section_path: Foreign policy/Foreign aid/Keeping 17% of programs
section_name: Keeping 17% of programs
paragraph_text: Keeping 17% of programs
  
  On March 10, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that he was cancelling 83% of USAID programs, or approximately 5,200 out of 6,200 programs. The remaining 1,000 programs (approximately) would be moved to the Department of State. As of late March, DOGE no longer lists the details of canceled USAID contracts on its "Wall of Receipts" due to "legal reasons." DOGE lists approximately $12 billion saved, although a former USAID analyst estimates the actual amount is closer to $6 or $7 billion.
  
  President Trump stated the United States would help in response to the March 28 earthquake in Myanmar, although the question was asked by a former USAID executive of whether or not the United States will beat other countries in getting there with a relief team(s). In early April, USAID announced it was adding back 14 nations to grants under the UN's World Food Programme. This nations include Lebanon, Syria, Somalia, Jordan, Iraq and Ecuador, plus the International Organization for Migration in the Pacific region. However, food aid was not restored to either Yemen or Afghanistan, with a State Department spokesperson saying this was "based on concern that the funding was benefiting terrorist groups, including the Houthis and the Taliban".