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April 19, 2018
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Norwegian Refugee Council
April 19, 2018
Both were selected by our organisation to benefit from house reconstruction support, funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID). We were able to provide building materials, and pay masons to rebuild the house. Audrey lived in an abandoned house in a state of very advanced ruinÃâà...
The Spokesman-Review
April 19, 2018
During an informational meeting with Grand Coulee Dam supervisors, Ivane Pirveli, a Georgian energy consultant who works with the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, explained the crux of the conflict surrounding Enguri Dam. The dam itself is in Georgian-controlled territory, while itsÃâà...
The Hill
April 19, 2018
This national model utilizes an interdisciplinary, community-based approach for the dignified and compassionate care and treatment of sexual assault patients.” • The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a $24 million contract to Winrock International to help with its Girls LeadershipÃâà...
Brookings Institution (blog)
April 19, 2018
On April 13, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) made public its near final internal redesign. The agency followed a constructive process that has produced a rational organizational restructuring. Author. George Ingram. Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development.
AllAfrica.com
April 18, 2018
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) together with local partners is striving to fight fall armyworms (FAW), that has spread in more than five regions in Ethiopia. The pests have caused a 5.7pc crop yield loss last season, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources'Ãâà...
Devex
April 17, 2018
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is releasing the first of its kind interagency review of United States overseas involvement that creates a framework for how the State Department, U.S. Agency for International Development, and Department of Defense can coordinate efforts to streamlineÃâà...
ReliefWeb
April 12, 2018
The EYE strategy partners include GAVI the Vaccine Alliance, Endemic and New Technologies Franchise Sanofi Pasteur, Sealy Center for Vaccine Development at the University of Texas, GE Foundation, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), United States Agency for International DevelopmentÃâà...
WAMU 88.5
April 12, 2018
... became a beneficiary of a grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development. Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro told NPR the United States relies on Israeli intelligence to vet Palestinian organizations and individuals for links to militant groups before awarding them USAID grants.
Front Page Africa
April 12, 2018
Meanwhile, the World Bank Operations Officer has acknowledged the support of Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), United States Agency for International Development (USAID), African Development Bank (AfDB) and European Union (EU) towards the HIES. She furthered thatÃâà...
Foreign Policy (blog)
April 12, 2018
In March, U.S. President Donald Trump proposed a 33 percent cut in the budget for the United States Agency for International Development on the grounds that the president was aiming for “efficiency and effectiveness” in U.S. aid efforts and to prioritize the overarching security and economic needs ofÃâà...
Brookings Institution (blog)
April 12, 2018
The relationship between the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development is central to the United States achieving its foreign policy and development objectives. Yet it is fraught with tension over jurisdiction, although mostly in Washington rather than abroad.
Devex
April 12, 2018
The new DFC's development mandate is also an issue that some have raised — both in how the legislation outlines its mission and how it would work with the U.S. Agency for International Development and be in line with development policy. Rep. Gerry Connolly, a Democrat from Virginia, asked aboutÃâà...
Scientific American
April 10, 2018
Andrew Deutz, director of international government relations at the Nature Conservancy, said career staff at the U.S. Agency for International Development took care not to let their land-use work be painted too heavily with a climate change brush. International biodiversity work was also a big winner,Ãâà...
Devex
April 10, 2018
WASHINGTON — A former head of the United States Agency for International Development's Development Credit Authority cautioned that the proposed U.S. Development Finance Corporation could end up jeopardizing the efficiency and ultimate success of DCA if restructuring is not handled properly.
Devex
April 9, 2018
WASHINGTON — U.S. Agency for International Development leaders are poised to undertake one of the most significant restructuring efforts in the institution's history. A new organizational chart calls for the creation of new, high-level positions, the consolidation of a number of agency offices and functions,Ãâà...
Government Accountability Office
March 28, 2018
As of September 30, 2017, of the $1.6 billion that the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) had obligated for the Ebola outbreak, $411.6 million was obligated for 131 Ebola recovery projects. Of the $411.6 million, USAID obligated the largest amount—about $247.6 million (60 percent)—fromÃâà...
Kaiser Family Foundation
March 22, 2018
A U.S. Agency for International Development official said that as of six months ago, the agency had disbursed more than $310 million for recovery and rebuilding, exceeding the pledged amount. … Dr. Farmer's office said it was unable to obtain any disbursement data from six donors, which pledged a totalÃâà...
GovExec.com
March 22, 2018
A similar approach is being used in a much different policy area, international development, through the Development Innovation Ventures program at the U.S. Agency for International Development. Moreover, federal agencies are doing more randomized controlled trials—which is just another name for A/B tests—of theirÃâà...
Devex
March 22, 2018
U.S. Agency for International Development operations funding is $1.6 billion for fiscal year 2018, down $24 million from fiscal year 2017 levels. And while bilateral assistance is down about $900 million, many development and global health budgets held steady, or even saw slight increases. CongressÃâà...
Newsweek
March 22, 2018
Bethany Kozma attended CSW as the Senior Adviser for the Office of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment at the US Agency for International Development, according to LGBTQIA+ human rights group OutRight Action International. bethany-kozma Bethany Kozma pictured speaking at the FairfaxÃâà...
Kaiser Family Foundation
March 22, 2018
The criticisms arose as Mark Green, the administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, testified Wednesday before the House Foreign Affairs Committee about [proposed cuts] in his budget … As it did last year, the Trump administration is encountering bipartisan resistance to steepÃâà...
Voice of America
March 22, 2018
Proposed cuts in the 2019 foreign assistance budget could jeopardize U.S. security and democracy-building efforts abroad, U.S. lawmakers warned the director for the U.S. Agency for International Development at a hearing Wednesday. "These proposed cuts would impact a number of U.S. priorities,Ãâà...
