60+ NGOs Respond to Terminations of Life-Saving Programs

WASHINGTON, D.C. – InterAction and the undersigned Members issued the following statement in response to the termination of thousands of life-saving awards.

“On Wednesday, the State Department terminated 10,000 grants and other awards, including for life-saving programs for which Secretary of State Rubio had granted waivers.

“Programs that save hundreds of thousands of lives are being shuttered. Education for young girls seeking a better life will become unattainable, infectious disease tracking for deadly viruses like Ebola will go offline, and vital treatment for malnourished children in conflict zones will no longer reach them. Programs fostering good governance and economic development—crucial for global stability—will end.

“We urge the Administration: Reverse course immediately. Restore and fund these vital programs.”

The undersigned,

• Alight
• Alliance to End Hunger
• American Jewish World Service
• Americares
• AME-SADA, Inc
• Anera
• Bread for the World
• Child Aid
• ChildFund International
• Church World Service
• CORE Group
• Doctors of the World USA
• Equal Access International
• FHI 360
• Global Campaign for Education-US
• Global Communities
• Global Health Council
• Global Refuge
• Headwaters Relief Organization
• Helen Keller Intl
• Helping Hand for Relief and Development
• Humanity & Inclusion
• iACT
• International Rescue Committee
• JSI
• Kids in Need of Defense (KIND)
• Life for Relief and Development
• Management Sciences for Health
• MedGlobal
• Medical Teams International
• Mennonite Central Committee US
• Mercy Corps
• Nonviolent Peaceforce
• Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) USA
• ONE Campaign
• Operation USA
• Oxfam America
• PATH
• Plan International USA
• Plant With Purpose
• Project C.U.R.E.
• Refugees International
• Relief International
• RESULTS
• ReSurge International
• RTI International
• Save the Children US
• Solar Cookers International
• Solidarity Center
• SPOON
• The White Helmets
• Together for Girls
• Trickle Up
• UNICEF USA
• Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC)
• Veterinarians Without Borders USA
• Water for South Sudan
• WaterAid America
• Women’s Refugee Commission
• World Institute on Disability
• Zakat Foundation of America