The Trump administration has begun to formally cancel hundreds of USAID contracts and grants, according to several sources and internal documents obtained by Devex.
The initial number of proposed terminations surpassed 800, several sources said — with the targeted projects encompassing everything from health care to election monitoring to rural internet access. And more are still rolling in.
“Your award has been reviewed for programmatic efficiency and consistency with United States foreign policy,” stated one termination notice, which was sent to a former USAID partner on Tuesday morning. “Please confirm receipt.”
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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.
