We therefore respectfully urge the Department to promptly complete its review and award the full $25 Million already committed to this important work. Please also provide an update on the anticipated timeline for announcing these awards.
Press the State Department to promptly award the full $25 million committed to organizations assisting the identification, return, rehabilitation, and reintegration of Ukrainian children forcibly transferred to Russia and Russian-occupied territories.
Occurrences
Evidence
legacy_unverified · Source version not recorded · locator unknown
The release says Rep. Marcy Kaptur and others wrote Secretary Rubio urging quick award of the full $25 million for Ukrainian children programs.
legacy_unverified · Source version not recorded · locator unknown
Ukraine's presidential website reported that the U.S. Department of State announced a new $25 million support program for rescuing abducted Ukrainian children.
Assessments
The promise was an oversight commitment to press the State Department, not necessarily to independently cause final disbursement. During Kaptur's same federal House term, she joined a bipartisan, bicameral letter to Secretary Rubio urging prompt award of the full committed $25 million for organizations assisting Ukrainian children forcibly transferred by Russia. That action directly matches the promised pressure, even though the evidence notes the funds had not yet been distributed.