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Weekly Update #47 (PDF) Financial Summary #47 (PDF) تقرير رقم 46 (PDF) IraqPartnership.org Web Site People (Last Name) Publications USAID is implementing a broad-based program through five strategic objectives to bring political and economic stability to Iraq and to provide support to Iraqis who face dire humanitarian needs. For information on upcoming solicitations and procurement actions that have not yet been awarded, please see the Acquisition and Assistance Activities page. Figures show program funds obligated as of August 1, 2005. Restoring Essential Infrastructure: USAID is working to rebuild and rehabilitate the vital components of Iraq's infrastructure. Efforts include: Iraq Infrastructure Reconstruction: USAID's work to upgrade the delivery of public services includes the rehabilitation of vital elements of Iraq's infrastructure, including assessment and repair of power generation facilities, water and sewage systems and telecommunications infrastructure. Activities also involve the repair and reconstruction of essential transport links and the construction of a hospital in Basrah. Contract amount Obligated to date Bechtel I $1,029,833,259 $1,029,833,259 Bechtel II $1,823,317,492 $1,319,911,678 Assessing and Managing Umm Qasr Seaport: This program assessed the work needed at the port, and then managed and improved its operations. This included improving port administration, coordinating transport from the seaport, and facilitating cargo handling services such as warehousing, shipment tracking, and storage. The program also reduced vessel turn-around time and increased vessel productivity. Contract amount Obligated to date SSA Marine Completed 06/30/2004 $14,318,985 $14,318,985 Assessing and Managing Iraq's Airports: This program focuses on the reconstruction of two major airports to ensure that people, technical assistance, supplies, food and materials for reconstruction can enter the country. This program is also training local Iraqi staff in airport management to ensure the sustainability of improvements at the airports. Contract amount Obligated to date SkyLink Air and Logistics Support (USA), Inc. Completed 01/31/2005 $27,200,000 $27,200,000 Expanding Economic Opportunity: USAID is working to revitalize the Iraqi economy through regulatory and institutional reform, by bringing Iraqis back into the workforce, and rebuilding the country's vital agriculture sector. Economic Governance: This program continues reforms in tax, fiscal, legal, institutional, and regulatory frameworks. USAID will continue its efforts with the Ministry of Finance to further enable policy makers to formulate and implement policy decisions based on international best practices. Capacity building efforts at the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) will expand its ability to develop and monitor an effective monetary policy, strengthen its supervisory role, and modernize banking operations. At the same time, assistance will be provided to the electricity and communications industries and other relevant government ministries. USAID will also support the development of a reliable social safety net, ensuring assistance to displaced workers and the provision of sustainable pension benefits. Contract amount Obligated to date BearingPoint (Economic Governance I) Completed 09/30/2004 $79,583,885 $79,583,885 BearingPoint (Economic Governance II) $184,637,237 $103,500,000 Private Sector Development: USAID is engaged in a robust Private Sector Development program to drive economic development and employment generation by supporting key private sector institutions and reforms. The Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise (MSME) initiative will provide growth businesses with reliable access to credit and technical assistance. This program builds the foundation for privatization, in addition to developing the institutions and framework for domestic and foreign investment promotion. USAID will provide assistance in trade policy and market access to support Iraq's integration with the international economy, including beginning the path to WTO accession. A capital markets component will establish international best practices for equity/bond regulation and trading to develop fair, efficient, liquid and transparent systems for market regulation and trading. Contract amount Obligated to date Louis Berger Group $154,073,300 $95,000,000 Business Skills Training: Through the Volunteers for Economic Growth Alliance "VEGA" (a consortia of NGOs), USAID provides training and technical assistance to businesses of all sizes and entrepreneurs through a dynamic "virtual business center" model. Virtual business training centers provide services to clients in a specific geographical area. Services include business incubation, business basics training, in-house mentoring and consulting, access to business and market information, access to a small grants program, access to public-use computer terminals and communications equipment. Contract amount Obligated to date Volunteers for Economic Growth Alliance $12,089,702 $12,089,702 Agriculture Reconstruction and Development Program for Iraq (ARDI): USAID supports Iraqi initiatives to revitalize agricultural production, stimulate income and generate employment through enterprise and market development and the rehabilitation of agricultural infrastructure. Contract amount Obligated to date Development Alternatives, Inc. $106,794,816 $101,352,912 Marshlands Restoration Program: The program, led by the Ministry of Water Resources in cooperation with USAID and other donors, will restore the marshland ecosystem through improved management and strategic re-flooding, as well as provide health, education and economic assistance to Marsh Arabs. Contract amount Obligated to date Development Alternatives, Inc. $4,000,000 $4,000,000 Improving the Efficiency and Accountability of Iraq's Government: USAID is working to enhance local government, encourage the development of an active civil society, and promote open, representative processes - especially through assistance to