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The USAID shutdown is upending livelihoods for nonprofit workers, farmers and other Americans

USAID Stop-Work, a group tracking the impact, says USAID contractors have reported that they laid off nearly 13,000 American workers. The group estimates that the actual total is more than four times that.

Dr Brian Diers, associate director of the Soybean Innovation Lab, waters soybean plants in the growing chamber, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Champaign, Ill. (AP Photo/Craig Pessman)
Dr Brian Diers, associate director of the Soybean Innovation Lab, waters soybean plants in the growing chamber, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Champaign, Ill. (AP Photo/Craig Pessman)
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More than 80% of companies that have contracts with USAID are American.

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