Letter 1

Background 6

USAID’s and State’s Democracy Assistance Allocations Totaled About $14 Billion in Fiscal Years 2018–2023 9

Stakeholders Identified Several Types of Challenges Affecting Democracy Assistance in Selected Countries 17

USAID and State Adapted Awards in Selected Countries with Democratic Erosion but Did Not Plan Sufficiently for Risk 25

Conclusions 30

Recommendations for Executive Action 31

Agency Comments 32

Appendix I Objectives, Scope, and Methodology 33

Appendix II El Salvador 38

Appendix III Georgia 40

Appendix IV Sri Lanka 42

Appendix V Tunisia 44

Appendix VI Comments from the Department of State 46

Appendix VII Staff Acknowledgments 47