KFF April 2, 2025
It was recently reported that a list was sent to Congress of awards to be terminated at USAID, an agency already effectively shuttered as part of the administration’s foreign aid review and funding freeze. The list generally confirms what has been in administration court filings and other announcements – that most awards at the agency are slated to be terminated. Specifically, it indicates that of more than 6,200 awards, 5,341 or 86% will be terminated, representing $27.7 billion in unobligated funds. Of this, $7.4 billion in unobligated funds falls directly under USAID’s global health bureau and billions more are for global health activities funded through other bureaus or at the individual country mission level. While the situation does appear to...