[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 249 (Wednesday, December 29, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 82075-82091]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-32725]
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MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION
[MCC FR 10-17]
Notice of Quarterly Report (July 1, 2010-September 30, 2010)
AGENCY: Millennium Challenge Corporation.
SUMMARY: The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is reporting for
the quarter July 1, 2010 through September 30, 2010, on assistance
provided under section 605 of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22
U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), as amended (the Act), and on transfers or
allocations of funds to other federal agencies under section 619(b) of
the Act. The following report will be made available to the public by
publication in the Federal Register and on the Internet Web site of the
MCC (http://www.mcc.gov) in accordance with section 612(b) of the Act.
Dated: December 22, 2010.
T. Charles Cooper,
Vice President, Congressional and Public Affairs, Millennium Challenge
Corporation.
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Assistance Provided Under Section 605
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Cumulative
Projects Obligated Objectives disbursements Measures
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Country: Madagascar Year: 2010 Quarter 4 Total Obligation: $87,998,166
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Madagascar Total Quarterly Disbursement: $214,736
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Land Tenure Project.............. $30,123,098 Increase Land $29,304,770 Area secured with land
Titling and certificates or titles
Security. in the Zones.
Legal and regulatory
reforms adopted.
Number of land documents
inventoried in the
Zones and Antananarivo.
Number of land documents
restored in the Zones
and Antananarivo.
Number of land documents
digitized in the Zones
and Antananarivo.
Average time for Land
Services Offices to
issue a duplicate copy
of a title.
Average cost to a user
to obtain a duplicate
copy of a title from
the Land Services
Offices.
Number of land
certificates delivered
in the Zones during the
period.
Number of new guichets
fonciers operating in
the Zones.
The 256 Plan Local
d'Occupation Foncier--
Local Plan of Land
Occupation (PLOFs) are
completed.
Financial Sector Reform Project.. $25,705,099 Increase $23,535,781 Volume of funds
Competition in the processed annually by
Financial Sector. the national payment
system.
Number of accountants
and financial experts
registered to become
CPA.
Number of Central Bank
branches capable of
accepting auction
tenders.
Outstanding value of
savings accounts from
CEM in the Zones.
Number of MFIs
participating in the
Refinancing and
Guarantee funds.
Maximum check clearing
delay.
Network equipment and
integrator.
Real time gross
settlement system
(RTGS).
Telecommunication
facilities.
Retail payment clearing
system.
Number of CEM branches
built in the Zones.
Number of savings
accounts from CEM in
the Zones.
Percent of Micro-Finance
Institution (MFI) loans
recorded in the Central
Bank database.
Agricultural Business Investment $13,687,987 Improve $13,582,533 Number of farmers
Project. Agricultural receiving technical
Projection assistance.
Technologies and Number of marketing
Market Capacity in contracts of ABC
Rural Areas. clients.
Number of farmers
employing technical
assistance.
Value of refinancing
loans and guarantees
issued to participating
MFIs (as a measure of
value of agricultural
and rural loans).
Number of
Mnist[egrave]re de
l'Agriculture, de
l'Elevage et de la
P[ecirc]che-Ministry of
Agriculture, Livestock,
and Fishing (MAEP)
agents trained in
marketing and
investment promotion.
Number of people
receiving information
from Agricultural
Business Center (ABCs)
on business
opportunities.
Program Administration \1\ and $18,481,991 ................... $17,789,908 ........................
Control, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
Pending subsequent reports.\2\ .............. ................... $1,368,813 ........................
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FY2010 Madagascar post-compact disbursement related to final payment of audit expenses.
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Cumulative
Projects Obligated Objective disbursements Measures
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Country: Honduras Year: 2010 Quarter 4 Total Obligation: $205,000,000
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Honduras Total Quarterly Disbursement: $25,043,989
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Rural Development Project........ $68,273,380 Increase the $61,630,024 Number of program
productivity and farmers harvesting high-
business skills of value horticulture
farmers who crops.
operate small and Number of hectares
medium-size farms harvesting high-value
and their horticulture crops.
employees. Number of business plans
prepared by program
farmers with assistance
from the implementing
entity.
