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USAID Emergency Food Security Program (EFSP). Program Overview and Progress to Date John Brooks EFSP Team Leader. Setting the Stage. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Report to Congress Findings Cash grants for LRP stretches the food aid dollar and delivers aid faster
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USAID Emergency Food Security Program (EFSP) Program Overview and Progress to Date John Brooks EFSP Team Leader
Setting the Stage • Government Accountability Office (GAO) Report to Congress Findings • Cash grants for LRP stretches the food aid dollar and delivers aid faster • Cost Savings: Between 2001-2008 LRP in sub-Saharan Africa cost 34 percent less than similar in-kind food aid • More Timely: LRP delivered in 41 days vs. 147 days for in-kind food aid
To address the highest priority, immediate, emergency food assistance needs Used when: Title II in-kind food aid cannot arrive in a sufficiently timely manner; LRP, cash transfer or food vouchers are more appropriate due to market conditions; or Significantly more beneficiaries can be served EFSP Purpose and Program Objectives INSERT GRAPHIC TO ADD PHOTO
Authorization FY10 and FY11 Funding Levels Awards to Date by Modality Funding Level and Availability INSERT GRAPHIC TO ADD PHOTO
EFSP Funding by Modalities – FY10 & FY11 to Date $255 million $44 million $40 million
EFSP at Work Around the World Kyrgyzstan $ 13.1 million Afghanistan $ 16 million Pakistan $ 182 million Libya $ 5 million Haiti $ 47 million Yemen $1.5 million Burma $ 1.5 million Niger $ 26.8 million Sudan $ 2.3 million Nicaragua $ 500,000 Sri Lanka $ 6.4 million Benin $ 4 million Liberia $ 1.7 million Kenya $ 20 million Indonesia $710,000 Zimbabwe $ 5.7 million Mozambique $ 6 million As of June 29, 2011
Data Collection – Program Reports Monitoring and Evaluation Learning from the Experts – Roundtable Reporting Note Looking Ahead INSERT GRAPHIC TO ADD PHOTO