Program Data Sheet
517-YYY
USAID MISSION: Dominican Republic
PROGRAM TITLE: Consolidating Democracy and Improving Governance (Pillar Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance)
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE AND NUMBER: More Participatory, Representative and Accountable Democracy Achieved, 517-YYY
STATUS: New
PLANNED FY 2002 OBLIGATION AND FUNDING SOURCE: $2,800,000 (DA); $2,000,000 (ESF)
PRIOR YEAR UNOBLIGATED AND FUNDING SOURCE: $0
PROPOSED FY 2003 OBLIGATION AND FUNDING SOURCE: $2,000,000 (DA); $3,500,000 (ESF)
INITIAL OBLIGATION: FY 2002 ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE: FY 2007
Summary: USAID's new program to strengthen democracy, justice sector institutions, governance and accountability includes:
- support for a more representative and effective electoral system with greater civil society participation;
- support for a more democratic political system with effective civil society involvement;
- strengthened rule of law and respect for human rights; and
- enhanced public sector anti-corruption systems.
Inputs, Outputs and Activities: FY 2002 Program: FY 2002 funds are being notified because this is a new program. USAID will use FY 2002 DA funds to: (1) provide technical assistance to support credible and respected civil society organizations to promote more ethical and issue-oriented campaigns; (2) assist civil society efforts to achieve greater female participation in the electoral process and in governance; (3) enhance civil society capacity to improve and monitor administration of the 2002 elections; (4) support civil society initiatives to design and implement public information and education programs to enhance voter understanding and participation in the 2002 election; (5) support civil society initiatives to reform political parties, including reform of legal and regulatory frameworks and leadership selection processes. DA and ESF resources will provide technical assistance for justice system institutional strengthening (tribunals, prosecutor offices and public defenders) as well as training for judges, prosecutors and public defense lawyers.
FY 2002 ESF resources will be used to provide: (1) technical assistance to justice sector and civil society NGOs jointly refining plans for implementing the National Anti-Corruption Strategy and Plan; and (2) technical assistance, training and logistical support to the GODR Attorney General's Anti-Corruption Prosecutor Office.
| SUBMISSION OF THIS PROGRAM DATA SHEET CONSTITUTES FORMAL RENOTIFICATION OF USAID'S INTENT TO OBLIGATE FY 2002 RESOURCES FOR THE ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED ABOVE. |
Planned FY 2003 Program: USAID plans to use FY 2003 resources requested in this Budget Justification to build on FY 2002 efforts. It is anticipated that funds will be utilized to: provide technical assistance to civil society organizations on electoral issues; broaden female participation in electoral processes and governance; implement electoral reforms already enacted and promote those still needed; public information programs to enhance voter participation; and strengthen NGO capacity to monitor the 2004 presidential elections. USAID also plans to continue supporting organized civil society advocacy and public information programs interested in political party reform.
To enhance capacity of justice sector officials, judges, prosecutors and public defenders will receive training in their respective functional skills and in specialized, mostly criminal, case areas. Technical assistance will also be provided to continue improving the organizational effectiveness of the Attorney General and national prosecutor offices, the Public Defense/Legal Assistance systems; as well as the Judiciary. USAID will also provide training and technical assistance to help judicial actors prepare for and implement a major criminal procedure code reform that may be enacted in 2002. FY 2003 funds will enable the courts and public prosecutors to further expand a USAID-funded automated criminal case tracking and management system. Grants to local NGOs will enable civil society to enhance respect for and adherence to Constitutional norms, and democratic and rule of law principals and practices.
ESF resources will be used to provide technical assistance to justice sector institutions and civil society NGOs implementing the National Anti-Corruption Strategy and Plan. This effort will be guided by a recently completed USAID-funded corruption assessment. Grants to local civil society/good governance advocacy organizations will continue to foster anti-corruption initiatives in both the public and private sector. USAID technical assistance for government and grant support for civil society rule of law and anti-corruption, advocacy organization efforts will continue in FY 2003.
Performance and Results: Expected results beginning in FY 2003 include: more democratic, representative and effective electoral and political systems; strengthened rule of law and respect for human rights; and an enhanced public sector anti-corruption system.
Principal Contractors, Grantees, or Agencies: Most USAID rule of law activities will be implemented by Management Sciences for Development and anti-corruption activities by Casal's. Civil society advocacy for electoral and political reform and for rule of law and anti-corruption will be implemented under grants to leading democracy NGOs.
US Financing in Thousands of Dollars
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517-YYY More Participatory, Representative and Accountable Democracy Achieved | DA | ESF |
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Through September 30, 2000 |
| Obligations | 0 | 0 |
| Expenditures | 0 | 0 |
| Unliquidated | 0 | 0 |
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Fiscal Year 2001
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| Obligations | 0 | 0 |
| Expenditures | 0 | 0 |
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Through September 30, 2001 |
| Obligations | 0 | 0 |
| Expenditures | 0 | 0 |
| Unliquidated | 0 | 0 |
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Prior Year Unobligated Funds |
| Obligations | 0 | 0 |
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Planned Fiscal Year 2002 NOA
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| Obligations | 2,800 | 2,000 |
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Total Planned Fiscal Year 2002 |
| Obligations | 2,800 | 2,000 |
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Proposed Fiscal Year 2003 NOA
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| Obligations | 2,000 | 3,500 |
| Future Obligations | 27,200 | 16,500 |
| Est. Total Cost | 32,000 | 22,000 |
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