Total value of net
sales.
Total number of
recruited farmers
receiving technical
assistance.
Value of loans disbursed
to farmers,
agribusiness, and other
producers and vendors
in the horticulture
industry, including
Program Farmers,
cumulative to date,
Trust Fund Resources.
Number of loans
disbursed
(disaggregated by trust
fund, leveraged from
trust fund, and
institutions receiving
technical assistance
from ACDI-VOCA).
Number of hectares under
irrigation.
Number of farmers
connected to the
community irrigation
system.
Transportation Project........... $120,591,240 Reduce $111,068,610 Freight shipment cost
transportation from Tegucigalpa to
costs between Puerto Cortes.
targeted Average annual daily
production centers traffic volume--CA-5.
and national, International roughness
regional and index (IRI)--CA-5.
global markets. Kilometers of road
upgraded--CA-5.
Percent of contracted
road works disbursed--
CA-5.
Average annual daily
traffic volume--
secondary roads.
International roughness
index (IRI)--secondary
roads.
Kilometers of road
upgraded--secondary
roads.
Average annual daily
traffic volume--rural
roads.
Average speed--Cost per
journey (rural roads).
Kilometers of road
upgraded--rural roads.
Percent disbursed for
contracted studies
Value of signed
contracts for
feasibility, design,
supervision and program
mgmt contracts.
Kilometers (km) of roads
under design.
Number of Construction
works and supervision
contracts signed.
Kilometers (km) of roads
under works contracts.
Program Administration\1,\ \3\ $16,135,380 ................... $24,767,387
and Control, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
Pending subsequent reports.\2\ -$3
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Cumulative
Projects Obligated Objectives disbursements Measures
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Country: Cape Verde Year: 2010 Quarter 4 Total Obligation: $110,078,488
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Cape Verde Total Quarterly Disbursement: $18,659,128
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Watershed and Agricultural $12,031,549 Increase $10,779,392 Productivity:
Support Project. agricultural Horticulture, Paul
production in watershed.
three targeted Productivity:
watershed areas on Horticulture, Faja
three islands. watershed.
Productivity:
Horticulture, Mosteiros
watershed.
Number of farmers
adopting drip
irrigation: All
intervention watersheds
(Paul, Faja and
Mosteiros)
(incremental).
Area irrigated with drip
irrigation: All
intervention watersheds
(Paul, Faja and
Mosteiros)
(incremental).
Irrigation Works:
Percent contracted
works disbursed. All
intervention watersheds
(Paul, Faja and
Mosteiros)
(incremental).
Number of reservoirs
constructed in all
intervention watersheds
(Paul, Faja and
Mosteiros)
(incremental).
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Number of farmers that
have completed training
in at least 3 of 5 core
agricultural
disciplines: All
intervention watersheds
(Paul, Faja and
Mosteiros)
(incremental).
Infrastructure Improvement $82,630,208 Increase $67,214,181 Travel time ratio:
Project. integration of the Percentage of
internal market beneficiary population
and reduce further than 30 minutes
transportation from nearest market.
costs. Kilometers of roads
rehabilitated.
Percent of contracted
Santiago Roads works
disbursed (cumulative).
Percent of contracted
Santo Antao Bridge
works disbursed
(cumulative).
Port of Praia: Percent
of contracted port
works disbursed
(cumulative).
Cargo village: Percent
of contracted works
disbursed (cumulative).
Quay 2 improvements:
Percent of contracted
works disbursed
(cumulative).
Access road: Percent of
contracted works
disbursed (cumulative).
Private Sector Development $1,931,223 Spur private sector $1,555,936 MFI portfolio at risk,
Project. development on all adjusted (level).
islands through
increased
investment in the
priority sectors
and through
financial sector
reform.
