The State Department's April 2002 FY2003 Congressional Budget Justification for Foreign Operations reported that transfer of grant Excess Defense Articles to Nicaragua "will likewise strengthen the EN's [Nicaraguan Army] capacity to interdict narcotics flows and conduct disaster relief and search-and-rescue missions."¹ Subsequent requests have included similar language.

The March 1999 Congressional Presentation was concise, indicating that EDA for Nicaragua will be used "to promote inter-operability and modernization of equipment." ²

Since this study began keeping records in 1996, Nicaragua has only received grant EDA in 2001 and 2003.

2003 | 2002 | 2001

2003:⁵
(all amounts in dollars)

2002:⁴

No Records

2001:³
(all amounts in dollars)

Source:

¹ United States, Department of State, FY 2003 Congressional Budget Justification for Foreign Operations (Washington, DC: Department of State, April 15, 2002) <http://www.state.gov/m/rm/rls/cbj/2003/>.

² United States, Department of State, Office of Resources, Plans and Policy, Congressional Presentation for Foreign Operations, Fiscal Year 2000 (Washington: March 1999): 910.

³ United States, Department of Defense, Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Excess Defense Articles online database <http://www.dsca.osd.mil/home/excess_defense_articles_bbs.htm>.

⁴ United States, Department of Defense, Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Excess Defense Articles online database <http://www.dsca.osd.mil/home/excess_defense_articles_bbs.htm>.

⁵ United States, Department of Defense, Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Excess Defense Articles Furnished Foreign Countries Under Section 516 of The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, As Amended (Washington:November 2003).

United States, Department of Defense, Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Excess Defense Articles online database <http://www.dsca.osd.mil/home/excess_defense_articles_bbs.htm>.