PRIVATE VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATION (PVO) CO-FINANCING

IN ADDITION,LOCAL VOLUNTARY AGENCIES MAY REQUEST ASSISTANCE THROUGH ANY US-REGISTERED PVO WHICH AGREES TO ACT AS A CONDUIT & REMAIN ACCOUNTABLE FOR USAID FUNDS. USAID WILL FUND UP TO 70% OF THE COSTS OF THE SELECTED PVO DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WILL FOCUS ON DISIGN & EVALUATION. PERSONNEL PARTICIPATING IN CO-FINANCED PROJECTS WILL BE EXPOSED TO THE LOGICAL FRAMEWORK METHODOLOGY FOR PLANNING,IMPLEMENTING,AND EVALUATING DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. AN ANNUAL JOINT EVALUATION REVIEW OF PROJECTS WILL BE HELD WITH THE PARTICIPATING OF THE PVO"S,USAID,AND SELECTED GOVT OF BANGLADESH AGENCIES & ENTITIES,INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATIONS,LOCAL COUNTERPART INSTITUTIONS,AND OTHER DONORS. PVO PROJECTS TO RECEIVE ASSISTANCE WILL INCLUDE LOW-COST,HIGH-IMPACT PROJECTS INVOLVING OPERATIONAL INNOVATIONS. THESE PROJECTS WILL CONSTITUTE CONTROLLED EXPERIMENTS DEMONSTRATING NEW LOCAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES TO INCREASE THE ECONOMIC & SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL FARMERS & LANDLESS LABORERS. THE SECOND TYPE OF PROJECT TO RECEIVE ASSISTANCE WILL BE HIGH-IMPACT OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS -- THAT IS ON-GOING PROJECTS ASSISTING IN THE IMPLEMENTATION & MANAGEMENT OF GOVT OF BANGLADESH & PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. POSSIBLE EXAMPLES OF PVO ACTIVITIES TO RECEIVE FUNDING INCLUDE: A LOCAL AGENCY PROPOSAL (GONOSHASTHAYA KENDRA)FOR A NON-FORMAL TRAINING PROGRAM TO INSTRUCT LOCAL "BAREFOOT DOCTORS" IN NUTRITION & FAMILY PLANNING; AND A CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES (CRS) PROPOSAL TO CONTINUE ITS PRESENT EXPERIMENTS WITH LOW-COST TUBEWELL IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT & TECHNIQUES. PROP DATED 3/3/76 CONTINUES PROJECT FUNDING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. NO SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES ARE MADE, HOWEVER.