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Office of Democracy and Governance
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932-004PROGRAM: Central Programs, Office of Democracy and Governance (DCHA/DG)
PROGRAM TITLE: Governance (Pillar: Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance)
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE AND NUMBER: National and local government institutions more openly and effectively perform public responsibilities; 932-004
STATUS: Continuing
PLANNED FY2002 OBLIGATION AND FUNDING SOURCE: $2,895,000 DA
PRIOR YEAR UNOBLIGATED AND FUNDING SOURCE: $2,525,000 DA
PROPOSED FY2003 OBLIGATION AND FUNDING SOURCE: $2,428,000 DA
INITIAL OBLIGATION: FY1997 ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE: FY2007Summary: The DCHA/DG governance program provides technical assistance and support to USAID missions worldwide through the development of new methodologies and synthesis of lessons learned in the design and implementation of governance assistance and through management of contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements. The purpose of this DCHA/DG program is to strengthen USAID programming and reinforce country-based efforts through:
- Supporting anti-corruption efforts;
- Strengthening civilian capacity to understand and oversee the military;
- Providing technical assistance on implementing decentralization programs and democratic local governance;
- Providing technical assistance to legislatures; and
- Assisting countries in managing policy reform.
Inputs, Outputs, and Activities: FY 2002 Program: USAID will use FY 2002 development assistance resources from the DG sector to respond to the growing number of mission requests for governance programs. New starts in anti-corruption (Colombia, Dominican Republic, and Mexico), legislative strengthening (Armenia, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Egypt, and Uganda), and democratic local governance (Bangladesh, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Rwanda) will make significant contributions to their respective mission programs. USAID will also seek to foster the long-term financial independence and sustainability of the premiere international anti-corruption nongovernmental organization, Transparency International (TI). TI has proposed a multi-donor funded endowment; USAID aims to support the endowment with a one-time $2 million contribution designed to leverage $20 million over the next five to six years. New programs in civil-military relations will be continued or initiated in East Timor, Indonesia, Nigeria, and Peru.
Planned FY 2003 Program: In addition to its ongoing engagement with TI, USAID will explore new avenues to engage the private sector and other relevant actors in designing new ways to fight corruption. USAID will continue to offer missions technical assistance, training and other support in anti-corruption, local governance, legislative strengthening, and policy reform. Research on civil-military relations, including pilot studies on the impact of HIV/AIDS on the military and military budget transparency, will be explored.
Performance and Results: Over 800 copies of DCHA/DG's anti-corruption distance training module have been provided to USAID personnel, implementing organizations, and other donors. These statistics indicate the demand for increased analysis and programmatic approaches to combating corruption. USAID initiated country-specific anti-corruption programs in ten countries including Albania, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, and Russia. Lessons learned in policy reform have been applied across sectors via expert workshops (Public-Private Partnerships to Fight Corruption, April 2001, and a joint conference with the Environment Center, August 2001). A policy toolkit was developed: the Strategic Management Tools to Support HIV/AIDS Policy Change. Specifically, DCHA/DG has provided assistance on policy reform to the Education and Development for Democracy Initiative. DCHA/DG also provided support to missions responding to changing circumstances following key elections that brought reform-minded governments to power in Mexico and Peru, and responded to high foreign policy concerns in Colombia and Nigeria. DCHA/DG provided country-specific assistance to several countries including Bolivia, Bulgaria, Egypt, Kenya, Mozambique, Rwanda, and Uganda aimed at increasing the responsiveness of host country legislative bodies and local deliberative bodies.
Principal Contractors, Grantees, or Agencies: Grantees are TI and the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs; contractors are the State University of New York, Development Associates, Associates in Rural Development, Research Triangle Institute, Casals and Associates, Development Alternatives, Inc., and Management Systems International, plus 34 sub-contracts managed by Abt Associates; Almy, Gloudemans, Jacobs, and Denne; AMEX International, Inc.; Associates in Rural Development; Bannock Consulting Limited; Carana Corporation; Caribbean Resources International; Center for Strategic and International Studies; Chemonics International; CIET International; City/County Communications and Marketing Association; Deloitte Touche; Development Alternatives International; Florida International University; Georgia State University; Institute of Public Administration; Institute for Training and Development; International City/County Management Association; International Foundation for Election Systems; International Women's Democracy Center; IRIS Center; KPMG Barents Group; Management Sciences for Development; Management Systems International; Mendez England and Associates; National Conference of State Legislatures; Research Triangle Institute; Robinson and Associates; Search for Common Ground; Syracuse University; The Asia Foundation; The Services Group; Tohmatsu; Training Resources Group; University of Pittsburgh; and Yuuma Creative Strategies.
US Financing in Thousands of Dollars
DCHA/DG Governance, 932-004 Total Economic Support Funds Development Assistance Total Through September 30, 2000 Obligations 23,317 1,669 21,648 Expenditures 20,681 1,669 19,012 Unliquidated 2,636 0 2,636 Fiscal Year 2001 Obligations 230 15 215 Expenditures 661 3 658 Through September 30, 2001 Obligations 23,547 1,684 21,863 Expenditures 21,342 1,672 19,670 Unliquidated 2,205 12 2,193 Prior Year Unobligated Funds* Obligations 2,525 0 2,525 Planned Fiscal Year 2002 NOA Obligations 2,895 0 2,895 Total Planned Fiscal Year 2002 Obligations 5,420 0 5,420 Proposed Fiscal Year 2003 NOA Obligations 2,428 0 2,428 Future Obligations 0 0 0 Est. Total Cost 31,395 1,684 29,711 *of which, $325,000 in DA are prior year reobligations.
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