Trump administration terminates over 90% of USAID payments

“In total, nearly 5,800 USAID awards were terminated, and more than 500 USAID awards were retained. The total ceiling value of the retained awards is approximately $57 billion,” the filing from the administration said.

In addition to the USAID award terminations, approximately 4,100 State awards were terminated, and approximately 2,700 State awards were retained, according to the filing.

The administration clarified in a filing later Wednesday that there are still 297 contracts that need to be reviewed.

The significant slashing of foreign aid awards is a blow to the work of nonprofit organizations and contractors. Aid programs around the world have ground to a halt due to a sweeping funding freeze and review of billions of dollars of assistance.

It comes as the Trump administration has either placed the majority of USAID’s workforce on leave or terminated them.

The updates from the Trump administration were filed in response to a lawsuit challenging the blanket foreign aid suspension.

According to a filing, Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday had “made a final decision with respect to each award, on an individualized basis, affirmatively electing to either retain the award or terminate it pursuant to the terms of the instrument or independent legal authority as inconsistent with the national interests and foreign policy of the United States.”

However, the plaintiffs in that lawsuit pushed back Wednesday on the claim that Rubio was personally reviewing all of the termination decisions, arguing it would be impossible for one person or even a group of people to meaningfully review all of these contracts and awards in such a short period.

A few weeks ago, the USAID Inspector General was fired. He was dismissed after his agency published a report criticizing Trump's actions regarding the dismantling of the agency.