Cuba on Monday accused the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) of paying 3.4 million U.S. dollars for "operations of subversion" in the island nation.

"In the midst of an economic crisis, when thousands of U.S. citizens are living in precarious conditions because of the loss of work and homes, this contribution to the so-called Foundation for Human Rights in Cuba (FHRC) takes place," said an op-ed carried by the official Granma daily.

It said the FHRC is a branch of the Cuban American National Foundation (CANF), an organization involved in planning acts of "terrorism" against the Caribbean nation, and added that the "terrorist nature" of the CANF has been proven by declassified documents.

Cuba frequently accuses different U.S. groups and agencies of providing assistance to anti-Havana groups operating not only in the U.S. state of Florida but also through opposition groups on the island which Cuban authorities describe as "mercenaries in the service of Washington."