Over the years, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has been actively involved in assisting Guyana in the strengthening of citizen security, promoting self-reliance financing, and supporting resilience within national institutions and communities, among others. The Agency’s current goal under the United States’ Caribbean Basin Security Initiative is ‘to promote a safe, prosperous and resilient Caribbean region that supports its vulnerable populations, withstands external shocks, and promotes accountable institutions, economic development, and private sector led growth’.