Program Administration \1,\ \3\ $13,485,508 ................... $23,248,592 ........................
and Control, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
Pending subsequent reports.\2\ .............. ................... $480 ........................
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Cumulative
Projects Obligated Objectives disbursements Measures
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Country: Nicaragua Year: 2010 Quarter 4 Total Obligation: $113,500,000
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Nicaragua Total Quarterly Disbursement: $7,519,183
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Property Regularization Project.. $7,180,454 Increase investment $5,386,594 Automated database of
by strengthening registry and cadastre
property rights. installed in the 10
municipalities of Leon.
Value of land, urban.
Value of land, rural.
Time to conduct a land
transaction.
Number of additional
parcels with a
registered title,
urban.
Number of additional
parcels with a
registered title,
rural.
Area covered by
cadastral mapping.
Cost to conduct a land
transaction.
Transportation Project........... $57,999,999 Reduce $56,893,204 Annual average daily
transportation traffic volume: N1
costs between Leon Section R1.
and Chinandega and Annual average daily
national, regional traffic volume: N1
and global markets. Section R2.
Annual average daily
traffic volume: Port
Sandino (S13).
Annual average daily
traffic volume:
Villanueva--Guasaule
Annual.
Average daily traffic
volume: Somotillo-Cinco
Pinos (S1).
Annual average daily
traffic volume:
Le[oacute]n-Poneloya-
Las Pe[ntilde]itas.
International Roughness
Index: N-I Section R1.
International Roughness
Index: N-I Section R2.
International Roughness
Index: Port Sandino
(S13).
International Roughness
Index: Villanueva--
Guasaule.
International Roughness
Index: Somotillo-Cinco
Pinos.
International Roughness
Index: Le[oacute]n-
Poneloya-Las
Pe[ntilde]itas.
Kilometers of NI
upgraded: R1 and R2 and
S13.
Kilometers of NI
upgraded: Villanueva--
Guasaule.
Kilometers of S1 road
upgraded.
Kilometers of S9 road
upgraded.
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Rural Development Project........ $32,875,845 Increase the value $27,429,435 Number of beneficiaries
added of farms and with business plans.
enterprises in the Numbers of manzanas (1
region. Manzana = 1.7
hectares), by sector,
harvesting higher-value
crops.
Number of beneficiaries
with business plans
prepared with
assistance of Rural
Business Development
Project.
Number of beneficiaries
implementing Forestry
business plans under
Improvement of Water
Supplies Activity.
Number of Manzanas
reforested.
Number of Manzanas with
trees planted.
Program Administration, \1\ Due $15,443,702 ................... $14,670,657 ........................
Diligence, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
Pending subsequent reports.\2\ .............. ................... $1,487,373 ........................
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Cumulative
Projects Obligated Objective disbursements Measures
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Country: Georgia Year: 2010 Quarter 4 Total Obligation: $395,300,000
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Georgia Total Quarterly Disbursement: $92,476,526
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Regional Infrastructure $315,750,000 Key Regional $202,815,531 Household savings from
Rehabilitation Project. Infrastructure Infrastructure
Rehabilitated. Rehabilitation
Activities.
Savings in vehicle
operating costs (VOC).
International roughness
index (IRI).
Annual average daily
traffic (AADT).
Travel Time.
Road paved/completed.
Construction Works
completed (Contract 1).
Construction Works
completed (Contract 2).
Signed contracts for
feasibility and/or
design studies.
Percent of contracted
studies disbursed.
Kilometers of roads
under design.
Signed contracts for
road works.
Kilometers of roads
under works contracts.
Site rehabilitated
(phases I, II, III)--
pipeline.
Construction works
completed (phase II)--
pipeline.
Savings in household
expenditures for all
RID subprojects.
Population Served by all
RID subprojects.
RID Subprojects
completed.
Value of RID Grant
Agreements signed.
Value of project works
and goods contracts
Signed.
RID subprojects with
works initiated.
Regional Enterprise Development $52,530,800 Enterprises in $41,856,073 Jobs Created by
Project. Regions Developed. Agribusiness
Development Activity
(ADA) and by Georgia
Regional Development
Fund (GRDF).
