CRS-USCCB Ethiopia emergency food assistance

Current understanding

USAID is obligating $272.5M to Catholic Relief Services – United States Conference of Catholic Bishops to provide emergency food assistance to people facing severe acute food insecurity in Ethiopia. The award funds humanitarian food relief operations delivered through the CRS-USCCB partnership.

Evidence log

• 2022-07-21 — USAID · CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES - UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS — $88.2M (ETH): USAID obligated an additional $88.2M to CRS-USCCB for the Joint Emergency Operation for Food Assistance in Ethiopia (JEOP), continuing the emergency food assistance line documented on this page. (novelty: 4)
• 2026-07-09 — State · CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES - UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS — $60.0M (CUB): cross-connection with crs-usccb-cuba-crisis-response: Part of the broader CRS-USCCB portfolio of US-government-funded crisis-response and emergency humanitarian programs. (novelty: 5)
• 2026-06-29 — State sub · ASOCIACIÓN CIVIL CÁRITAS DE VENEZUELA ← CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES - UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS — $3.2M: cross-connection with caritas-venezuela-earthquake-humanitarian: CRS-USCCB serves as the US government’s prime recipient channeling emergency assistance in both Venezuela (Cáritas sub-award) and Ethiopia. (novelty: 3)
• 2021-09-08 — USAID · CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES - UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS — $67.5M (ETH): Related CRS-USCCB Ethiopia award: USAID/BHA obligated $67.5M to CRS-USCCB for a Resilience Food Security Activity (RFSA), a development-oriented complement to the emergency food operations tracked here. (novelty: 4)
• 2021-09-08 — USAID · FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY, INC. — $86.5M (ETH): Related Ethiopia food security award: USAID/BHA obligated $86.5M to Food for the Hungry for a Resilience Food Security Activity (RFSA), a resilience-focused complement to CRS-USCCB emergency food operations. (novelty: 5)

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