The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has deployed a Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) to respond to growing humanitarian needs stemming from Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified further invasion of Ukraine. USAID’s DART, which is currently based in Krakow, Poland, is working closely with European allies and partners who will be on the front lines […]
The United States continues to increase its assistance to the Kingdom of Tonga in the wake of the recent Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcanic eruptions, ashfall, and tsunami. As announced yesterday, the United States will provide, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), an additional $2.5 million in humanitarian assistance for those affected by this […]
The world’s prosperous nations spend hundreds of billions of dollars each year on “foreign aid.” But foreign aid can mean many things. Most U.S. assistance, for example, falls into these categories: • Emergency response and other forms of humanitarian assistance. • Global health, such as programs to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS and other diseases. […]
The President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Budget Request for the State Department and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is $58.5 billion, which includes $27.7 billion for USAID fully and partially managed accounts, $2.9 billion (11 percent) above the FY 2021 enacted level. In addition, the American Jobs Plan (AJP) will seek $400 […]
The U.S. Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center in Yokosuka, Japan awarded a company a seat on a $121 million multiple-award, indefinite-delivery / indefinite-quantity contract to provide worldwide expeditionary supplies and services to support humanitarian and disaster relief, military exercises, and contingencies. Work will be performed in multiple geographic regions and funds will be […]
