To: E_K_S who wrote (12693 ) 5/5/2024 6:20:58 PM From: E_K_S 1 RecommendationRecommended By Lance Bredvold
Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 13784 My Ai search came up with the following funding to Ukraine: U.S. gives $250 million to support Ukrainian agriculture USAID administrator Samantha Power announced an additional $250 million to support Ukraine’s war-battered agricultural sector. The money will help the nation’s farmers produce, store, and export agricultural products. ------------------------------------------------- Interpretive Summary: US to provide relief for Ukrainian farmers ------------------------------------------------- The Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 provided $45 billion in emergency funding to support Ukraine, including the following specific allocations for agriculture and food security:$50 million for Title II grants of the Food for Peace program. 2 $5 million for the McGovern-Dole Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program. 2 Additionally, the U.S. government, through USAID, supports Ukraine's agricultural sector through the AGRI-Ukraine program. This program has received the following funding:$100 million announced in February 2023 to provide seeds and other agricultural inputs to Ukrainian farmers. 1 An additional $250 million announced in July 2023 to help Ukrainian farmers with storage, export, and infrastructure needs after Russia's withdrawal from the Black Sea Grain Initiative. 1 3 So in total, the search results indicate that at least $305 million from the recent $96 billion Ukraine aid package has been specifically allocated to support Ukraine's agricultural sector and food security through programs like AGRI-Ukraine.