Venezuela is experiencing severe shortages of medicines and basic goods.
The US said the money would provide fleeing Venezuelans and the Colombian communities hosting them with emergency food and health assistance.
Colombian officials estimate that about 600,000 Venezuelans have crossed the border in recent years.
The situation is bad and growing worse inside Venezuela where the government is responding to the accelerating disaster by doubling down on oppression.
Let's hope the Dutch are on alert for Maduro pinning his hopes on a short and glorious war to rally his base of support around him to hang on to power.
