The U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, is among federal agencies undergoing a funding freeze and its work with ASU has stopped. ASU has supported more than 20 USAID projects in the past decade through research, technical support, administrative expertise and staffing. Those efforts have included help from the Fulton Schools in looking at public infrastructure for parks and transportation in El Salvador to consider modifications to help decrease harassment that is common there. The Fulton Schools collaborations with USAID are also lauded as the gold standard for matching public-sector goals and private-sector needs with education-sector abilities to help build workforces and provide investments for the future.