Days after Secretary of State Marco Rubio promised a waiver for some global aid funds, the group representing some of the largest charity groups in the world is warning that many of its members still have not received their authorized funds or any guidance on how to get them.
After a weekend scramble following a judge’s order restoring fired employees to United States Agency for International Development, leaders at InterAction, which represents around 170 charities — many of which are carrying out aid programs authorized by Congress — said Monday they know of just two who have had any funding restored. Most are still in the dark about whether they are allowed to get funds and if they ever will.
Confusion is the new reality for aid organizations caught in the tumult of President Donald Trump’s foreign aid pause, Elon Musk’s DOGE, the attempted dismantling of USAID and the shift of that agency’s responsibilities to the State Department. Seasoned veterans from the relief world have been left scrambling for answers they used to get easily.