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Jordan
The Challenge
USAID in Jordan seeks to improve democratic freedoms, economic growth, and the standard of living for all Jordanians through a multi-faceted program focusing on economic opportunities, education, democratic governance, water resources, and population/health. USAID activities in these areas are all designed to directly address Jordan’s development challenges. Poor in natural resources, Jordan is especially short of water, which hampers economic development and threatens the well-being of the Jordanian people. Rapid population growth continues to place enormous burdens on the country. Jordan lacks a well-developed industrial base and jobs are not being created fast enough to absorb a growing workforce. The persistent problem of unemployment contributes to significant poverty levels. Governmental bodies lack strong decision-making capacity and low civic participation presents additional challenges for Jordan’s economic and social development.
Objectives, Sectors and Workforce
 
Definitions of Information Contained in the Country Profile Tables
Please note: All linked documents below are in PDF format
| Program Budget (Appropriations by Objective) |
FY 2004 ($000) |
FY 2005 ($000) |
FY 2006 ($000) |
FY 2007 ($000) |
Percent Change FY 04-07 |
2005 SO Performance Score |
Direct SO Admin. Cost Ratio
|
| 278-008 Water Resources Management |
39,600 |
50,000 |
58,000 |
45,000 |
13.6% |
0.84 |
Not Met |
0.04 |
| 278-009 Social Sector Development and Governance |
32,850 |
62,609 |
45,000 |
63,000 |
91.8% |
1.21 |
Exceeded |
0.03 |
| 278-010 Economic Opportunities for Jordanians |
37,550 |
47,391 |
42,000 |
42,000 |
11.9% |
1.63 |
Exceeded |
0.04 |
| 278-011 Cash Transfer |
238,525 |
188,000 |
102,500 |
95,000 |
-60.2% |
|
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0.00 |
| Country Total |
348,525 |
348,000 |
247,500 |
245,000 |
-29.7% |
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Mission Director: Anne Aarnes
MCA Status: Threshold Eligible
PEPFAR Focus Country: No
Provided or Received Services From Other Missions: Stand Alone
| Program Budget (Appropriations by Account) |
FY 2004
($000) |
FY 2005
($000) |
FY 2006
($000) |
FY 2007
($000) |
Percent Change
FY 04-07 |
| Economic Support Fund |
348,525 |
348,000 |
247,500 |
245,000 |
-29.7% |
| Total |
348,525 |
348,000 |
247,500 |
245,000 |
-29.7% |
| Program Budget by Sector and Account |
FY 2004
($000) |
FY 2005
($000) |
FY 2006
($000) |
FY 2007
($000) |
Percent Change
FY 04-07 |
| Basic Education |
ESF |
5,000 |
36,195 |
14,000 |
34,000 |
580.0% |
| Agriculture and Environment |
ESF |
39,600 |
50,000 |
58,000 |
45,000 |
13.6% |
| Economic Growth |
ESF |
276,075 |
235,391 |
144,500 |
137,000 |
-50.4% |
| Democracy and Governance |
ESF |
6,650 |
6,414 |
14,000 |
12,000 |
80.5% |
| Family Planning / Reproductive Health |
ESF |
9,500 |
9,700 |
8,000 |
10,000 |
5.3% |
| HIV / AIDS |
ESF |
400 |
800 |
800 |
500 |
25.0% |
| Child Survival and Maternal Health |
ESF |
11,300 |
9,500 |
8,200 |
6,500 |
-42.5% |
| Total |
348,525 |
348,000 |
247,500 |
245,000 |
-29.7% |
| Workforce |
FY 2004
($000) |
FY 2005
($000) |
FY 2006
($000) |
FY 2007
($000) |
Percent Change
FY 04-07 |
| US Direct Hires |
13 |
15 |
17 |
18 |
38.5% |
| US Non Direct Hires |
8 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
25.0% |
| Foreign Nationals |
51 |
60 |
61 |
64 |
25.5% |
| Total |
72 |
84 |
88 |
92 |
27.8% |
| Operating Expense |
FY 2004
($000) |
FY 2005
($000) |
FY 2006
($000) |
FY 2007
($000) |
Percent Change
FY 04-07 |
| Salaries and benefits |
2,241 |
1,662 |
1,866 |
1,807 |
-19.4% |
| Travel |
326 |
433 |
486 |
458 |
40.5% |
| Transportation of things |
75 |
190 |
134 |
25 |
-66.7% |
| Rent |
456 |
503 |
360 |
372 |
-18.4% |
| Security |
37 |
55 |
52 |
64 |
73.0% |
| Equipment |
483 |
428 |
240 |
279 |
-42.2% |
| ICASS - Operating Expense only |
493 |
624 |
586 |
627 |
27.2% |
| Other Operating Expense |
457 |
543 |
272 |
364 |
-20.4% |
| Total OE Budget |
4,568 |
4,438 |
3,996 |
3,996 |
-12.5% |
| US direct hire salary and benefits |
1,475 |
1,728 |
2,010 |
2,227 |
51.0% |
| Program Funded Administrative Expenses |
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2,036 |
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| Country Total Administrative Budget |
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8,259 |
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| Percent of Bureau OE Total |
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5.4% |
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| Mission Summary |
FY 2004 |
FY 2005 |
FY 2006 |
FY 2007 |
| Program per US Direct Hire ($000) |
26,810 |
23,200 |
14,559 |
13,611 |
| Program per All US ($000) |
16,596 |
14,500 |
9,167 |
8,750 |
| Program per Position ($000) |
4,841 |
4,143 |
2,813 |
2,663 |
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| Operating Expense as % of Program Funding |
|
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1.6% |
| Program Funded Admin Expense as % of Total Admin |
|
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24.7% |
| Total Admin Expense as % of Program Funding |
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3.4% |
Other Major Donors:
Bilateral: Development assistance for Jordan reached $516 million in 2005, with USAID contributing two-thirds of that total. In the health sector, USAID is the major donor providing assistance, together with the Japanese. In democracy, USAID leads efforts on legislative strengthening, civil society development, decentralization and municipal development, and media reform. This assistance is coordinated closely with the European Union (EU), the United Nations Development Programme, the British, and the French. USAID leads bilateral donor efforts to reform the education sector. Other bilateral donors in this sector include the Germans, Canadians, Japanese, and several Gulf countries. The EU and Japanese provide assistance in small and medium enterprise development, while the Germans assist with fiscal reform. In water, USAID invests in infrastructure and policy reforms, and leads the United Nations Donor/Lender Water Group. The Germans and the Japanese contribute to this sector by encouraging privatization, decreasing unaccounted-for-water, and building capacities of water institutions.
Multilateral: The World Bank assists with public sector reform, tourism, education policy reform, and school construction. In addition, various United Nations agencies are active in Jordan.
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