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Legal Professional Development and Anti-Corruption (LPAC) Project (Liberia):  The Legal Professional Development and Anti-Corruption (LPAC) Project is a five-year justice sector strengthening activity that addresses two key challenges related to Liberia's development in the area of rule of law, namely: 1) Increasing the capacity of Liberia's legal institutions to produce an increased number of high quality judges, magistrates, prosecutors, public defenders, lawyers, and other legal professionals to administer an effective legal system; and 2) Reducing corruption. Specifically, with FY 2018 funds, LPAC will strengthen the human and institutional capacity of the James A. A. Pierre Judicial Institute, Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law, Liberia Legal Information Institute, Liberia National Bar Association, and the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission. Additionally,  LPAC will support legal aid clinics in five counties to provide access to the formal justice system by pretrial detainees and indigent clients among others; support the training of 60 magistrates that will be assigned to courts in leeward counties; support Liberia National Bar Association's continuing legal education program, which mandates that all lawyers must obtain 10 credit hours per annum as preconditions for practicing in the courts of Liberia; and support periodic trainings of legal and paralegal professionals to ensure an effective and efficient judiciary.. Objectives for Liberia: Planned Outcomes;Sustainable rule of law institutions established.;Improved systems to strengthen LACC functions.
Family Planning and Malaria Services in Public Health Facilities for the Ministry of Health This Activity covers the objective that is intended to improved health system performance and strengthen delivery of PMCH, Family Planning and Malaria Services in Public Health Facilities under the Ministry of Health in Liberia.
Workforce Development Assist youth and adults in acquiring knowledge and developing skills beyond basic literacy and numeracy which are part of the basic education element, attitudes, and behaviors to find legitimate jobs, establish viable self-employment ventures, and stay employed and productive in a changing economy. Create policies, programs, and systems that respond to labor market demands in the formal and informal sectors.
Private Sector Productivity Improve the capacity of businesses to integrate into domestic and international markets through increases in productivity and improvements in corporate governance and the development and application of modern technology and marketing practices. Enhance the capacity of businesses and business associations in terms of their corporate governance capabilities and their application of best practices and technologies to achieve increased production and marketing of products and services. It includes adoption of efficient production processes, improved labor productivity, environmentally-sound management of natural resources and the development of accounting and management systems that can help the company and industry group implement business, labor, product and process standards that enhance business competitiveness. Business capacity development programs may include activities that help men- and women-owned firms and associations respond to these international markets and create regional alliances.
Public Sector Executive Function Assist executive offices, ministries, and independent governmental bodies to operate more efficiently and effectively; and assist executive branch offices and citizens to incorporate democratic structures and principles into state building, their ongoing systems of governance, and public administration services. Assist with policies, procedures, and skill sets (including leadership and strategic management) to guide operations; implementation and enforcement of laws, regulations and policies; linkages between and among branches, levels and functions of government; international relations; financial management systems; civil service reforms; public/private partnerships; and working with citizens as customers of the government.
Construction Oversight Funding to provide construction oversight for the ganta-gbarnga grid extension key beneficiary upgrade and mein river road project activities.
People, Rules and Organizations Supporting Protection of Ecosystem Resources (PROSPER) (Liberia):  Peoples, Rules and Organizations Supporting the Protection of Ecosystem Resources (PROSPER) will use FY 2016 funds to  continue expanding educational and institutional capacity to improve environmental awareness, natural resource and community-based forest management, and livelihoods derived from sustainable forest- and agriculture-based enterprises in Liberia. PROSPER will work with forest communities, women, youth and government and non-government stakeholders in Nimba and Grand Bassa Counties to strengthen community-based natural resource management, increase incomes derived from sustainable resource use, and reduce pressure on forest destruction. This will reduce threats to biodiversity in target areas and contribute to improved forest governance to address climate related risks including piloting adaptation methods and systems.
Financial Inclusion Activity Liquidity and Financial Inclusion Partnership. Financial Inclusion Activity: The Purpose of this is to help address Liberia's challenge of inadequate cash liquidity issues outside of Monrovia.
Administration and Oversight (Civil Society) Support and strengthen the negotiation process and implement peace and reconciliation processes, accords and ceasefire agreements at track levels 1, 2 and 3, including support to indigenous peacebuilding efforts. For a peace/negotiations process to have a chance of success, it must entail building trust in the process, between parties, and among their constituents, with a special focus on including women. Illustrative activities include negotiation training; platform development; public opinion polling; facilitation activities; elder statesmen engagement; provision of international expert advice and knowledge; financial support to parties; multi-stakeholder dialogues; assistance with the design of peacebuilding training programs; support and maintenance of agreed verification mechanisms; support to complaint tracking mechanisms; and work with local and national government representatives to bring them closer to their constituencies.
