State Dept. claims it's sparing life-saving efforts from USAID cuts, but some groups say it's "not true"
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The State Department confirmed Thursday it plans to end more than 90% of USAID contracts around the world, while keeping in place contracts for the most crucial food and health programs.
The department claims its cuts would allow the agency to tighten its belt by $58.2 billion in unspent funds on multi-year awards. but it provided no documentation to support its claim. It's also not clear that the department is funding the initiatives it claims it's supporting.
USAID disbursed nearly $9 billion around the world in 2024 on public health initiatives. A State Department spokesperson said Thursday the agency spared critical USAID awards, including for food assistance, and life-saving medical treatments for diseases such as HIV, malaria and tuberculosis.
