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FAS PROGRAMMING for FY 2008

FAS PROGRAMMING for FY 2008. Food Assistance Division Office of Capacity Building and Development Foreign Agricultural Service US Department of Agriculture. WELCOME AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES Ron Croushorn, Director MONITORING AND EVALUATING PROGRAMS

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FAS PROGRAMMING for FY 2008

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  1. FAS PROGRAMMING for FY 2008 Food Assistance Division Office of Capacity Building and Development Foreign Agricultural Service US Department of Agriculture

  2. WELCOME AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES Ron Croushorn, Director MONITORING AND EVALUATING PROGRAMS Delphine Hamlin, Senior Analyst, Monitoring and Evaluation Staff PROGRAM OVERVIEW Brian Goggin, Deputy Director FY 2008 FOOD FOR PROGRESS Judy Phillips, Branch Chief, Food for Development FY 2008 FOOD FOR EDUCATION Ken Naylor, Branch Chief, School Feeding and Humanitarian Assistance TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS ISSUES Tim Powers, Branch Chief, Transportation and Logistics INTRODUCTIONS ANDAGENDA

  3. Role of Monitoring and Evaluation Staff Improve monitoring and evaluation of food aid and development programs Evaluate sustainability – McGovern-Dole New items available on website: --Checklist for closeout of agreements --Guidance for disposition of equipment --Guidance for tax certification HIGHLIGHTS FROM MONITORING AND EVALUATION

  4. PROGRAM OVERVIEW

  5. FY 2007 PROGRAMMING

  6. Farm Bill Reauthorization of programs Anticipated budgets FFE: $100 million FFP: $40 million for transport Food Aid Quality USDA/USAID funded project IMPORTANT ISSUES FOR 2008

  7. Program timeline Applying for the programs Guidelines Program complements Multiple year agreements OVERALL PROGRAM ELEMENTS

  8. USDA FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FY 2008 TIMELINES

  9. Apply on-line at www.fas.usda.gov/food-aid.asp Follow program guidance We may ask at some point for a priority list We will ask for success stories! PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS

  10. USDA will consider proposals that complement other U.S. Government agency programs such as: Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) U.S. Agency for International Development State Department or other agencies USDA will not approve proposals that duplicate other agency programs. PROGRAM COMPLEMENTS

  11. Multiple years for shipment of commodities OR Commodities shipped in one year and activities carried out in multiple years Contingent upon: Continued successful implementation Resource availability MULTI-YEAR AGREEMENTS

  12. Food Aid Information System Proposals and agreements Delivery of commodities Reports Payments and closeouts Newly developed website for submitting food aid success stories and lessons learned NEW INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES

  13. FOOD AID STORY WEB SUBMISSION

  14. Overview Resources Priority Countries Proposal Review FOOD FOR PROGRESS

  15. Food for Progress Act of 1985 Targets developing countries and emerging democracies Supports democracy and expansion of private enterprise in the agricultural sector FOOD FOR PROGRESS

  16. Most agreements implemented with PVO’s and foreign governments Commodities are usually monetized Commodities also used for: Barter Food for Work Direct distribution FOOD FOR PROGRESS

  17. Primary emphasis is agricultural development Soil and water conservation Improved farming methods Agricultural extension Animal and plant health Processing, storage and marketing Roads and other infrastructure Cooperative development Micro-credit and business training FOOD FOR PROGRESS PROJECTS

  18. Policy-related activities: Promote science-based and sanitary and phytosanitary standards Trade capacity building Complementary activities: HIV/AIDS awareness Nutrition training Land mine removal FOOD FOR PROGRESS PROJECTS

  19. 114 Received 100 PVOs and WFP 14 Government 43 countries Total cost $970 mil 12 Approved 10 PVOs and WFP 2 Government 11 countries Total cost $76 mil FOOD FOR PROGRESSFY 2007 PROPOSALS

  20. No change from FY 2007 No new P.L. 480, Title I funding $40 million cap on transportation costs Commodity costs not a limiting factor $15 million for administrative costs FFP – FY 2008 EXPECTED RESOURCES

  21. Criteria: Less than $3,465 per-capita income (World Bank) ≥ 20% malnutrition rate (FAO) Positive movement in political rights or civil liberties (Freedom House) Not a net food exporter FY 2008 PRIORITY COUNTRY DETERMINATION

