Goal | "To help build and sustain democratic, well-governed states that respond to the needs of their people, reduce widespread poverty and conduct themselves responsibly in the international system." | |||||||
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Objectives | Peace and Security | Governing Justly and Democratically | Investing in People | Economic Growth | Humanitarian Assistance |
End Goal of U.S. Foreign Assistance |
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Accounts within State/USAID | FMF, TI, IMET, ESF, INCLE, NADR, PKO, ACI, FSA, SEED | DA, TI, SEED, FSA, DF, ESF, INCLE, IO&P, ACI | DA, CSH, ESF, IDFA, IO&P, FSA, SEED, GHAI, ACI, Title II | DA, ESF, SEED, FSA, IO&P, ACI, Title II | IDFA, MRA, ERMA, ACI, Title II | |||
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Rebuilding Countries |
States in or emerging from and rebuilding after internal or external conflict. | Prevent or mitigate state failure and/or violent conflict. | Assist in creating and/or stabilizing a legitimate and democratic government and a supportive environment for civil society and media. | Start or restart the delivery of critical social services, including health and educational facilities, and begin building or rebuilding institutional capacity. | Assist in the construction or reconstruction of key internal infrastructure and market mechanisms to stabilize the economy. | Address immediate needs of refugee, displaced, and other affected groups. | Stable environment for good governance, increased availability of essential social services, and initial progress to create policies and institutions upon which future progress will rest. | Advance to the Developing or Transforming Category. |
Developing Countries |
States with low or lower-middle income, not yet meeting MCC performance criteria, and the criterion related to political rights. | Address key remaining challenges to security and law enforcement. | Support policies and programs that accelerate and strengthen public institutions and the creation of a more vibrant local government, civil society and media. | Encourage social policies that deepen the ability of institutions to establish appropriate roles for the public and private sector in service delivery. | Encourage economic policies and strengthen institutional capacity to promote broad-based growth. | Encourage reduced need for future HA by introducing prevention and mitigation strategies, while continuing to address emergency needs. | Continued progress in expanding and deepening democracy, strengthening public and private institutions, and supporting policies that promote economic growth and poverty reduction. | Advance to the Transforming Category. |
Transforming Countries |
States with low or lower-middle income, meeting MCC performance criteria, and the criterion related to political rights. | Nurture progress toward partnerships on security and law enforcement. | Provide limited resources and technical assistance to reinforce democratic institutions. | Provide financial resources and limited technical assistance to sustain improved livelihoods. | Provide financial resources and technical assistance to promote broad-based growth. | Address emergency needs on a short-term basis, as necessary. | Government, civil society and private sector institutions capable of sustaining development progress. | Advance to the Sustaining Partnership Category or graduate from foreign assistance. |
Sustaining Partnership Countries |
States with upper-middle income or greater for which U.S. support is provided to sustain partnerships, progress, and peace. | Support strategic partnerships addressing security, CT, WMD, and counter-narcotics. | Address issues of mutual interest. | Address issues of mutual interest. | Create and promote sustained partnerships on trade and investment. | Address emergency needs on a short-term basis, as necessary. | Continued partnership as strategically appropriate where U.S. support is necessary to maintain progress and peace. | Continue partnership or graduate from foreign assistance. |
Restrictive Countries |
States of concern where there are significant governance issues. | Prevent the acquisition/proliferation of WMD, support CT and counter narcotics. | Foster effective democracy and responsible sovereignty. Create local capacity for fortification of civil society and path to democratic governance. | Address humanitarian needs. |
Promote a market-based economy. | Address emergency needs on a short-term basis, as necessary. | Civil society empowered to demand more effective democracies and states respectful of human dignity, accountable to their citizens, and responsible towards their neighbors. | Advance to other relevant foreign assistance category. |
Global or Regional |
Activities that advance the five objectives, transcend a single country's borders, and are addressed outside a country strategy. | Achievement of foreign assistance goal and objectives. | Determined based on criteria specific to the global or regional objective. |
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