Strengthen Microenterprise Productivity Support the start-up and expansion of self-employment and micro and small enterprises owned and operated by low-income people.
Support School Reopening Public International Organization (PIO) Grant to UNICEF for Support School Reopening
Business Enabling Environment Improve policies, laws, regulations, and administrative practices affecting the private sector. Includes reducing barriers to competition and unwarranted distortions to market prices; reducing policy and regulatory barriers to establishing, operating, and closing businesses; strengthening the legal framework surrounding property rights that is fair to both men and women, contract enforcement, and dispute resolution, along with the administration of those laws; reducing incentives for corruption and promoting transparent business practices; strengthening the legal framework surrounding intellectual property rights; and improving laws and regulations affecting the creation, dissemination, and use of technology. It also includes improving policies and regulations affecting technology choices and production behaviors with environmental impacts; and improving policies, laws, and regulations affecting hiring and firing of workers, wages, working conditions, and collective bargaining. Includes support for specific improvements as well as efforts to strengthen the institutions that contribute to designing and implementing further improvements.
FFP Cash Learning Partnership Ebola Study (USAID Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA)):  DCHA's Office of Food for Peace commissioned this study to document and disseminate lessons learned from FFP's response to the Ebola crisis in West Africa from 2014-2016.  FFP's response included the innovative use of cash and electronic food vouchers through mobile phones.  Lessons from this experience can inform future responses to similar epidemic situations.
Liberia Media Development (LMD) (Liberia):  The goal of the Liberia Media Development (LMD) activity is to increase citizens' access to independent and reliable information and empower them to engage in well-informed public discussion. The activity also aims to equip and empower the local media to sustain media houses, and improve the professionalism and standards of the media industry while supporting the Independent Information Commission to effectively implement the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). With FY 2018 funds, LMD will strengthen the sustainability and capacity of Liberian journalists and media institutions to deliver professional, ethical, and credible information to the public on priority issues within Liberia while promoting a permissive legal and a robust enabling environment for media to flourish. . Objectives for Liberia: the Liberia Media Development activity aims to: Increase sustainability of media houses; support a plurality of voices represented in Liberian media and improved quality of the media; improve professional standards of journalism; Strengthen normative-legal enabling environment for freer media; and support Freedom Of Information Laws - Strengthen the Independent Information Commission to respond to requests from citizens and media establishments.
Natural Resources and Biodiversity Conserve biodiversity and manage natural resources in ways that maintain their long-term viability and preserve their potential to meet the needs of present and future generations. Activities include combating illegal and corrupt exploitation of natural resources and the control of invasive species. Programs in this element should be integrated with the Agriculture Area under Economic Growth and Conflict Mitigation and Reconciliation Area under the Peace and Security Objective, when applicable and appropriate.
HED Partnership: Center for Excellence in Health and Life Sciences University of Liberia/Indiana University/University of Massachusetts Medical School: Center for Excellence in Health and Life Sciences - This partnership seeks to address the challenges that the University of Liberia (UL) and its sister public institution, the Tubman National Institute of Medical Arts (TNIMA), face in supplying health care workers equipped to address Liberia healthcare needs. The U.S. partners have shared expertise in a variety of ways, from collecting and sending current textbooks in biology, chemistry, mathematics, nursing, and other courses to providing six-week summer study tours for Liberian faculty in the United States. In addition, the partners have collaborated to create a new two-year Core Health and Life Science Undergraduate Program and begin planning for a joint four-year bachelor's program in nursing science. Partners have also worked together to improve instructional quality in introductory science courses, develop upgrades to the preclinical science curriculum at the University of Liberia's medical and pharmacy Colleges, and modernize the University of Liberia's teaching and learning resources.
Crisis Assistance and Recovery Ensure full respect for the rights of the individual and communities in accordance with the letter and the spirit of the relevant bodies of law (international humanitarian, human rights, and refugee law). This involves both legal and practical approaches for implementation in humanitarian situations, including efforts to ensure humanitarian access, incorporate protection strategies in assistance programming and other measures to reduce vulnerability and uphold human dignity for all victims of conflict and disasters. Activities included herein should be linked to relevant GJD/Human Rights elements.
