State · CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES - UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS — $60.0M (CUB)
Key claim: The Department of State obligated $60 million to Catholic Relief Services (CRS/Caritas) for crisis-response work in Cuba.
Abstract
Department of State obligated $60.0M to CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES - UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS, for work in CUB. CRS/CARITAS CUBA CRISIS-RESPONSE
Why this matters
A $60M State Department obligation to Catholic Relief Services for Cuba marks a notable channel of U.S. humanitarian engagement in a politically sensitive country, routed through a faith-based implementer rather than UN pooled funds. It adds Cuba to the geographic footprint of CRS-implemented U.S. crisis response, alongside larger portfolios in Ethiopia and the DRC.