USAID Awards Contract for Capacity Building Program in Pakistan

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded Development Alternatives, Inc. (DAI) a contract to implement a capacity building program to improve economic and social conditions in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan. The contract is valued at $43 million over a three-year period, with an initial funding of $15 million.

USAID's overall FATA program will provide technical assistance and training to private and public organizations to support projects that strengthen livelihoods, expand economic opportunities, and improve basic education and health care. USAID's program awarded to DAI will strengthen the capacity of Pakistani government and non-government institutions in FATA to plan, implement and monitor programs at the regional, agency and community level; to improve coordination between security and development organizations; to strengthen communications; and to increase the ability of FATA-based civil society organizations to contribute to development. USAID and DAI will collaborate in developing and executing specific projects that will attain these objectives and USAID will monitor the use of funds and each project's progress.

USAID's capacity building program is part of the U.S. government's commitment to provide $750 million dollars over five years to assist the FATA's development. For more information about USAID projects in Pakistan, visit http://www.usaid.gov/pk.

The American people, through the U.S. Agency for International Development, have provided economic and humanitarian assistance worldwide for nearly 50 years.

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