Trump orders USAID to be put under the U.S. Department of State (DOS) amidst foreign aid freeze

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FEDERAL ASSISTANCE MANAGEMENT ADVISORY NUMBER 2025-05 (A)
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SUBJECT: Amended Guidance on Pause of Foreign Assistance-funded Federal Assistance Awards

1. Scope:
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This policy applies to all foreign assistance-funded federal assistance awards.
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2. Background and Purpose:
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On February 13, 2025, the Court hearing the case of AIDS Vaccine Coalition v. U.S. Department of State and Global Health Council v. Trump entered a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the Department of State, USAID, and OMB. In connection with the litigation, Grants Officers (GOs) must not take further action to effectuate terminations or suspensions (including those pursuant to previously issued guidance) at this time. Notification of the TRO was provided via a SAM.Gov notice posted on February 14, 2025. notice posted on February 14, 2025.

3. Policy:
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GOs must cease further action to pause any new obligations or disbursements of foreign assistance funds (including those pursuant to previously issued guidance) at this time. However, GOs may continue any actions under any exceptions or waivers granted by the Secretary of State, including to lift a previously issued suspension, or to certify the disbursement of a payment.

4. Authority:
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Global Acquisition (A/GA) prescribes policies, regulations, and procedures for the award and administration of Federal financial assistance agreements.
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5. Effective Date
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This Federal Assistance Management Advisory is effective as of February 17, 2025.

6. Questions:
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Please send questions regarding this policy via e-mail to aopefagrantspolicy@state.gov, or refer to the A/GA/APD/FA/FAPD SharePoint at https://usdos.sharepoint.com/sites/A- OPE/FA/SitePages/Home.aspx for additional policy resources, training materials, useful forms, and points of contact.
If payment\disbursement questions come about as a result of this pause, please reach out to CGFS\FAFM at FAFM@state.gov.
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This came from USAID:

Dear Colleagues,

On February 13, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, in cases titled AIDS Vaccine Coalition v. U.S. Department of State and Global Health Council v. Trump, entered a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the Department of State, USAID, and OMB that prevents "enforcing or giving effect to Sections 1, 5, 7, 8, and 9 of Dep't of State, Memorandum, 25 STATE 6828 (January 24, 2025) and any other directives that implement Sections 3(a) and 3(c) of Executive Order Number 14169, 'Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid' (January 20, 2025)," including by "suspending, pausing, or otherwise preventing the obligation or disbursement of appropriated foreign-assistance funds in connection with any contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, loans, or other federal foreign assistance award that was in existence as of January 19, 2025," or "issuing, implementing, enforcing, or otherwise giving effect to terminations, suspensions, or stop-work orders in connection with any contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, loans, or other federal foreign assistance award that was that was in existence as of January 19, 2025." The Court's order does not "prohibit [USAID] from enforcing the terms of contracts or grants."

Accordingly, until further notice, all Contracting and Agreement Officers should not enforce any Agency directive issued under Executive Order 14169 and the Secretary's implementing memorandum that requires the generalized stop work, suspension, or pause of Agency contracts, grants, or other federal assistance awards.

The Front Office is in the process of adopting a comprehensive review process for assuring payment integrity and determining that payments under existing contracts and grants are not subject to fraud or other bases for termination. These new case-by-case review processes will be consistent with the TRO. Further guidance on the new payments integrity and grants and contracts review process is forthcoming.

 

[voiture]

Not defending Trump and on shutting this but there is no way dems are going to be able to sell this program to public consideration how some of the money is being used. Too much fraud in foreign aid.

 

[Outlaw]

Not defending Trump and on shutting this but there is no way dems are going to be able to sell this program to public consideration how some of the money is being used. Too much fraud in foreign aid.

Fraud like what?

 

[voiture]

Fraud like what?

Millions being sent to India for voter registration. Why is that America's problem?

 

[Outlaw]

Millions being sent to India for voter registration. Why is that America's problem?

How is that fraud? Aren’t the items agreed to when congress passes the budget?

You don’t see how how Americans strengthening democracies in other countries benefits Americas hegemony?

 

[voiture]

How is that fraud? Aren’t the items agreed to when congress passes the budget?

