US-Japan common agenda public-private partnership (P3) initiative : program activities : cooperative agreement award no. FAO-A-00-99-00020-00 -- final report

The cooperative agreement succeeded in its goals to create a functioning secretariat and facilitate cooperation with private organizations in keeping with the U.S.-Japan Common Agenda. The cooperative agreement provided the necessary start- up funding for the P3 initiative. To date, this funding has been matched through in-kind support of participating organizations and through sustained funding from other sources for the project secretariat. Efforts are underway to raise sustained funding beyond 2001. By providing information, venues for meeting and other services, and tailored advice, the P3 initiative has catalyzed several new joint projects and activities. Regular meetings and consultations have provided useful feedback to the governments of Japan and the United States. The project has helped increase the status and visibility of NGOs in Japan and their role in US-Japan cooperation, thus benefitting future US- Japan cooperation. Moreover, the P3 initiative has been recognized as a useful way to facilitate US-Japan cooperation in promoting sustainable development as a source of information and expertise and as a convenor of relevant organizations, as demonstrated by ongoing collaborative activities being conducted in cooperation with the World Bank, the Japan Bank for International Cooperation, the Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and others.