Inputs, Outputs, and Activities: FY 2002 Program: The Bureau for Policy and Program Coordination (PPC) will work with government and non-governmental institutions to stimulate and facilitate discussion on important development issues through seminars, fora, and publications. Policy positions established through these and other mechanisms will be widely disseminated within the development community. Topics will range from terrorism and conflict to poorly performing countries, science and technology, biotechnology, and knowledge management. USAID will also publish important policy papers and studies on areas such as the role of development assistance in the 21^st Century, and will conduct program evaluations on such topics as education, civil society, poverty, trade, land markets and property rights. FY 2002 funds will finance the acquisition of specialized technical expertise to implement the aforementioned activites. PPC will also use FY 2002 monies to provide guidance on and technical support for the dissemination of best practices instrategic planning, performance management, and program design and implementation. PPC will support the entire Agency by funding personnel and evaluation programs. In addition, the Administrator's Conflict Prevention Task Force, a $1 million initiative in FY 2002, will a) enhance knowledge and information dissemination on conflict prevention, b) analyze and propose new strategic and programmatic approaches on reconciliation, particularly with faith-based organizations, c) train and build capacity for prevention and transitions, and d) facilitate applied analysis, workshops, and symposia on conflict prevention. These tasks will be completed by contracting specialized technical expertise.

Planned FY 2003 Program: FY 2003 resources would build the Agency's capacity to carry out policy analysis and formulate policy positions on development issues. PPC would support seminars, evaluations, training, research/library services, publications, a development information clearinghouse, statistical analysis, and knowledge sharing services. Through the Learning from Experience Program, PPC expects to continue disseminating findings from evaluations and analytical studies through special workshops, special reports, briefings for managers and technical audiences, and presentations to international donors and development partners. PPC will continue to fund activities to strengthen Agency capacity in program planning, implementation and performance management. This will maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of the USG's investment in development assistance. (Beginning in FY 2003, the Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance Bureau will manage activities of the Administrator's Conflict Prevention Task Force.)

Performance and Results: This program will lead to a clear policy framework in support of the Agency's strategic vision; updated standards on program design, implementation, and monitoring; a stronger linkage between performance and budget requests and allocations; an improved institutional memory for the organization; and an expanded capacity to act upon lessons learned from previous experience. As a result of PPC activities, USAID will be a more agile and responsive agency.

Principal Contractors, Grantees, or Agencies: USAID anticipates the continued involvement of key partners: LTS Corporation (prime and sub); DevTech Systems, Inc.; Academy for Educational Development; U.S. Department of Agriculture; International Business Initiatives; Library of Congress, Federal Library Information Network (prime); National Academy of Public Administration (prime); Price Waterhouse Coopers (prime); Checchi/Louis Berger Joine Venture (prime); The Mitchell Group (prime), Nathan Associates, Abt, Inc.; Creative Associates International, Inc.; the Inter-American Development Bank; the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. USAID will select new implementing partners for activities related to a capacity for policy analysis, the Administrator's Conflict Prevention Task Force, specific policy analyses, strategic planning, seminars, streamlining and updating business processes.

US Financing in Thousands of Dollars