  22. Afghanistan Armenia Bangladesh Bolivia Burundi Central African Rep. Djibouti Dominican Rep. Ethiopia Gambia Guatemala Guinea Bissau Haiti Honduras Kenya Liberia Madagascar Malawi Mali Mongolia Mozambique 31 FFP PRIORITY COUNTRIES Namibia Nicaragua Niger Papua New Guinea Senegal Sierra Leone Sri Lanka Tanzania Yemen Zambia (Republic of Congo and Philippines no longer included)

  23. Agricultural focus Commodity management and appropriateness Organizational capability and experience Proposal Quality Ability to quantify program impact FFP PROPOSAL REVIEW CRITERIA

  24. Guidelines for Introductory Statement Guidelines for Plan of Operation Sample Plan of Operation http://www.fas.usda.gov/excredits/FoodAid/FFP/ApplyForProgram.htm FFP UPDATED PROGRAM GUIDELINES

  25. FFP TARGETING AND PROPOSAL IMPACT Section 5(h) Criteria for Measuring Progress *Baseline data to be provided during agreement negotiation

  26. Limited agricultural focus Objectives and program implementation not clearly defined Weak progress measures/outcomes High cost per beneficiary Lack of coordination with Embassy/Government Commodity/monetization issues Proposal is incomplete, inconsistent or does not follow format FFP PROPOSAL FEEDBACK

  27. FOOD FOR PROGRESS

  28. FOOD FOR EDUCATION Overview Budget Priority Countries Proposals and Review Criteria Data Gathering

  29. Promotes education and food security Reaches poor children, especially girls, in low-income countries Targets low literacy and primary school completion rates Encourages health and nutrition complements Strives for sustainability FOOD FOR EDUCATION PROGRAM FOCUS

  30. 90 proposals received 33 countries Total cost $838 million 11 proposals funded 11 countries Total cost $63 million FOOD FOR EDUCATIONFY 2007 PROPOSALS

  31. $100 million requested $41 million already allocated for delivery in FY 2008 under existing agreements Balance of $59 million for FY 08 programming FOOD FOR EDUCATIONFY 2008 AVAILABLE RESOURCES

  32. Per capita incomes below $3,465 Net food importer with > 20% of the population undernourished <75% literacy rate of total population Government support for education Regional/country stability PRIORITY COUNTRY DETERMINATION

  33. Afghanistan Angola Bangladesh Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Central Africa Rep. Chad Dem. Rep. of Congo Ethiopia Guatemala Guinea Haiti Kenya Liberia Madagascar Malawi Mali Mozambique Niger 29 FFE PRIORITY COUNTRIES Pakistan Papua New Guinea Rwanda Senegal Sierra Leone Tanzania Togo Yemen Zambia Guinea Bissau, Lao PDR and Sudan no longer included

  34. Introduce interactive teaching methodologies School rehabilitation School supplies Teacher training Direct feeding Take home rations Food for Work SAMPLE PROJECTS

  35. Proposal quality Experience and organization capacity Commodity or funding appropriateness Capability and effectiveness in past programs and need for program clearly expressed Graduation/sustainability, Coordination with other programs and local government and NGO support for program PROPOSAL REVIEW CRITERIA

  36. PROPOSAL IMPACT AND RESULTS • FAS will evaluate the outputs, outcomes and graduation/sustainability as clearly demonstrated in the proposal • At a minimum, each proposal must provide the number of beneficiaries targeted and the impact of the program on those beneficiaries • Proposals that contain clear measurable indicators for impacts (Section 5h) will be more competitive

  37. PROPOSAL IMPACT* Output Outcome *These are examples to illustrate the difference between output and outcome indicators.

  38. “CONNECT THE DOTS” • “WHY” – Why will your proposal address the issues and challenges in this country? • “WHERE” – Where are your activities? • “WHO” – Who are beneficiaries? • “WHAT” – What are the activities, outputs and outcomes? • AND • “HOW” – How are these accomplishments going to be continued after the funding for the project has ended?

  39. FAS submits an annual report to Congress on FFE that details effectiveness and accomplishments gathered through: -- CS Reports -- Pictures -- Success Stories -- Data We welcome any success stories that could be included in this year’s report -- Submit to FAS within the next 60 days -- Photographs (with release for public domain) -- Data regarding increases in attendance, enrollment, success figures for girls, nutritional gains and sustainability Website: There will be a link on the FAS Food Aid main page for success stories CONGRESSIONAL REPORT

  40. Lot sizes Commodities and potential for substitutes Timing issues – planning and flexibility vital CONSIDERATIONS IN YOUR PROPOSAL -- TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS

  41. Freight agent Sales contracts and logistical arrangements Initiating the call forward Procuring commodities and freight Diversions Claims ARRANGING COMMODITY DELIVERY

  42. QUESTIONS?

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