USAID/OFDA Assistance to Bolivia

Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) provided assistance to Bolivia from Fiscal Year 1990 to 2010. During this period, the agency allocated a total of $3,482,263 in disaster relief funding. Disaster assistance was provided in response to various natural disasters, including droughts, floods, landslides, avalanches, and earthquakes. Droughts were the most frequent type of disaster, with assistance provided in 1990, 1995, 1999, 2000, and 2001. Floods were the second most common disaster, with assistance provided in 1993, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, and 2008. The highest amount of assistance was provided in Fiscal Year 2007, with $810,445 allocated in response to floods. Other significant allocations included $387,042 in Fiscal Year 1998 for earthquake relief and $262,550 in Fiscal Year 2006 for flood relief. Social conflict was also a focus of USAID/OFDA assistance, with $50,000 allocated in Fiscal Year 2004. The agency's assistance was not limited to natural disasters, as it also provided funding in response to a winter emergency in Fiscal Year 2002. The total amount of assistance provided by USAID/OFDA to Bolivia from Fiscal Year 1990 to 2010 was $3,482,263. This funding was allocated over the course of 19 fiscal years, with the majority of assistance provided in response to floods and droughts.