Household net income--
ADA and GRDF.
Jobs created--ADA.
Firm income--ADA.
Household net income--
ADA.
Beneficiaries (direct
and indirect)--ADA.
Grant agreements signed--
ADA.
Increase in gross
revenues of portfolio
companies (PC).
Increase in portfolio
company employees.
Increase in wages paid
to the portfolio
company employees.
Portfolio companies
(PC).
Funds disbursed to the
portfolio companies.
Program Administration \1,\ \3\, $32,350,000 ................... $18,641,284
Due Diligence, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
Pending subsequent reports.\2\ .............. ................... $2 ........................
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November 2008, MCC and the Georgian government signed a Compact amendment making up to $100 million of
additional funds available to the Millennium Challenge Georgia Fund. These funds will be used to complete works
in the Roads, Regional Infrastructure Development, and Energy Rehabilitation Projects contemplated by the
original Compact. The amendment was ratified by the Georgian parliament and entered into force on January 30,
2009.
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Cumulative
Projects Obligated Objective disbursements Measures
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Country: Vanuatu Year: 2010 Quarter 4 Total Obligation: $65,690,000
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Vanuatu Total Quarterly Disbursement: $7,256,856
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Transportation Infrastructure $60,162,579 Facilitate $59,105,315 Traffic volume (average
Project. transportation to annual daily traffic)--
increase tourism Efate: Ring Road.
and business Traffic Volume (average
development. annual daily traffic)--
Santo: East Coast Road.
Kilometers of road
upgraded--Efate: Ring
Road.
Kilometers of roads
upgraded--Santo: East
Coast Road.
Percent of contracted
roads works disbursed
(USD disbursed): Total
(Cumulative).
Program Administration,\1\ Due $5,527,421 ................... $3,703,400
Diligence, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
Pending subsequent reports.\2\ .............. ................... $19,947
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Cumulative
Projects Obligated Objective disbursements Measures
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Country: Armenia Year: 2010 Quarter 4 Total Obligation: $235,650,000
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Armenia Total Quarterly Disbursement: $19,213,705
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Irrigated Agriculture Project $152,709,208 Increase $66,605,940 Training/technical
(Agriculture and Water). agricultural assistance provided for
productivity, On-Farm Water
Improve and Management.
Quality of Training/technical
Irrigation. assistance provided for
Post-Harvest
Processing.
Loans Provided.
Percent of contracted
works disbursed.
Value of signed
contracts for
irrigation works.
Number of farmers using
better on-farm water
management.
Number of enterprises
using improved
techniques.
Value of irrigation
feasibility and/or
detailed design
contracts signed.
Additional Land
irrigated under
project.
Percent of contracted
irrigation feasibility
and/or design studies
disbursed.
Rural Road Rehabilitation Project $67,100,000 Better access to $7,870,945 Average annual daily
economic and traffic on Pilot Roads.
social International roughness
infrastructure. index for Pilot Roads.
Road Sections
Rehabilitated--Pilot
Roads.
Pilot Roads: Percent of
Works Completed.
Program Administration \1,\ \3\, $15,840,792 ................... $19,937,668
Due Diligence, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
Pending subsequent reports.\2\ .............. ................... $925,337
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Cumulative
Projects Obligated Objective disbursements Measures
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Country: Benin Year: 2010 Quarter 4 Total Obligation: $307,298,040
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Benin Total Quarterly Disbursement: $23,613,176
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Access to Financial Services $19,650,000 Expand Access to $4,804,163 Volume of credits
Project. Financial Services. granted by the Micro-
Finance Institutions
(MFI).
Volume of saving
collected by the Micro-
Finance Institutions.
Average portfolio at
risk >90 days of
microfinance
institutions at the
national level.
Operational self-
sufficiency of MFIs at
the national level.
Number of institutions
receiving grants
through the Facility.
Number of MFIs inspected
by CSSFD.
