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THE CHALLENGE: USAID is entering a period of significant reorientation and reform. These changes will help USAID better support U.S. national interests overseas and play an appropriate leadership role in the development community. The Bureau for Policy and Program Coordination (PPC) has central responsibility for helping USAID meet this challenge by setting USAID's development policies and strategic budget.

THE BUREAU PROGRAM: The following Program Data Sheet covers the single strategic objective for which this USAID/Washington bureau is requesting funds.

These resources will allow PPC to carry out its mandate as the Agency's center of ideas regarding development and humanitarian assistance, exercising strong intellectual leadership in the development community. In this role, PPC will set and support policy on foreign assistance. PCC will also support effective program management (design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation), and improve the linkage between policy and resource allcoation. PPC will help improve conflict prevention and counter-terrorism into USAID's culture and programs, and will help improve the Agency's knowledge management capacity to support its priorities. The PPC Bureau will continue to lead Agency reforms in programming, budgeting, and reporting practices, and to participate actively in efforts to reform and simplify USAID's management systems. The overarching goal is to maximize the impact of USG investments in international development activities. PPC coordinates its efforts with the Congress, the Office of Management and Budget, the State Department, and other donors.

ONGOING PROGRAMS FOR WHICH NO FY 2002 OR FY 2003 FUNDING IS REQUESTED: None.

OTHER PROGRAM ELEMENTS: N/A

OTHER DONORS: PPC represents USAID in various Organization for Economic Cooperation and Develoopment (OECD) Development Assistance Committee (DAC) fora, including the DAC Expert Groups on Evaluation, Poverty and Conflict. PPC works in collaboration with multi-lateral and bilateral donors, such as the World Bank, the European Union, the G-8 members, the United Nations, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the African Development Bank, the United Kingdom, Japan, and Germany on current and future development activities, and on evaluation of past development programs.

Program Data Sheets

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