Over the last 48 hours, thousands of awards were canceled across the U.S. Agency for International Development — but now, the agency is going back to partners with a question: Did we cut your project?
“We understand there may be confusion regarding recent termination notices,” wrote Cara Christie, a deputy director of global policy, partnerships, programs and communications at USAID. “We are working to ascertain the current status of assistance awards.”
The email was sent to organizations across the world, with several telling Devex it came after they received termination letters just hours before. In the message, organizations severed from the agency were asked to include the country where the project used to operate, the award number, and whether or not the program had been given a full or partial waiver to deliver lifesaving humanitarian aid.
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Elissa Miolene
Elissa Miolene reports on USAID and the U.S. government at Devex. She previously covered education at The San Jose Mercury News, and has written for outlets like The Wall Street Journal, San Francisco Chronicle, Washingtonian magazine, among others. Before shifting to journalism, Elissa led communications for humanitarian agencies in the United States, East Africa, and South Asia.