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Access to Justice Project........ $34,270,000 Improved Ability of $4,387,059 Average time to enforce
Justice System to a contract.
Enforce Contracts Percent of firms
and Reconcile reporting confidence in
Claims. the judicial system.
Passage of new legal
codes.
Average time required
for Tribunaux de
premiere instance--
arbitration centers and
courts of first
instance (TPI) to reach
a final decision on a
case.
Average time required
for Court of Appeals to
reach a final decision
on a case.
Percent of cases
resolved in TPI per
year.
Percent of cases
resolved in Court of
Appeals per year.
Number of Courthouses
completed.
Average time required to
register a business
(soci[eacute]t[eacute])
.
Average time required to
register a business
(sole proprietorship).
Access to Land Project........... $35,645,826 Strengthen property $15,927,586 Total value of
rights and investment in targeted
increase urban land parcels.
investment in Total value of
rural and urban investment in targeted
land. rural land parcels.
Average cost required to
convert occupancy
permit to land title
through systematic
process.
Share of respondents
perceiving land
security in the PH-TF
or PFR areas.
Number of preparatory
studies completed.
Number of Legal and
Regulatory Reforms
Adopted.
Amount of Equipment
Purchased.
Number of new land
titles obtained by
transformation of
occupancy permit.
Number of land
certificates issued
within MCA- Benin
implementation.
Number of PFRs
established with MCA
Benin implementation.
Number of permanent
stations installed.
Number of stakeholders
Trained.
Number of communes with
new cadastres.
Number of operational
land market information
systems.
Access to Markets Project........ $171,059,549 Improve Access to $57,220,564 Volume of merchandise
Markets through traffic through the
Improvements to Port Autonome de
the Port of Cotonou.
Cotonou.
Bulk ship carriers
waiting times at the
port.
Port design-build
contract awarded.
Port crime levels
(number of thefts).
Average time to clear
customs.
Port meets--
international port
security standards
(ISPS).
Program Administration,\1\ Due $46,672,665 ................... $37,359,740
Diligence, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
Pending subsequent reports. \2\ .............. ................... $283,062
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Cumulative
Projects Obligated Objective disbursements Measures
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Country: Ghana Year: 2010 Quarter 3 Total Obligation: $547,009,000
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Ghana Total Quarterly Disbursement: $47,465,045
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Agriculture Project.............. $214,514,087 Enhance $95,228,311 Number of farmers
Profitability of trained in Commercial
cultivation, Agriculture.
services to Number of agribusinesses
agriculture and assisted.
product handling Number of preparatory
in support of the land studies completed.
expansion of Legal and Regulatory
commercial land reforms adopted.
agriculture among Number of landholders
groups of reached by public
smallholder farms. outreach efforts.
Number of hectares under
production.
Number of personnel
trained.
Number of buildings
rehabilitated/
constructed.
Value of equipment
purchased.
Feeder Roads
International Roughness
Index.
Feeder Roads Annualized
Average Daily Traffic.
Value of signed
contracts for
feasibility and/or
design studies of
Feeder Roads.
Percent of contracted
design/feasibility
studies completed for
Feeder Roads.
Value of signed works
contracts for Feeder
Roads.
Percent of contracted
Feeder Road works
disbursed.
Value of loans disbursed
to clients from
agriculture loan fund.
Value of signed
contracts for
feasibility and/or
design studies
(irrigation).
Percent of contracted
(design/feasibility)
studies complete
(irrigation).
Value of signed
contracts for
irrigation works
(irrigation)
Rural hectares mapped.
Percent of contracted
irrigation works
disbursed.
Percent of people aware
of their land rights in
Pilot Land Registration
Areas.
Total number of parcels
surveyed in the Pilot
Land Registration Areas
(PLRAs).
Volume of products
passing through post-
harvest treatment.
