US State Department to allocate $88 million in support package to Georgia

The United States Department of State has $88 million in support for Georgia included in the draft budget for 2023, published on Monday.

The text of the Congressional Budget Justification for Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs states the assistance will support Georgia’s democratic and economic development, the country’s Euro-Atlantic integration, as well as in building resilience to counter the Kremlin influence. 

Funding will help strengthen institutional checks and balances and the rule of law; support efforts led by Georgian civil society to advance democratic and economic development; improve access to independent, reliable, and balanced media; promote political pluralism; support reconciliation efforts including in Abkhazia and South Ossetia,” the document says.

The funds to be allocated for Georgia also provide for increasing energy security and advancing clean energy, promoting reforms necessary to foster economic development and diversification, advancing digitisation and strengthening cybersecurity and resilience.

The State Department said the funds would also be used to expand private-sector competitiveness and agricultural productivity, and attract foreign investment.