Media Activity (Liberia):  .Liberia suffers from a lack of high-quality, independent media capability. USAID's support to independent media in Liberia will continue to strengthen the sustainability and capacity of journalists and media institutions to deliver professional, ethical, and credible information to the public on the key issues of the day. ..Using FY 2023 resources, the Media Activity will continue to strengthen the Liberian media sector. Key areas of programmatic focus will remain building the capacity of 30 partner community radio stations, training journalists, advocating for regulatory reforms, and strengthening communication channels between citizens and the Government of Liberia. Expanded training initiatives will reach high school press club members, university students, and professional media organizations. The Media Activity will also continue to defend and advance media freedoms through promoting policy reforms, with a special focus on the equitable inclusion of women... .
Liberia Civil Society and Media Leadership Program (CSML) A five-year program launched in 2010, Civil Society and Media Leadership Program (CSML) is improving the skills, performance and perceptions of Liberian civil society organizations (CSOs) through training, mentoring, and small grant projects. Simultaneously, the project is working with the Liberian media industry to build capacity and professionalize both individual journalists and media outlets.
Liberia Teacher Training Program II USAID's Liberian Teacher Training Program Phase Two is a five-year project is designed to utilize an integrated set of policy, support, and capacity building activities to address the critical shortages of qualified teachers and institutional capacity to produce new teachers. Ultimately, the goal of the project is to train teachers to be teacher trainers and prepare teachers to teach. A parallel goal is to improve early grade reading and mathematics in Liberia. The program will work to establish a functional teacher professional development system and strengthen the capacity of the Ministry of Education to manage such a system.
USAID/Liberia Program Design and Learning USAID/Liberia Program Design and Learning
Implementation letter for Ministry of Health Project Management Services of the National Drug Service Warehouse (NDS) Construction Project Fixed Amount Reimbursement Agreement - Implementation letter for Ministry of Health Project Management Services of the National Drug Service Warehouse (NDS) Construction Project
Health, Agricultural and Nutrition Development for Sustainability (HANDS) The project focuses on enhancing the resiliency and reduce vulnerability of target rural communities and households to food insecurity. The project will target more than 150,000 beneficiaries in eighteen districts in the counties of Grand Gedeh (Putu, B'hai, Konobo, Gbao, Cavalla, Glio-Twarbo and Tchien) and River Gee (Sarbo, Tuobo, Nyenewriken, Nanee, Nyenabo, Putupo, Chedepo, Gbeapo, Glaro, Karford and Gboe-Ploe).
Technical Assistance Services in Support of the Ministry of Agriculture Technical Assistance Services in Support of the Ministry of Agriculture
Unconditional Cash Transfer Activity This activity is designed to provide cash assistance that is timely and efficiently delivered to targeted beneficiaries to improve their economic livelihoods and their food and nutrition security.
OFDA/CRIT NEEDS MET OF TARGETED VULNERABLE GRPS IN EMRGNCIES Critical needs met of targeted vulnerable groups in emergency situations
Capital Improvement Project (CIP) Capital Improvement Project (CIP) that will provide clean piped water to three county capital cities.
Sustainable High Impact Infrastructure for Education & Agriculture (SHINE) The overall goal of SHINE is to provide infrastructural support towards the achievement of the missions development objectives through 1) More effective, Accountable and Inclusive Government; 2) Sustained Market-Driven Economic to Reduce Poverty; 3) Improve Health Status of Liberians and Better Educated Liberians. Activities under this objective will be implemented in USAID target counties of Bong, Nimba, Lofa, Bomi, Margibi, Montserado and Grand Bassa of Liberia. Objectives for Liberia: Project objectives include: Provide construction services for the renovation/construction library expansion and construction of 5 new Staff Housing units at the Cuttington University, Bong County; Construction of Liberia Institute of Public Administration (LIPA) training building, Construction of three community colleges annexes (classroom and laboratories) in Nimba, Lofa and Grand Bassa Counties. Develop detail engineering designs and resourced-construction schedules for all activities under this project. Support the development of maintenance capacity within primary beneficiary institutions Provide laboratory equipment for the natural science building at the University of Liberia (UL) and agricultural technology centers at the Grand Bassa, Nimba and Lofa Community Colleges.
Foundational Skills Activity Edu-new award: the Liberia foundational skills activity will increase the number of children accessing primary school and meeting government of Liberia learning standards.
OTI/PEACE & DEMOCRACY ADVNCD IN KEY CONFLICT-PRONE COUNTRIES Political transitions successfully advanced in priority, conflict-prone countries
Internal Audit Agency - Project Monitoring & Oversight Health Workers Salaries Internal Audit Agency - Project Monitoring & Oversight Health Workers Salaries
Agriculture Agriculture is the science and practice of food, feed, and fiber production (including forestry, wildlife, fisheries, aquaculture and floraculture) and its relationships to natural resources, processing, marketing, distribution, utilization (including nutrition), and trade.