Rural Development Project........ $73,436,385 Strengthen the $28,739,320 Number of students
rural institutions enrolled in schools
that provide affected by Education
services Facilities Sub-
complementary to, Activity.
and supportive of, Number of schools
agricultural and rehabilitated.
agriculture Number of basic school
business blocks constructed to
development. Ministry of Education
(MOE) construction
standards.
Distance to collect
water.
Time to collect water.
Incidence of guinea
worm.
Average number of days
lost due to guinea
worm.
Number of people
affected by Water and
Sanitation Facilities
Sub-Activity.
Number of stand-alone
boreholes/wells/
nonconventional water
systems constructed/
rehabilitated.
Number of small-town
water systems designed
and due diligence
completed for
construction.
Number of pipe extension
projects designed and
due diligence completed
for construction.
Number of agricultural
processing plants in
target districts with
electricity due to
Rural Electrification
Sub-Activity.
Transportation Project........... $214,054,795 Reduce the $63,198,451 Trunk Roads
transportation International roughness
costs affecting index.
agriculture N1 International
commerce at sub- Roughness Index.
regional levels. N1 Annualized Average
Daily Traffic.
N1 Kilometers of road
upgraded.
Value of signed
contracts for
feasibility and/or
design studies of the
N1.
Percent of contracted
design/feasibility
studies completed of
the N1.
Value of signed
contracts for road
works N1, Lot 1.
Value of signed
contracts for road
works N1, Lot 2.
Trunk Roads Annualized
Average Daily Traffic.
Trunk Roads Kilometers
of roads completed.
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Percent of contracted
design/feasibility
studies completed of
Trunk Roads.
Percent of contracted
Trunk Road works
disbursed.
Ferry Activity:
Annualized average
daily traffic vehicles.
Ferry Activity: Annual
average daily traffic
(passengers).
Landing stages
rehabilitated.
Ferry terminal upgraded.
Rehabilitation of
Akosombo Floating Dock
completed.
Rehabilitation of
landing stages
completed.
Percent of contracted
road works disbursed:
N1, Lot 2.
Percent of contracted
road works disbursed:
N1, Lot 2.
Percent of contracted
work disbursed: Ferry
and floating dock.
Percent of contracted
work disbursed:
Landings and terminals.
Value of signed
contracts for
feasibility and/or
design studies of Trunk
Roads.
Value of signed
contracts for Trunk
Roads.
Program Administration,1 3 Due $45,003,733 ................... $47,463,272
Diligence, Monitoring and
Evaluation..
Pending subsequent reports. \2\ .............. ................... $28,614
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Cumulative
Projects Obligated Objective disbursements Measures
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Country: El Salvador Year: 2010 Quarter 4 Total Obligation: $460,940,000
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA El Salvador Total Quarterly Disbursement: $42,934,886
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Human Development Project........ $101,753,001 Increase human and $29,384,863 Employment rate of
physical capital graduates of middle
of residents of technical schools.
the Northern Zone Graduation rates of
to take advantage middle technical
of employment and schools.
business Middle technical schools
opportunities. remodeled and equipped.
Scholarships granted to
students of middle
technical schools.
Students of non-formal
training.
Cost of water.
Time collecting water.
Households benefiting
with water solutions
built.
Potable water and basic
sanitation systems with
construction contracts
signed.
Cost of electricity.
Households benefiting
with a connection to
the electricity
network.
Household benefiting
with the installation
of isolated solar
systems.
Kilometers of new
electrical lines with
construction contracts
signed.
Population benefiting
from strategic
infrastructure.
Productive Development Project... $71,824,000 Increase production $26,483,228 Number of hectares under
and employment in production with MCC
the Northern Zone. support.
Number of beneficiaries
of technical assistance
and training--
Agriculture.
Number of beneficiaries
of technical assistance
and training--
Agribusiness.
Value of Agricultural
Loans to Farmers/
Agribusiness.
Connectivity Project............. $246,122,000 Reduce travel cost $81,051,126 Average annual daily
and time within traffic.
the Northern Zone, International roughness
with the rest of index.
the country, and Kilometers of roads
within the region. rehabilitated.