Devex
March 22, 2018
WASHINGTON — Federal lawmakers questioned United States Agency for International Development Administrator Mark Green Wednesday about how he could carry out the agency's mission with the administration's proposed budget cuts and pushed him on issues ranging from humanitarian crises toÃâà...
Devex
March 21, 2018
NAIROBI — The United States Agency for International Development awards more than $22 billion each year in contracts, cooperative agreements and grants. The agency puts out calls for organizations to receive some of this funding through a Request for Application — RFA — or a Request for ProposalÃâà...
ReliefWeb
March 20, 2018
Last year alone, America's foreign assistance for the DRC exceeded $546 million. Our humanitarian contributions totaled more than $209 million. The agency that I'm privileged to lead, the United States Agency for International Development, contributed more than $130 million worth of food assistance andÃâà...
ReliefWeb
March 11, 2018
Backed by United States Agency for International Development (USAID) support, the FAO trainings covered critical areas related to animal health, including disease surveillance and forecasting, laboratory operations, biosafety and biosecurity, prevention and control methods and outbreak responseÃâà...
Devex
March 10, 2018
... the U.S. development finance institution that encourages American businesses to invest in developing countries by providing businesses with loans or insurance — as well as several functions currently performed by the U.S. Agency for International Development. The bill could likely receive White HouseÃâà...
Government Accountability Office
March 8, 2018
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) were the primary federal agencies that obligated funding to the four organizations. HHS obligated about $19.6 billion, mostly to FQHCs, though HHS also obligated funds to IPPF and PPFA.
UrduPoint News
March 8, 2018
PESHAWAR, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 08th Mar, 2018 ):The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Peace Education and Development (PEAD) Foundation invited 300 talented young women to celebrate their achievements through the USAID-supported 'Pathways toÃâà...
Lowell Sun
March 4, 2018
"We were overseas for a long time," says MacDougall, 47, who works as a communications specialist for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). "We moved to Washington in January 2015 and stayed in a nearby apartment while we were doing the house-hunt. We didn't want our (two) kidsÃâà...
Vanguard
March 3, 2018
Lagos – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced that more than 600,000 people would have access to affordable power and the internet under the U.S. Power Africa Initiative. USAID's Administrator, Mr Mark Green, who disclosed this at the ongoing Fourth AnnualÃâà...
The Nation Newspaper
March 2, 2018
The United States Agency for International Development ( USAID ) has announced that more than 600,000 people would have access to affordable power and the internet under the U.S. Power Africa Initiative. USAID's Administrator, Mr Mark Green, who disclosed this at the ongoing Fourth AnnualÃâà...
The Hill
March 2, 2018
Even the way that electoral assistance is funded is transparent — it's not underwritten by any “black budget,” but through public U.S. Agency for International Development and Department of State programming. Any taxpayer can access resources such as foreignassistance.gov to see where their dollars areÃâà...
NBCNews.com
March 1, 2018
Trump is doing just that: After barely one year in office, the president is crippling our diplomatic and development capabilities at the senior, mid- and entry level of the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development. Despite the willingness of Congress to confirm many of the president'sÃâà...
Zacks.com
March 1, 2018
Tetra Tech, Inc. (TTEK - Free Report) recently announced that the company has secured a $32 million, single-award contract from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The deal will help in the expansion of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services in Uganda. Per the five-yearÃâà...
Devex
March 1, 2018
The Better Utilization of Investment Leading to Development, or BUILD Act, would create a new agency that would combine the Overseas Private Investment Corporation and the several private sector-oriented parts of the U.S. Agency for International Development, as well as expand U.S. developmentÃâà...
Devex
February 28, 2018
The Better Utilization of Investment Leading to Development, or BUILD Act, will create a new agency that will combine the Overseas Private Investment Corporation and the several private sector oriented parts of the U.S. Agency for International Development, as well as expand U.S. development financeÃâà...
Government Accountability Office
February 28, 2018
Democracy International, Inc. (DI), of Bethesda, Maryland, protests the award of a contract to Management Systems International, Inc. (MSI), by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under request for proposals (RFP) No. SOL-306-16-000037 for the "Afghanistan's Measure forÃâà...
Devex
February 26, 2018
ABIDJAN — For the West Africa Regional branch of the United States Agency for International Development, a longstanding priority has focused on collaborating with multinational organizations to create regional solutions to problems facing the 15 countries comprising the Economic Community of WestÃâà...
CNBCAfrica.com
February 21, 2018
A new curriculum developed by the U.S. Agency for International Development in partnership with the Ministry of Education will help over 300 technical school students in Aswan and Hurghada specialize in renewable energy and prepare them for employment in Egypt's promising solar and wind powerÃâà...
CNBCAfrica.com
February 21, 2018
On February 20, 2018, the First Lady of Ghana, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo–Addo; representatives from the Ministry of Health; representatives from Rotary International; and USAID/Ghana Mission Director, Sharon L. Cromer, participated in the national launch of Rotary Family Health Days at Osu EbenezerÃâà...
CNBCAfrica.com
February 16, 2018
On February 14, 2018, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Ministry of Food and Agriculture hosted a forum to review progress made on the development of a pilot food safety and certification system in Ghana. Developing a sustainable traceability system was a crucialÃâà...
ReliefWeb
February 12, 2018
The President's Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Budget for USAID supports the President's commitment to serve the needs of American citizens, ensure their safety, promote their prosperity, preserve their rights, and defend their values, as outlined in the President's National Security Strategy. It advances U.S. foreignÃâà...
UrduPoint News
December 31, 1999
Islamabad, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 07th Mar, 2018): The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Government of Pakistan's Federal Board of Revenue partnered to host a two-day conference on the establishment of a National Single Window (NSW) for trade.
