In 2020 alone, USAID funded "civil society" orgs in Cuba to the tune of $2.5M (likely much more). Some of this $ went to the International Republican Institute, which has tried (and sometimes succeeded) to foment coups in Haiti, Venezuela & Cambodia. cubamoneyproject.com/2020-cuba-proj… 
Note that this is only a partial report for 2020. Under Trump, there were huge outlays of USAID cash to IRI for activity like "civic participation" and "humanitarian assistance."
2019: $1,123,409
2018: $1,010,502
2017: $600,000
2016: $2,187,328
cubamoneyproject.com/cuba-projects-…
2019: $1,123,409
2018: $1,010,502
2017: $600,000
2016: $2,187,328
cubamoneyproject.com/cuba-projects-…
This is significant because IRI is well-known to forcefully back opposition parties. In 2002-03, IRI hired a virulently anti-Aristide officer to train 600 Haitian leaders, many of whom worked with armed militias to topple Aristide in 2004. motherjones.com/politics/2004/…
IRI was also heavily involved in the 2002 coup against Chavez. Bush cronies got NED cash to train Venezuelan opposition leaders, many of whom would join the junta that briefly took power when Chavez was ousted. motherjones.com/politics/2004/…
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