politics United States
Trump administration proposes shifting human-rights funding to rightwing causes
43awards
The proposed grant slate contains 43 awards.
The Trump administration is proposing 43 grants worth $176.9m from the State Department’s human-rights and democracy fund, including awards supporting anti-communist, anti-immigration and other conservative causes. The proposals were still under deliberation.
- Donald Trump
- United States Department of State
- Human Rights and Democracy Fund
- Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation
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- 43awards
The proposed grant slate contains 43 awards.
“Critics have focused on 43 awards of a combined $176.9m”
- 176.9MUSD
The proposed awards have a combined value of USD 176.9 million.
“43 awards of a combined $176.9m”
- 205MUSD
Congress appropriated USD 205 million for the entire human-rights and democracy fund.
“most of the $205m in funding that Congress has appropriated for the entire human rights and democracy fund”