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1 The U.S. and Timor-Leste: A Permanent Partnership Timor-Leste Development Partners Meeting July 24, 2014

2 Areas of focus Supporting the government to implement decentralization, foster good governance, and strengthen the rule of law Accelerating economic growth, through a focus on agriculture, nutrition, education, and climate change adaptation Supporting the Ministry of Health in expanding maternal and child health services Building human leadership capacity through four scholarship programs Continuing to build the professionalism and capacity of security forces Preparing to support Timor-Leste’s integration into ASEAN to facilitate increased international trade, direct foreign investment, and economic integration United States and Timor-Leste: Considerations for 2014

3 Collaboration for Aid Effectiveness Launched USAID’s five-year Country Development Cooperation Strategy—which is aligned with Timor-Leste’s Strategic Development Plan, the Dili Declaration, and the New Deal—in September 2013. Signed a five-year Development Objective Agreement with the Ministry of Finance in March 2014 for up to $73 million, subject to congressional approval. Participate as an active members in the Development Policy Coordination Mechanism sector and sub-sector working groups and the development partner coordination groups Continue active partnerships with Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, New Zealand Aid Programme, and private sector partners United States and Timor-Leste: Considerations for 2014

4 Project Name Project period Total Estimated Funding Description StartEnd Development Objective Agreement Feb-14Feb-18Up to $73 million Activities under this agreement will focus on accelerating economic growth and increasing the government’s capacity to deliver responsive health and governance related services. Assistance Agreement in Governing Justly and Democratically Sep-09Sep-14$21 million Activities under this agreement focus on rule of law, good governance, and civil society, to strengthen justice institutions, increase citizens’ access to justice, improve governance, and improve people's participation in the justice sector. Assistance Agreement in Investing in People Sep-09Sep-14$29 million Activities under this agreement focus on maternal and child health, family planning, and education. Assistance Agreement in Economic Growth Sep-09Sep-14$34 million Activities under this agreement focus on agriculture, private sector capacity development, and the environment to increase income generation and accelerate economic growth. Assistance Agreement for Millennium Challenge Corporation Threshold Program Sep-10Sep-14 $11 million Activities under this agreement focus on anti- corruption and improving immunization coverage. USAID Bilateral Assistance Agreements

5 Project NameImplementing PartnerAreas Benefited Project Period Total Funding StartEnd Consolidating Cooperative Agribusiness Recovery in Timor-Leste National Cooperative Business Association (Funded in part by NZAID) Liquica, Aileu, Ermera, Covalima, Manufahi, Baucau, Oecusse, and Bobonaro Oct-10Sep-14$10,200,000 Developing Agricultural Communities Development Alternatives, Inc. (Funded in part by ConocoPhillips) Dili and AileuJul-10Feb-15$8,279,087 Sustainable Management of Natural Resources and Biodiversity Conservation National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Dili, Liquica, Bobonaro, Manatuto, Baucau, Lautem, and Oecusse April -12Sept-15$1,000,000 Disaster Risk ReductionInternational Organization for Migration Bobonaro, Ermera, Baucau, Manatuto, and Lautem Jan - 14Dec-15$ 518,000 Effective Seed StorageMercy CorpsNationalAug-10Feb-15$ 247,000 Enhancing Food and Nutrition Security and Reducing Disaster Risk Through the Promotion of Conservation Agriculture Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Baucau, Ermera, Manatuto, and Manufahi April-13April-15$ 1,200,000 School Dropout Prevention Pilot Project CARE International Manatuto, Bobonaro, Ermera, Viqueque, and Liquica Sep-10Sep-15$6,189,826 Hillary Clinton Scholarship Program Institute for International Education NationalSept-12Sept-17$6,556,048 All Children ReadingThe Asia FoundationNationalSept-12Dec-14$300,000 USAID Economic Growth Activities

6 Project Name Implementing Partner Areas Benefited Project Period Total Funding StartEnd Conflict Mitigation Through Community-Oriented Policing (HAKOHAK) The Asia Foundation (Funded in part by NZAID) NationalJan-09Sept-15$3,832,285 Youth Engagement to Promote Stability Project Search for Common Ground NationalApr-10Apr-15$2,100,000 Fostering Meaningful and Responsive Representation Project International Republican Institute NationalMay-11Sept-14$3,400,000 Accountability Strengthening in the Timor-Leste National Police Secretary of State for Security and National Police of Timor-Leste DiliOct-13Feb-16$600,000 Civil Society Monitoring of Security-Sector Development Belun Baucau, Aileu, Liquicia, Bobonaro, and Manatuto Sept-13Sept-16$1,000,000 Strengthening Decentralization in the Office of the Ombudsman for Human Rights and Justice (G2G) The Office of the Ombudsman for Human Rights and Justice Oecusse, Baucau, Manufahi, and Bobonoro May -13Nov-14 $117,000 To The Districts (Ba Distrito) Counterpart International Oecusse; Baucau, Covalima, Liquicia, and Emera Sep-13Sep-17$6,000,000 Threshold Program for Anti Corruption: Monitoring and Evaluation Social Impact, Inc.NationalMar-11Sep-14$703,094 USAID Democracy & Governance Activities

7 Project NameImplementing PartnerAreas benefited Project period Total Estimated Funding StartEnd Health Improvement Program (HADIAK) John Snow Inc. (Funded in part by AusAID) National, with special focus on Oecusse, Manatuto, and Emera Oct-11Sept-15 $12,114,537 Mobile Moms (Liga Inan) Health Alliance InternationalManufahi and AinaroOct-11Sept-15$1,750,000 USAID Health Activities

8 Project NameImplementing Agency Areas Benefited Project Period Total Funding FromTo Resident Legal Adviser U.S. Department of Justice Overseas Prosecution, Assistance and Training NationalJun-08Sep-14$3,661,320 English Access Micro Scholarship U.S. Department of State, with Lorosae English Language Institutes NationalFeb-09May-15$253,920 U.S.-Timor-Leste Scholarship Program U.S. Department of State, with East West Center NationalJan-10Dec-13$2,365,250 Fulbright-SERN Scholars U.S. Department of State, with Institute for International Education NationalJan-10Dec-14$640,713 Ambassador's Fund for Small Grant Programs U.S. Department of StateNationalJan-09Sep-14$415,834 International Military Education and Training U.S. Office of Defense CooperationNationalJan-09Dec-13 $ 1,617,000 Humanitarian Assistance funds for U.S. Navy Construction Battalion (Seabees) Detachment U.S. NavyNationalJan-09Dec-13$12,500,000 Mud Crab and Milkfish Cultivation project U.S. Department of Agriculture, with ADCI/VOCA NationalOct-10Sep-14$4,300,000 Supporting Police, Sustaining Peace U.S. Department of StateNationalAug-11Dec-15$9,200,000 Strengthening Government of Timor-Leste Capacity for Disaster Management U.S. Forest ServiceNationalApr-14Apr-17$1,200,000 Other U.S. Government Activities


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