Kilometers of roads with
Construction Initiated.
Productive Development Project... $71,824,000 ................... $34,480,068 ........................
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Program Administration \1\ and $41,240,999 ................... $20,477,971 ........................
Control, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
Pending Subsequent Report. \2\ .............. ................... $0 ........................
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Cumulative
Projects Obligated Objective disbursements Measures
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Country: Mali Year: 2010 Quarter 4 Total Obligation: $460,811,164
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Mali Total Quarterly Disbursement: $41,672,745
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Bamako Senou Airport Improvement $181,254,264 ................... $25,720,644 Employment at airport.
Project. Signature of design
contract.
Average number of weekly
flights (arrivals)
Passenger traffic
(annual average).
Percent works complete.
Time required for
passenger processing at
departures and
arrivals.
Percent works complete.
Percent of airport
management and
maintenance plan
implemented.
Airport meets Federal
Aviation Administration
(FAA) and International
Civil Aviation
Organization (ICAO)
security standards.
Technical assistance
delivered to project.
Alatona Irrigation Project....... $234,884,675 Increase the $86,376,257 Main season rice yields.
agricultural International roughness
production and index (IRI) on the
productivity in Niono-Goma Coura Route.
the Alatona zone Average daily vehicle
of the ON. count.
Percentage works
completed on Niono-Goma
Coura road.
Number of hectares of
land irrigated in the
Alatona Canal.
Irrigation system
efficiency on Alatona
Canal during the rainy
season and the dry
season. Completion rate
of work on the
construction of the
main system (B03).
Percentage of contracted
irrigation construction
works disbursed.
Number of titles
registered in the land
registration office of
the Alatona zone.
Number of market gardens
allocated in Alatona
zones (for PAPs)
(market garden parcels
allotted to PAP women).
Decree transferring
legal control of the
project impact area is
passed.
Contractor implementing
the ``Mapping of
Agricultural and
Communal Land Parcels''
contract is mobilized.
Net school enrollment
rate (in Alatona zone).
Percent of Alatona
population with access
to drinking water.
Number of schools
available in Alatona.
Number of health centers
available in Alatona.
Number of affected
people who have been
compensate.
Resettlement Census
verified.
Adoption of Rate of
Extension Techniques.
Area planted with rice
during the rainy
season.
Area planted with
shallots during dry
season.
Number of farmers
trained.
Water management system
design and capacity
building strategy
implemented.
Amount of credit
extended to Alatona
farmers.
Number of farmers
accessing grant
assistance for first
loan from financial
institutions.
Financial institution
partners identified
(report on assessment
of the financial
institution in the
Office du Niger--Office
of Niger zone (ON
zonel).
Loan Portfolio quality
of Alatona MFIs:
portfolio at risk.
Industrial Park Project.......... $2,643,432 Terminated......... $2,637,472
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Program Administration\1\ and $42,028,793 ................... $20,385,241
Control, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
Pending Subsequent Report.\2\ .............. ................... $18,398
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Cumulative
Projects Obligated Objective disbursements Measures
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Country: Mongolia Year: 2010 Quarter 4 Total Obligation: $284,911,362
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Mongolia Total Quarterly Disbursement: $14,768,683
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Property Rights Project.......... $27,201,061 Increase security $2,825,022 Number of studies
and capitalization completed.
of land assets Legal and regulatory
held by lower- reforms adopted.
income Mongolians, Number of landholders
and increased peri- reached by public
urban herder outreach efforts.
productivity and Training to
incomes. Leaseholders--Intensive
and Semi-Intensive
Farming.
Number of Buildings
rehabilitated/
constructed.
Value of equipment
purchased.
Rural hectares Mapped.
Urban Parcels Mapped.
Leaseholds Awarded.
Hashaa Plots Directly
Registered by the
Property Rights
Project.
Vocational Education Project..... $47,355,638 Increase employment $2,976,911 Rate of employment of
and income among TVET Graduates.
unemployed and Students completing
underemployed newly designed long-
Mongolians. term programs.