the upcoming Iraqi elections. The Local Governance Program: USAID's Iraq Local Governance Program is working closely with Iraqis in all 18 governorates to promote diverse and representative citizen participation in provincial, municipal, and local councils. It also works to strengthen the management skills of city and governorate administrations, local interim representative bodies, and civic institutions to improve the delivery of essential municipal services such as water, sewer, electricity, solid waste collection and disposal; and civil society organizations and their participation in public life. Contract amount Obligated to date Research Triangle Institute (Local Governance I) Completed 05/09/2005 $241,910,757 $241,910,757 Research Triangle Institute (Local Governance II) $89,999,968 $70,000,000 Support to the Election Administration: USAID is supporting the Independent Election Commission in Iraq's (IECI) development of an independent and transparent election administration to implement the transitional elections cycle which includes the January 2005 elections, the October 2005 Constitutional Referendum, and the December 2006 National Assembly Elections. Contract amount Obligated to date Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening (CEPPS IV) $40,000,000 $40,000,000 Electoral Oversight and Voter Education Project: Through this program, USAID is working to build the capacity of domestic organizations to monitor electoral events and field domestic election observers. A Coalition of Independent and Non-partisan Election Monitors (CINEM) has been established to train and organize monitors. Additionally, the program established a Civic Coalition for Free Elections (CCFE), a non-partisan movement of 76 civic organizations from across Iraq to support Iraqi civil society organizations to design and conduct country-wide domestic voter education campaigns. Finally, USAID is working to establish an Election Violence Education and Resolution (EVER) project to create a set of techniques and approaches to be used in monitoring electoral conflict. Contract amount Obligated to date Consortium for Elections and Political Processes Strengthening (CEPPS II) $50,000,000 $49,275,000 Program to Support an Iraqi Interim National Government, Iraqi Transitional Government, and Constitutional Development: The program will strengthen the capacity of the legislative branch during the transition period and the executive branch in its work to develop governing processes necessary to enforce the laws and implement programs and policies. The program will support, through technical assistance, the development of an Iraq constitution that promotes democratic principles and values. Contract amount Obligated to date Consortium for Elections and Political Processes Strengthening (CEPPS I) Completed: 12/31/2004 $675,000 $675,000 Consortium for Elections and Political Processes Strengthening (CEPPS III) $35,700,000 $35,700,000 Community Action Program The Community Action Program works with Iraqi Community Action Groups to identify and prioritize their development needs, and subsequently develop and implement projects that address those needs. This process gives Iraqi citizens a voice in the decisions that affect their communities. The program promotes the participation of women, youth and minority groups in four major areas: community mobilization; social and economic infrastructure development; employment and income generation; and environmental protection and management. Contract amount Obligated to date ACDI/VOCA $49,000,000 $47,050,000 Cooperative Housing Foundation $49,000,000 $47,100,000 Mercy Corps $49,000,000 $47,050,000 Save the Children $64,000,000 $53,620,000 International Relief and Development $64,000,000 $64,000,000 Total $275,000,000 $258,820,000 Civil Society and the Media: This program is focused on strengthening civil society's role in the economic, political, and social development of Iraq. The goal is to contribute to the development and institutionalization of a broad cadre of indigenous CSOs in Iraq. A second portion of the program will help develop a professional independent media sector. Contract amount Obligated to date America's Development Foundation $42,880,157 $42,880,157 Supporting Health and Education: USAID is working to ensure that the basic healthcare needs of women and children are met and is improving access to and quality of education for all Iraqis. Revitalization of Iraqi Schools and Stabilization of Education (RISE) (Education I and II) In its first year, this program focused on ensuring the smooth continuation of the school year after the 2003 conflict and on increasing enrollment and improving the quality of primary and secondary education. These activities included rehabilitating schools and Education Directorate Generals and procuring and distributing essential school materials, equipment and supplies. USAID also worked to improve teacher training and school leadership programs, and to provide high-level technical assistance to help reform the educational system. The RISE initiative piloted accelerated learning programs throughout Iraq. In its second year, the contract will support institutional capacity building at the Ministry of Education at the National and Governorate levels, create model schools to serve as "laboratories of excellence", train primary and secondary school teachers, provide supplies and equipment to schools and promote community participation in quality of early childhood education. Contract amount Obligated to date Creative Associates (Education I) Completed: 07/30/2004 $62,628,119 $56,503,000 Creative Associates (Education II) $56,491,647 $51,809,000 UNICEF With USAID support, UNICEF is conducting educational sector assessments, teacher training, school water/sanitation rehabilitation, health education and an accelerated learning program for out-of-school youth. Grant amount Obligated to date UNICEF $19,600,000 $19,600,000 UNESCO USAID's grant to UNESCO supports capacity building for the Ministry of Education in math and science text book production, printing and distribution for grades 