The Us Government and Faith‐based Organizations

Faith‐based organizations and the United States government will always be “uneasy allies.” President Obama has broadly maintained the faith‐based initiative as it was developed under his two predecessors, although with some changes. The core of the initiative is not the allocation of federal dollars but rather specific rules that govern the use of those dollars. The initiative has aimed to shift the balance between government and civil society. The Obama administration announced a Strengthening Communities Fund to provide specialized capacity‐building to grassroots organizations. And USAID announced a revision to the religion rules that applies to US and foreign nongovernmental organizations

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