OFAC Sanctions Programs List

The catalog of OFAC-administered sanctions programs, spanning dozens of country-specific and thematic regimes.

TL;DR

TL;DR: OFAC runs many sanctions programs, both country-specific and thematic. A screening tool should cover the programs relevant to your counterparties, not just one list.

Country and Thematic Programs

OFAC administers programs targeted at specific countries and at themes such as narcotics, cyber, and terrorism. Each program has its own legal basis and its own set of designations on the SDN List. The programs list is the map of where screening obligations can come from.

Why the Full Catalog Matters

An agent that screens only one program misses the rest. A counterparty may be clean under one regime but designated under another. Because OFAC applies strict liability, a narrow screen is not a defense when a designation existed on a program you did not check.

Coverage in Practice

sanctionsai.dev screens against 19,218 SDN names and 947 OFAC-listed crypto wallets across 16 jurisdictions, synced hourly. That spans the SDN List regardless of which program a designation came from, so the agent does not have to pick which programs to check.

Practical Guidance

• Screen against the consolidated SDN List, not one program.
• Re-check when a new program or designation is announced.
• Keep a policy noting which programs your counterparties touch.