1-12. Grant amount Obligated to date UNESCO Completed 04/30/2005 $10,000,000 $10,000,000 Higher Education and Development (HEAD) USAID's HEAD program is working to help Iraq's higher education institutions get the support they need to regain international standards and educate Iraq's young people. In partnership with the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, USAID is supporting five university partnerships with U.S. led consortia, each with a unique focus. Contract amount Obligated to date The Research Foundation of the State University of New York/Stony Brook and the Universities of Chicago, Boston, and Oxford Archaeology and Assyriology and Environmental Health Research $4,131,274 $4,131,274 The Human Rights Institute at DePaul University College of Law; Italy's International Institute of Higher Studies in Criminal Sciences Legal Education System Reform $3,827,734 $3,827,734 University of Hawaii, the International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas, University of Jordan and the American University in Beirut Agricultural Sciences $3,770,724 $3,770,724 Jackson State University, Tougaloo College, Alcorn State University, Mississippi Valley State University, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Benetech, US-Iraq Business Resources Public Health and Sanitation Studies $4,990,364 $4,990,364 University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University, Cameron University, and Langston University Institutional, Academic, and Leadership Strengthening $4,009,904 $4,009,904 Total $20,730,000 $20,730,000 Iraqi Health Systems Strengthening: The Iraqi Health Systems Strengthening program has worked to support Iraqi-led initiatives to ensure the rapid provision of health services in Iraq while strengthening the overall health system in the country. Assistance has included supporting a reformed Iraqi Ministry of Health (MOH) at the national, regional and local levels, as well as delivering health services, providing medical equipment and supplies, training and recruiting health staff, providing health education and information, and determining the specific needs of the health sector and vulnerable populations such as women and children. Contract amount Obligated to date Abt Associates Completed 11/30/2004 $23,031,886 $23,031,886 Humanitarian Assistance Iraq Transition Initiative: USAID's Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI) supports critical activities that build and sustain Iraqi confidence in the development of a participatory, stable, and democratic Iraq. The Iraq Transition Initiative (ITI) works closely with the Iraqi Interim Government and the U.S. Embassy in Iraq. ITI identifies and fills crucial gaps in the U.S. Government's assistance efforts at national and local levels and increases public support for the Interim Government. Activities are primarily implemented through a contract with Development Alternatives Inc. that allows for fast and flexible disbursement of small grants to local Iraqi groups and institutions. Since April 2003, ITI has issued more than 3,150 small grants totaling more than $258 million to local groups and institutions throughout Iraq. OTI's focus areas include: civic education, civil society, media, conflict mitigation, good governance, women's participation, and human rights and transitional justice. OTI has been working with the U.S. Army First Cavalry Division (1 st Cav) to support stabilization activities across Baghdad. Thus far, over 935 grants totaling over $112 million have been approved in cooperation with the 1 st Cav, creating temporary jobs for an average of 26,000 residents per month in the Baghdad districts of Thawra (Sadr City), Tissa Nissan, Karradah, Rasheed, Rusafa, Mansour, Adahamiyah and Khark and Baghdad Governorate areas of Abu Ghraib, Taji and Tarmmiyah. These efforts target immediate assistance to improve the provision of essential services such as trash pick-up and surface sewage removal, while generating short-term employment opportunities for underemployed Iraqi youth. Contract amount Obligated to date Development Alternatives, Inc. (DAI) $350 million $303 million Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) Iraq Program: The intervention in Iraq remains one of the largest humanitarian responses in OFDA's history, and from FY 2003 to the present, OFDA has provided $156 million to Iraq for coordination, health, nutrition, logistics, shelter, emergency relief supplies, support to internally displaced persons (IDPs), water and sanitation, and capacity-building activities country-wide. For FY 2005, USAID/OFDA has awarded $43 million, and is finalizing additional awards for assistance to internally displaced persons (IDPs), including IDPs displaced since the 2003 conflict, long-term IDPs returning to their homes, and sudden new displacements, such as those displaced by the recent Fallujah crisis. Contract amount Obligated to date Various Partners $157,592,405 $93,281,122 Office of Food for Peace (FFP): In FY 2003, USAID contributed 575,000 metric tons of food and $245 million for operations and additional food purchases for the United Nations World Food Program's (WFP) Iraq Emergency Operation for Iraq (EMOP). The total value of USAID's contribution was more than $425 million. Food for Peace Officers also served as field technicians in Iraq immediately after major military operations and worked directly with WFP national staff throughout the country, assuring that food stocks were secure, food distributions were revived and proper liaison was conducted between WFP staff and coalition military forces. Additional assistance was provided in 2004 with further technical assistance and liaison services to promote WFP efforts to provide food stocks, train Iraqi ministry officials and to expedite ongoing WFP food dispatches and deliveries throughout the country. These efforts continue in 2005 as FFP specialists work with the U.S. Embassy in monitoring Iraq's Public Distribution System and the food security needs of Iraq's most vulnerable group. Total Obligated to date: $425,570,754 Last Updated on: September 21, 2005