Liberia Administrative and Systems Strengthening (LASS) (Liberia):  .Liberia is approaching its first post-conflict democratic transition of power in the 2017 general elections. The purpose of the Liberia Administrative and Systems Strengthening (LASS) Task Order is to work with the National Elections Commission (NEC) to develop key institutional systems, policies, and procedures in areas such as human resources, budgeting and financial management, asset management, strategic planning, and procurement. With strong systems in place the NEC is better situated to achieve its core mandate of planning and conducting elections. LASS will use problem-driven rather than solutions-led approaches in working with the NEC to allow for greater ownership and participation by NEC officials.. Objectives for Liberia: The purpose of the Liberia Administrative and Systems Strengthening program is to work with the National Elections Commission (NEC) to develop and build sustainable and relevant institutional changes in response to the NEC’s specific needs. LASS will support the NEC in its efforts to strengthen its managerial and administrative capabilities, systems, policies and procedures, using the Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA) approach. The ultimate goal is to help the NEC put in place strong systems.to better achieve its core mandate of planning and conducting elections.
Governance and Economic Management Support (Liberia):  USAID's Governance and Economic Management Support (GEMS) program is a five-year program using FY 2014 funds to develop the capacity of key GOL institutions in order to improve human resources, procurement, internal controls, IT, and asset management functions.  Key ministries and agencies participating in the program include the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Ministry of Education, Governance Commission, Civil Service Agency, National Bureau of Concessions, Liberian Institute of Public Administration (LIPA), and Central Bank of Liberia. The project will also provide training for GOL employees in financial management, procurement, audit and other important management areas related to improving government performance and fulfilling statutory mandates.
Clinical and Non-Clinical Management of Ebola Treatment Units (CNMETU) On October 31, 2014, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) awarded PAE a sole-source contract to provide services in Liberia to support the U.S. governments response to the outbreak. The contract, called Clinical and Nonclinical Management of Ebola Treatment Units (CNMETU), ran from November 2014 to August 2015. PAE partnered with Aspen Medical, which provided clinical services, while PAE provided the necessary infrastructure and logistical services. PAEs experience working in Africa (particularly its work over the past decade in Liberia) and Aspen Medicals in-country operational medical capability offered a team with the experience and capabilities necessary to operate in a challenging environment.
Expanding and Sustaining Malaria Control in Liberia Expanding and Sustaining Malaria Control in Liberia
Transfer of Knowledge Through Expatriate Nationals (TOKTEN) Programme TOKTEN aims to reduce the negative effects of brain-drain by encouraging migrants to bring their knowledge, expertise and experience, on a volunteer basis, back to their country of origin.
Engineering Services for Rural Road Rehabilitation (ES3R) Engineering Services for Rural Road Rehabilitation (ES3R)
Capacity Building, Preparedness, and Planning Improve the ability of the USG, host countries and other partners to prepare for and mitigate the effects of disasters, including both natural disasters and complex emergencies, taking into account the differences in men and womens freedom of movement and access to information. Activities under this component include any efforts to enhance the capacities of the USG (in Washington and in the field), humanitarian assistance providers, national host-country authorities, and local communities to engage in disaster reduction and response activities. Activities consist of standardized and coordinated assessments, monitoring, information sharing, data and situational analysis, joint planning; enhancement of coping mechanisms, including the capacity to address adaptation to constantly changing situations on the ground including climate variability and climate change.
MDTF managed by the World Bank for Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) EG contribution to the MDTF managed by the World Bank for Household Income and Expenditure Survey(HIES).
Ebola Response Support – Health Workers Salaries Payment (Liberia):  This activity will provide short term emergency financing for salaries for key civil servant health workers of the Government of Liberia who are paid a Liberian Dollar salary by direct bank transfer. Paying civil servant salaries for health care workers on Government of Liberia (GOL) payroll will enable the GOL to create some fiscal space to ease burdens in other areas of the Ebola response. The GOL will use its normal payroll procedures to pay the salaries of MoH civil servants, including those paid by direct bank transfer. The GOL will then present USAID with documentation sufficient to validate payment to the civil servants receiving direct bank transfer. USAID will then reimburse approved costs to the Ministry of Finance. A minimum of 3,710 health care civil servants will receive their regular monthly salary, and continue to work full time in accordance with their employment agreement, for the duration of the grant.
USAID/OFDA Cooperative Agreement for West Africa/Ebola USAID/OFDA Cooperative Agreement for West Africa/Ebola
Supporting the Modernization and Development of the Legislature as a Co-Equal Branch of Government Supporting the Modernization and Development of the Legislature as a Co-Equal Branch of Government