In Colombia and Haiti, U.S. money has provided tools for farming and fishing and given incentives for people to stay in those countries instead of migrating to the U.S.

The Trump administration has presented a plan to dramatically cut staffing worldwide for U.S. aid projects as part of its dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development

The White House is slashing the USAID workforce. Trump's funding freeze is also stalling federal firefighter hiring. NBC News correspondents Kelly O'Donnell, Sahil Kapur and Jacob Soboroff have the latest reporting.

The Trump administration has said USAID is wasting money and needs to align with its policy priorities. Some of the agency's functions could be carried out by the State Department. On Monday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio accused USAID's leadership of "insubordination" and said he was now the agency's acting head.

All programs are in limbo right now as USAID staff around the world are being placed on paid administrative leave. Still, there are indications of what may come back through publi