What Is USAID and What Impact Does It Have Across the Globe?

Photo caption: A man walks past boxes of USAID humanitarian aid at a warehouse at the Tienditas International Bridge on the outskirts of Cucuta, Colombia, on Feb. 21, 2019. Photo credit: Fernando Vergara—AP. Article by Kimberlee Kruesi, AP. Time – updated February 6, 2025.

The Trump administration’s decision to close the U.S. Agency for International Development has drawn widespread criticism from congressional Democrats and raised questions and concern about the influence billionaire ally Elon Musk wields over the federal government. The United States is by far the world’s largest source of foreign assistance, although several European countries allocate a much bigger share of their budgets to aid. USAID funds projects in some 120 countries aimed at fighting epidemics, educating children, providing clean water and supporting other areas of development. […]

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