The purpose of this contract was to provide engineering, procurement and construction services in support of an Iraq Infrastructure Reconstruction Program. The contractor provides assistance to Iraq in the areas of electric power, water and sanitation services; transportation systems, selected public buildings, ports and waterways, and airports. A secondary objective of this contract was to provide employment opportunities for Iraqis and Iraqi firms, thereby injecting much needed capital into the economy and to ensure the sustainability of projects, an institutional capacity building component for operation and maintenance was implemented for all aforementioned sectors.

The program assessed the work needed at the port, and then managed and improved the port's operations. This included improving port administration, coordinating transport from the seaport, and facilitating cargo-handling services such as warehousing, shipment tracking, and storage. The program also reduced vessel turn-around time and increased vessel productivity.

This program focused on reconstructing two major airports, Baghdad International Airport and Basrah International Airport, to ensure that people, technical assistance, supplies, food, and materials for reconstruction were able to enter the country. The program also trained local Iraqi staff in airport management to ensure the sustainability of airport improvements

Provide goods and services in support of preparedness and worldwide rehabilitative operations in Iraq.

Provide A&E technical services for USAID's Iraq reconstruction contract.

The purpose of this Grant was to provide basic health, water supply, and sanitation services for Iraq with a particular focus on women and children.

The purpose of this Grant was to provide immediate support to basic education in Iraq through the promotion a rapid back to school campaign.

The purpose of these activities was to support the Iraqi Ministry of Education (MOE) to improve the quality of Iraqi education. It provided support to the Iraqi Ministry of Education in the areas of procurement and distribution of educational materials and supplies, community education grants, teacher training, early childhood development, model schools, and the development and establishment of a modern decentralized education system.

The purpose of these contracts was to provide technical services to support the Ministry of Health model primary health care centers. The contractors assisted in central level training of trainers while enhancing the MOH plan, and supported the MOH in its goal of making quality care more available nationwide.

The purpose of these contracts was to provide technical services to support the Ministry of Health model primary health care centers. The contractors assisted in central level training of trainers while enhancing the MOH plan, and supported the MOH in its goal of making quality care more available nationwide.

5 study tours, increase coverage and/or quality of maternal & child health care.

MEASURE DHS, building Ministry of Health & Ministry of Planning capacity to plan & implement national demographic & health survey.

Provide immediate support to basic education in Iraq through the revising, editing, printing and distribution of primary and secondary math and science textbooks.

The purpose of these contracts is to procure technical assistance to help Iraqis overcome the overarching problems of legal, fiscal, institutional and regulatory frameworks and functions that complicate private investment and trade flows. Effective laws, regulations and institutional structures are needed to provide legislative and regulatory authorization to proceed with programs to develop the private sector, divest government assets, and create a competitive business environment generating real growth and employment.

Strategies for assisting the marsh dwellers and restoring the marshlands in the southern Iraq program.

The purpose of this contract was to expand agriculture productivity, rehabilitate key agro-ecosystems, and restore the capacity of rural agro-enterprise to produce, process, and market agricultural goods and services.

Volunteers for Economic Growth Alliance (VEGA) designed a package of services to be implemented under the Private Sector Development Initiative (PSDI) in Iraq. The program focused on the establishment of a minimum of three business training centers that offer training, consulting and business entrepreneurship services. The goal of the project was to promote the expansion of a private, competitive and efficient private sector in Iraq.

The purpose of this activity was to implement a broad scale vocational and technical training initiative in Iraq in response to the challenges of unemployment, an under skilled workforce, needs of an emerging private sector, and capacity gaps at the ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (MOLSA). The contractor also provided training and capacity building for the implementation, oversight and monitoring of a network of 17 Vocational and Technical Training Centers and 28 Employment services centers.

The purpose of this contract is to implement Private Sector Growth and Employment Generation support activities in Iraq in restructuring/privatization, investment promotion, trade policy and market access, development of business management skills, capital market development general policy implementation. The purpose of this contract is to promote development of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSMEs) and provide training and expert advice to eligible, creditworthy private enterprises in order to achieve sustainable, profitable, small and medium business lending through banks in Iraq, sustainable microfinance Industry, policy and legal reform and a favorable business environment for the MSME Sector.

The purpose of this contract is to build upon the success of USAID's previous Agriculture Reconstruction and Development Program for Iraq (ARDI). Inma works at the provincial level to support the development of agribusinesses and agricultural markets, improving farmer livelihoods and energizing Iraq's single largest source of employment and second largest value sector. It was awarded on May 14, 2007.

Program to support the Iraqi Governing Council and Interim Legislative Body

Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening (CEPPS) implemented a program with three primary objectives; elections monitoring, voter education and conflict management that are key elements for ensuring transparent elections in Iraq.

CAP works with community action groups across Iraq to identify and prioritize local needs, and then to develop and implement projects that address those needs. This process gives Iraqi citizens a voice in decisions affecting their communities. CAP promotes the participation of women, youth, and minority groups in four major areas: community mobilization, social and economic infrastructure development, employment and income generation, and environmental protection and management.

Achieve economic and social stability in Iraqi urban communities. The program works directly with community groups, local government officials, and Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) to foster more productive and peaceful communities through programs that focus on training and employment.

USAID has launched the Iraq Rapid Assistance Program (IRAP), a two-year, $130 million program that is being implemented by Development Alternatives, Inc (DAI). IRAP will allow Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) and embedded Provincial Reconstruction Teams (e-PRTs) to provide grants in support of activities that meet essential needs in the PRTs' and e-PRTs' areas of operation. IRAP will allow PRTs and e-PRTs to design and generate grant proposals and provide funding with speed and flexibility, while maintaining administrative and management control. This will be achieved through a quick mobilization, accelerated operational set-up, and swift delivery of grant funds to beneficiaries in PRTs' and e-PRTs' areas of operations.

USAID's National Capacity Development program, known by its Arabic name Tatweer, seeks to foster a professional civil service shaped by an institutionalized, sustainable training system capable of promoting modern management to Iraqi public institutions. The project provides short-term support for key Government of Iraq (GOI) priorities, executes medium-term activities to improve and standardize public administration, and invigorates GOI training centers to provide sustainable human resource development. In addition, Tatweer provides public management advisors to key ministries to help develop capacity development plans.

Monitoring and evaluation of program performance