Partnering to End Hunger and Poverty FAS PROGRAMMING for FY 2008 Food Assistance Division Office of...

Partnering to End Hunger and Poverty

FAS PROGRAMMING for

FY 2008

FAS PROGRAMMING for

FY 2008

Food Assistance DivisionOffice of Capacity Building and Development

Foreign Agricultural ServiceUS Department of Agriculture


INTRODUCTIONS ANDAGENDA

WELCOME AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGESRon Croushorn, Director

MONITORING AND EVALUATING PROGRAMSDelphine Hamlin, Senior Analyst, Monitoring and

Evaluation Staff

PROGRAM OVERVIEWBrian Goggin, Deputy Director

FY 2008 FOOD FOR PROGRESSJudy Phillips, Branch Chief, Food for Development

FY 2008 FOOD FOR EDUCATIONKen Naylor, Branch Chief, School Feeding and

Humanitarian Assistance

TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS ISSUESTim Powers, Branch Chief, Transportation and

Logistics


HIGHLIGHTS FROM MONITORING AND EVALUATIONo Role of Monitoring and Evaluation Staffo Improve monitoring and evaluation of food

aid and development programso Evaluate sustainability – McGovern-Doleo New items available on website:

--Checklist for closeout of agreements

--Guidance for disposition of equipment

--Guidance for tax certification


PROGRAM OVERVIEW


FY 2007 PROGRAMMINGFood for Progress (Title I)

Food for Progress

(CCC)

Food for Education

TOTALS

# of Agreements

2 13 16 29

Tons

(thousands)23.2 227 88.6 338.8

Dollars (millions)

$16.3 $81.3 $95.5 $193.1


IMPORTANT ISSUES FOR 2008

o Farm Bill

Reauthorization of programso Anticipated budgets

FFE: $100 million

FFP: $40 million for transporto Food Aid Quality

USDA/USAID funded project


OVERALL PROGRAM ELEMENTS

Program timeline

Applying for the programs Guidelines Program complements Multiple year agreements


USDA FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

FY 2008 TIMELINESACTION FOOD FOR PROGRESS

FOOD FOR EDUCATION

Announce FY 2008 Programs

KC Conference, April 2007

KC Conference,

April 2007

Deadline for Proposals

June 29, 2007 July 31, 2007

Announce Awards

December 2007- January 2008

December 2007-January 2008

Sign Agreements June 2008 June 2008

Announce FY 2009 Programs

KC Conference, 2008

KC Conference,

2008


PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS

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!


PROGRAM COMPLEMENTS

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.


MULTI-YEAR AGREEMENTS

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


NEW INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES

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


FOOD AID STORY WEB SUBMISSION


FOOD FOR PROGRESS

o Overviewo Resourceso Priority

Countrieso Proposal Review


FOOD FOR PROGRESS

o Food for Progress Act of 1985o Targets developing countries

and emerging democracieso Supports democracy and

expansion of private enterprise

in the agricultural sector


FOOD FOR PROGRESSo Most agreements implemented with

PVO’s and foreign governmentso Commodities are usually monetizedo Commodities also used for:

o Bartero Food for Work o Direct distribution


FOOD FOR PROGRESS PROJECTS

Primary emphasis is agricultural development

o Soil and water conservationo Improved farming methodso Agricultural extensiono Animal and plant healtho Processing, storage and marketingo Roads and other infrastructureo Cooperative developmento Micro-credit and business training


FOOD FOR PROGRESS PROJECTS

Policy-related activities:o Promote science-based and sanitary and

phytosanitary standardso Trade capacity building

Complementary activities:o HIV/AIDS awareness o Nutrition trainingo Land mine removal


FOOD FOR PROGRESSFY 2007 PROPOSALS

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


FFP – FY 2008 EXPECTED RESOURCES

o No change from FY 2007o No new P.L. 480, Title I fundingo $40 million cap on transportation costso Commodity costs not a limiting factoro $15 million for administrative costs


FY 2008 PRIORITY COUNTRY DETERMINATION

Criteria: o Less than $3,465 per-capita income

(World Bank)o ≥ 20% malnutrition rate (FAO)o Positive movement in political rights or

civil liberties (Freedom House)o Not a net food exporter


31 FFP PRIORITY COUNTRIESAfghanistan

ArmeniaBangladeshBoliviaBurundiCentral African Rep.DjiboutiDominican Rep.EthiopiaGambia

