Countering China: Agencies Provided Over $1 Billion but Have Not Assessed Overall Results of Projects
What GAO Found Since fiscal year 2020, the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) have used an interagency proposal process to allocate funding for countering Chinese influence projects. An interagency working group has overseen the process and drafted annual guidance for bureaus and posts around the world to submit proposals for funding. The guidance specifies that proposals should address specific lines of effort, which include issue areas such as economic coercion and military exports. However, the proposal process does not require bureaus and posts to seek input from key stakeholders with issue area or regional expertise. Providing documented input.
Reported by Maria LopezCountering China: Agencies Provided Over $1 Billion but Have Not Assessed Overall Results of Projects.
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What GAO Found Since fiscal year 2020, the Department of State and the U.S.
Agency for International Development (USAID) have used an interagency proposal process to allocate funding for countering Chinese influence projects.
An interagency working group has overseen the process and drafted annual guidance for bureaus and posts around the world to submit proposals for funding.
The guidance specifies that proposals should address specific lines of effort, which include issue areas such as economic coercion and military exports.
However, the proposal process does not require bureaus and posts to seek input from key stakeholders with issue area or regional expertise.
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