directions. |url=https://www.popline.org/node/573856 |website=popline.org |accessdate=30 March 2019}}</ref> ||
