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Summary Tables Democracy and Governance Economic Growth and Agricultural Development Environment Human Capacity Development Population, Health and Nutrition Women in Development Program Development and Strategic Planning Development Credit Program Glossary Abbreviations & Acronyms Last updated: 59     The Bureau for Global Programs, Field Support and Research (referred to as the "Global Bureau") advances USAID's roles as a leader, facilitator, and integrator of development assistance activities. Global Bureau programs are on the vanguard of the Agency's four program pillars: economic growth and agriculture, global health, conflict prevention and developmental relief, and the Global Development Alliance. Many Global Bureau programs serve as models and innovators demonstrating how to engage more effectively the not-for-profit private corporate sector, non-governmental organizations, the higher education community, and foundations in overseas development efforts. This Bureau also provides much of the Agency's capacity to conduct applied research, to collaborate with the State Department and other agencies in articulating foreign policy development objectives, and to undertake major new initiatives. This Bureau's strength lies in its ability to: Develop, test and disseminate new technologies, best practices and experiences; Help shape programs and influence assistance policies of other donors; Magnify the positive impact of USAID mission programs through timely support; Direct research on issues relevant to developing country needs; Establish a wide variety of quick response contractual mechanisms so that each field program does not duplicate efforts and waste resources. Each year hundreds of millions of dollars of mission and regional funds flow through these Global Bureau Field Support mechanisms.   Global Bureau Funding - Core Budget and Field Support (DA and CSD Accounts Only) ($ millions)   FY 1998 (Actual) FY 1999 (Actual) FY 2000 (Actual) FY 2001 (Estimate) FY 2002 (Planned) Core Budget 356,020 386,252 436,295 511,953 449,700 Field Support 253,793 276,029 288,098 295,000 --* TOTAL 609,813 662,281 686,761 765,065 452,800 * It is too early to estimate field support requests for FY 2002 Additionally, in FY 2001 approximately 80% of Global Bureau core funds appropriated from the Development Assistance (DA) and Child Survival and Disease Programs (CSD) can be attributed directly to programs operating in the four regional bureaus. Global Bureau Centers and Offices play unique roles in promoting U.S. foreign policy interests abroad and will provide critical thrust to advancing the four priority areas. In the past, the Global Bureau has provided leadership, showing results against key U.S. objectives: The Center for Economic Growth and Agriculture Development's has undertaken microenterprise activities that have stimulated economic growth and decreased poverty in a number of developing countries. The Center for Population, Health and Nutrition took a leadership role to establish mechanisms that reduced the incidence and spread of childhood diseases, such as polio and measles. The Center for Democracy and Governance set up mechanisms that permit quick response and set of lessons learned to apply as norms for rule of law and elections following conflict. The Office of Women in Development has protected women's rights and exposed the public to issues of trafficking in women and children.

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