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The Office of Food for Peace
>> Regional Overview >> DCHA Overview >> The Food for Peace Overview Program Data Sheet
PROGRAM: Central Programs, Office of Food for Peace
962-002
PROGRAM TITLE: Support for PL 480 Title II Development Programs (Pillars: Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade Global Health Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance)
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE AND NUMBER: Increased effectiveness of FFP's partners in carrying out Title II development activities, 962-002
STATUS: Continuing
PLANNED FY 2002 OBLIGATION AND FUNDING SOURCE: $1,975,000 DA, $1,025,000 CSH
PROPOSED FY 2003 OBLIGATION AND FUNDING SOURCE: $2,999,000 DA
INITIAL OBLIGATION: FY 1986 ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE: ContinuingSummary: The Office of Food For Peace Central Program to Support P.L. 480 Title II Development Programs includes Institutional Strengthening Assistance (ISA) grants that provide support to private voluntary organizations (PVOs) and cooperative development organizations (CDOs):
- to target better development food aid activities;
- to promote increased household or national food security;
- to develop further and to implement common, generic food program performance indicators and mutually acceptable methodologies; and
- to establish sound program monitoring and evaluation systems.
Inputs, Outputs and Activities: FY 2002 Program: The ISA grants will continue to support sustained improvement in household food security, nutrition and agricultural productivity for food insecure groups served by USAID development food aid programs implemented by USAID's Office of Food for Peace (FFP). The program will do so through increasing USAID's FFP partners' effectiveness in carrying out Title II development food security activities. Substantial portions of this program address partners' capacity to mount effective agricultural, natural resource management, nutrition, and child survival activities, including HIV/AIDS. As a result of these activities, private voluntary organizations (PVOs) and cooperative development organizations (CDOs) benefit from an increased capacity for Title II planning, implementation and evaluation.
Planned FY 2003 Program: USAID plans to use the FY 2003 resources to continue to support sustained improvement in household food security, nutrition and agricultural productivity for food insecure groups served by USAID development food aid programs implemented by USAID's Office of Food for Peace (FFP). The 14 PVOs and CDOs will complete the five-year plans in FY 2003 with improved capacity to target effectively development food aid, sound monitoring and evaluation systems in place making use of common generic indicators and mutually accepted methodologies, and capacity to foster food security in development contexts. In addition, USAID has utilized the Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance mechanism to this end.
Performance and Results: In FY 1998, over $24,000,000 in life-of-project funding for ISAs were awarded to 14 PVOs and CDOs. The PVOs are continuing to strengthen monitoring and evaluation systems put into place under the ISA grants (FY 1992 - 1997). The PVOs are also continuing to build the capacity of both their headquarters and in-country staff through technical exchanges, training workshops, and involvement in monitoring and evaluation activities. Examples of achievements include:
- In FY 2001, CARE tested conceptual livelihood security models to measure synergy across sectors of food security and household livelihood strategies. Additionally, CARE undertook a literature review of differential impact of environmental degradation on poor households, particularly female-headed households.
- In FY 2001, Save the Children conducted training for field staff to improve their capacity to implement Title II activities. Save the Children also continued to develop a training module on nutrition assessments integrating the current state of the art knowledge regarding nutrition and anthropometry. Save the Children also conducted an impact evaluation of impact of the Title II supported child survival and maternal health interventions to assure their quality and adherence to state of the art practices.
- In FY 2001, Catholic Relief Services continued their mentoring partnership with Opportunities Industrialization Centers International on various aspects of Title II programming including financial reporting, monetization, and local capacity-building. Catholic Relief Services also held training meetings on monitoring and evaluation, particularly in the areas of agriculture and education. They continued their capacity building activities through the reinforcement of linkages with other PVOs, PVO associations, and academic institutions working in capacity building and civil society.
Major Contractors and Grantees: Grantees include Adventist Development and Relief Agency, Africare, ACDI/VOCA, Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere (CARE), Catholic Relief Services, Food for the Hungry, Food Aid Management, Project Concern International, Save the Children, Technoserve, and World Vision, Inc.
Beginning in FY 2002, the major contractor assisting FFP strategic objective for Title II development programs is AMEX, International. It provides institutional support for Title II program and administrative backstopping. In addition, through Global Health's cooperative agreement with the Academy for Educational Development, the Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance (FANTA) project provides technical assistance in performance measurement, health and nutrition.
The World Food Program, other relevant United Nations agencies and the European Commission coordinate with USAID and the U.S. cooperating sponsors on food security policies. The Office of Food for Peace collaborates closely with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) who administers Title I, Food for Progress and 416(b) surplus food programs.
US Financing in Thousands of Dollars
DCHA/FFP Increased effectiveness of FFP's partners in carrying out Title II development activities, 962-002 Total Child Survival and Disease Child Survival and Health Development Assistance Through September 30, 2000 Obligations 22,080 4,954 0 17,126 Expenditures 17,758 3,224 0 14,534 Unliquidated 4,322 1,730 0 2,592 Fiscal Year 2001 Obligations 2,999 1,148 0 1,851 Expenditures 4,473 2,204 0 2,269 Through September 30, 2001 Obligations 25,079 6,102 0 18,977 Expenditures 22,231 5,428 0 16,803 Unliquidated 2,848 674 0 2,174 Prior Year Unobligated Funds Obligations 0 0 0 0 Planned Fiscal Year 2002 NOA Obligations 3,000 0 1,025 1,975 Total Planned Fiscal Year 2002 Obligations 3,000 0 1,025 1,975 Proposed Fiscal Year 2003 NOA Obligations 2,999 0 0 2,999 Future Obligations 0 0 0 0 Est. Total Cost 31,078 6,102 1,025 23,951
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