GuatemalaGuinea BissauHaitiHondurasKenyaLiberiaMadagascarMalawiMaliMongoliaMozambique

Namibia

Nicaragua

Niger

Papua New Guinea

Senegal

Sierra Leone

Sri Lanka

Tanzania

Yemen

Zambia

(Republic of Congo and Philippines no longer included)


FFP PROPOSAL REVIEW CRITERIA

Agricultural focus

Commodity management and appropriateness

Organizational capability and experience

Proposal Quality

Ability to quantify program impact


FFP UPDATED PROGRAM GUIDELINES

o Guidelines for Introductory Statemento Guidelines for Plan of Operationo Sample Plan of Operation

o http://www.fas.usda.gov/excredits/FoodAid/FFP/ApplyForProgram.htm


FFP TARGETING AND PROPOSAL IMPACT

Activity Type and Number of Beneficiaries

Intended Output

Intended Outcome*

New Production Technology

300 farmers

50 businesses

Monthly training sessions

20% increase in yields

30% increase

in income

Section 5(h) Criteria for Measuring Progress

*Baseline data to be provided during agreement negotiation


FFP PROPOSAL FEEDBACK o Limited agricultural focuso Objectives and program implementation not

clearly definedo Weak progress measures/outcomeso High cost per beneficiaryo Lack of coordination with Embassy/Government o Commodity/monetization issueso Proposal is incomplete, inconsistent or does not

follow format


FOOD FOR PROGRESS


FOOD FOR EDUCATIONOverview

Budget

Priority Countries

Proposals and Review Criteria

Data Gathering


FOOD FOR EDUCATION PROGRAM FOCUS

o Promotes education and food security o Reaches poor children, especially girls,

in low-income countries o Targets low literacy and primary school

completion rateso Encourages health and nutrition

complementso Strives for sustainability


FOOD FOR EDUCATIONFY 2007 PROPOSALS

o 90 proposals received

o 33 countries

o Total cost $838 million

o 11 proposals funded

o 11 countries

o Total cost $63 million


FOOD FOR EDUCATIONFY 2008 AVAILABLE

RESOURCESo $100 million requested

o $41 million already allocated for delivery in FY 2008 under existing agreements

o Balance of $59 million for FY 08 programming


PRIORITY COUNTRY DETERMINATION

o Per capita incomes below $3,465

o Net food importer with > 20% of the population undernourished

o <75% literacy rate of total population

o Government support for education

o Regional/country stability


29 FFE PRIORITY COUNTRIESAfghanistanAngolaBangladeshBurundiCambodiaCameroonCentral Africa Rep.ChadDem. Rep. of CongoEthiopia

GuatemalaGuineaHaitiKenyaLiberiaMadagascarMalawiMaliMozambique

Niger

Pakistan

Papua New Guinea

Rwanda

Senegal

Sierra Leone

Tanzania

Togo

Yemen

Zambia

Guinea Bissau, Lao PDR and Sudan no longer included


SAMPLE PROJECTS o Introduce interactive teaching

methodologies o School rehabilitationo School supplieso Teacher trainingo Direct feedingo Take home rationso Food for Work


20%

15%

12%

15%

38%

PROPOSAL REVIEW CRITERIA 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 IMPACT AND RESULTS

o FAS will evaluate the outputs, outcomes and graduation/sustainability as clearly demonstrated in the proposal

o At a minimum, each proposal must provide the number of beneficiaries targeted and the impact of the program on those beneficiaries

o Proposals that contain clear measurable indicators for impacts (Section 5h) will be more competitive


Total # children fed

Increase nutrition status by 3% within 3 years

Total # take home rations supplied

Enrollment and completion rates for girls increase by 5% over 3 yrs

Output

Outcome

*These are examples to illustrate the difference between output and outcome indicators.

PROPOSAL IMPACT*


“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?

“CONNECT THE DOTS”


o FAS submits an annual report to Congress on FFE that details effectiveness and accomplishments gathered through:

-- CS Reports -- Pictures-- Success Stories -- Data

o 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

o Website: There will be a link on the FAS Food Aid main page for success stories

CONGRESSIONAL REPORT


CONSIDERATIONS IN YOUR PROPOSAL --

TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS

o Lot sizeso Commodities and potential for

substituteso Timing issues – planning and

flexibility vital


ARRANGING COMMODITY DELIVERY

o Freight agento Sales contracts and logistical

arrangements o Initiating the call forwardo Procuring commodities and freighto Diversionso Claims


QUESTIONS?

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