You don’t see how how Americans strengthening democracies in other countries benefits Americas hegemony?

Here are the top 10 countries by GDP in 2025:

1. United States: $30.34 trillion
2. China: $19.53 trillion
3. Germany: $4.92 trillion
4. Japan: $4.39 trillion
5. India: $4.27 trillion

Why is it the responsibly of my tax dollars to strengthen the democracy in India who are a top 5 world economy? Good luck selling this to the American people. I certainly hope the dems stay away from defending any waste which will sink them in the midterm.

 

[Outlaw]

Here are the top 10 countries by GDP in 2025:

1. United States: $30.34 trillion
2. China: $19.53 trillion
3. Germany: $4.92 trillion
4. Japan: $4.39 trillion
5. India: $4.27 trillion

Why is it the responsibly of my tax dollars to strengthen the democracy in India who are a top 5 world economy? Good luck selling this to the American people. I certainly hope the dems stay away from defending any waste which will sink them in the midterm.

Do you understand what soft power is?

With the savings what do you think America will do with it? They definitely won’t be giving your kids free college or healthcare.. it’s going to be tax cuts for billionaires


How about we cut funding to Israel first.

I’d rather pay for spreading democracy than giving Israel carte blanch to bomb Arabs

 

[bnew]

Millions being sent to India for voter registration. Why is that America's problem?

you not understanding Geopolitics isn't fraud.

before trump america use to bill itself as a beacon of democracy and promote democracy around the world via many types of initiatives. one such initiative in this case is increasing voter turnout since that helps with civic engagement and strengthens democracies. democracies tend to cooperate with each moreso than any other type of political systems. it's not that it's america's problem it's how america made allies.

trump doesn't care about democracy, h just referred to himself as a king today. the U.S will not be promoting democracy under trump at all. the GOP itself has been fighting voter turnout initiatives in america for decades. they know if americans vote, they lose.

 

[voiture]

you not understanding Geopolitics isn't fraud.

before trump america use to bill itself as a beacon of democracy and promote democracy around the world via many types of initiatives. one such initiative in this case is increasing voter turnout since that helps with civic engagement and strengthens democracies. democracies tend to cooperate with each moreso than any other type of political systems. it's not that it's america's problem it's how america made allies.

trump doesn't care about democracy, h just referred to himself as a king today. the U.S will not be promoting democracy under trump at all. the GOP itself has been fighting voter turnout initiatives in america for decades. they know if americans vote, they lose.

There is a reason why Trump is racking up wins after wins and I voted against him.

Your argument will not win an election in 2025. Maybe it would in 2010 but not today with cost of living, inflation and a mortgage rate at 7%.
It's a losing political argument any day of the week.

Trump's message of America is broke and we should cut these forms of aid will break through unfortunately. Either you are trying to win elections or you are not. We have to make some serious in roads come midterms and this aint it.

 

[Outlaw]

There is a reason why Trump is racking up wins after wins and I voted against him.

Your argument will not win an election in 2025. Maybe it would in 2010 but not today with cost of living, inflation and a mortgage rate at 7%.
It's a losing political argument any day of the week.

Trump's message of America is broke and we should cut these forms of aid will break through unfortunately. Either you are trying to win elections or you are not. We have to make some serious in roads come midterms and this aint it.

You’re falling for a lie. America is the richest country in the world and is far from broke. Economic conditions were worse in 2010 than they are now

What the fukk is Trump going to do with the savings?

You won’t see any material benefit

 

[Regular_P]

@voiture and Nap are mandatory blocks. I don't know how any of you are responding to those accounts.

 

[Liu Kang]

Sending millions in foreign aid on a trillion budget in order to soften the US image is literally peanuts. It's not even tax dollars per taxpayer, it's tax cents.

 

[theworldismine13]

You’re falling for a lie. America is the richest country in the world and is far from broke. Economic conditions were worse in 2010 than they are now

What the fukk is Trump going to do with the savings?

You won’t see any material benefit

He is literally talking about giving it back to taxpayers directly

 

[88m3]

He is literally talking about giving it back to taxpayers directly

lol

 

[The region 219]

Millions being sent to India for voter registration. Why is that America's problem?

So you don't know the definition of fraud. Got it.