DOGE lists $2,500,000 in claimed savings from USAID grant cut

DOGE listed this USAID grant record as cut on 2025-03-01, with $2,500,000 in claimed savings. Recipient: FREEDOM HOUSE, INC.. Description: USAID SEEKS TO STRENGTHEN THE COMPETITIVENESS OF INDEPENDENT MEDIA IN THE WESTERN BALKANS IN THE LOCAL AND REGIONAL MARKETPLACES, AND IMPROVE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE SECTOR ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH CREATIVE PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATION. OPERATING IN FIVE . Principle treats this as an official DOGE claim until independently verified against USAspending, agency records, court filings, or watchdog findings.