USAID Has Given $110,000 to Non-Profit With Alleged Links to Terror Groups: Rep. McCaul
January 30, 2023 | District of Columbia
American taxpayer money might have been given to terrorist groups through a non-profit, according to a letter released on Friday from Congressman and Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Michael McCaul (R-Texas).
The House Foreign Affairs Committee’s (HFAC) Chairman wrote a letter (pdf) to the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) administrator, Samantha Power, expressing his concerns about the latter awarding a grant of $110,000 to a non-profit with alleged ties to terrorism.
McCaul expressed concerns over “credible” and “longstanding, detailed allegations” that the non-profit Helping Hand for Relief and Development (HHRD) was not properly reviewed for its alleged ties to terrorist groups, terror financiers, and extremist groups.
The Foreign Affairs Committee had given information on the matter to USAID from May 2022, but USAID’s response at that time was not addressing the allegations against the grantee, according to McCaul.
The Epoch Times reached out to USAID for comments.
HFAC subsequently asked for a briefing from USAID but no action was taken, so the committee had to make a public request to USAID on Nov. 2022 for an explanation of the grant.
The briefing took place on Jan. 11, 2023, and according to McCaul, it made clear that USAID failed to take any action to investigate the allegations or to suspend the award despite being provided with detailed information on the matter…. (Excerpt from The Epoch Times)
