Trump admin. cuts 92% of foreign aid contracts; Christian aid groups react

[Michie]

Christian refugee and humanitarian organizations are speaking out as the U.S. State Department confirmed Wednesday that it is cutting 92% of foreign assistance-related grants in order to save approximately $60 billion.

The agency plans to cut around 10,000 United States Agency for International Development and State Department grants and contracts, according to a Wednesday appeals court filing from Trump administration attorneys. Approximately 500 USAID awards and around 2,700 State Department awards will be left in place, reports Axios.

The move comes as U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday placed a hold on a Biden-appointed federal judge's order that would have forced the Trump administration to pay foreign aid funds to grant recipients.

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Trump admin. cuts 92% of foreign aid contracts; Christian aid groups react

Christian refugee and humanitarian organizations are speaking out as the U S State Department confirmed Wednesday that it is cutting 92 of foreign assistance-related grants in order to save

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USAID pays Samaritan’s Purse $19M reimbursement for Africa aid​

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Although President Trump issued a 90-day pause on all federal foreign aid in January, Samaritan's Purse reported receiving $19 million from USAID funds for its work in Sudan.

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