Percent of active
teachers receiving
certification training.
Technical and vocational
education and training
(TVET) legislation
passed.
Health Project................... $38,974,817 Increase the $5,575,398 Diabetes and
adoption of hypertension
behaviors that controlled.
reduce non- Percentage of cancer
communicable cases diagnosed in
diseases (NCDIs) early stages.
among target Road and traffic safety
populations and activity finalized and
improved medical key interventions
treatment and developed.
control of NCDIs.
Roads Project.................... $79,750,000 TBD................ $4,570,157 TBD.
Energy and Environmental Project. $46,966,205 TBD................ $271,173 TBD.
Rail Project..................... $369,560 Terminated......... $369,560 Terminated.
Program Administration \1\ and $44,294,082 ................... $13,273,879
Control, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
Pending subsequent reports.\2\ .............. ................... $134,701
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In late 2009, the MCC's Board of Directors approved the allocation of a portion of the funds originally
designated for the rail project to the expansion of the health, vocational education and property right
projects from the rail project, and the remaining portion to the addition of a road project.
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Cumulative
Projects Obligated Objective disbursements Measures
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Country: Mozambique Year: 2010 Quarter 4 Total Obligation: $506,924,053
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Mozambique Total Quarterly Disbursement: $7,529,614
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Water Supply and Sanitation $203,585,393 Increase access to $5,635,522 Time to get to non-
Project. reliable and private water source.
quality water and Percent of urban
sanitation population with
facilities. improved water sources.
Percent of urban
population with
improved sanitation
facilities.
Percent of rural
population with access
to improved water
sources.
Number of private
household water
connections in urban
areas.
Number of Rural water
points constructed.
Number of standpipes in
urban areas.
Final detailed design
for 5 towns submitted.
Final detailed design
for 3 cities submitted.
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Road Rehabilitation Project...... $176,307,480 Increase access to $3,144,038 Kilometers of road
productive rehabilitated.
resources and Percent of Namialo--Rio
markets. L[uacute]rio Road--
Metoro feasibility,
design, and supervision
contract disbursed.
Percent of Rio Ligonha-
Nampula feasibility,
design, and supervision
contract disbursed.
Percent of Chimuara-
Nicoadala feasibility,
design, and supervision
contract disbursed.
Percent of Namialo--Rio
L[uacute]rio Road
construction contract
disbursed.
Percent of Rio
L[uacute]rio--Metoro
Road construction
contract disbursed.
Percent of Rio Ligonha--
Nampula Road
construction contract
disbursed.
Percent of Chimuara-
Nicoadala Road
construction contract
disbursed.
Average annual daily
traffic volume.
Average annual daily
traffic volume.
Average annual daily
traffic volume.
Average annual daily
traffic volume.
Change in International
Roughness Index (IRI)--
Namialo--Rio Lurio
Road.
Change in International
Roughness Index (IRI)--
on Rio Ligonha-Nampula
Road.
Change in International
Roughness Index (IRI)--
on Rio Lurio-Metoro
Road.
Change in International
Roughness Index (IRI)--
on Chimuara-Nicoadala
Road.
Land Tenure Project.............. $39,068,307 Establish $5,977,098 Total number of
efficient, secure officials and residents
land access for reached with land
households and strategy and policy
investors. awareness and outreach
messages.
Time to get land usage
rights (DUAT), urban.
Time to get land usage
rights (DUAT), rural.
Number of buildings
rehabilitated or built.
Total value of procured
equipment and
materials.
Number of people
trained.
Rural hectares mapped in
Site Specific Activity.
Rural hectares mapped in
Community Land Fund
Initiative.
Urban parcels mapped.
Rural hectares
formalized through Site
Specific Activity.
Rural hectares
formalized through
Community Land Fund
Initiative.
Urban parcels
formalized.
Number of communities
delimited.
Number of households
having land formalized,
rural.
Number of households
having land formalized,
urban.
Farmer Income Support Project.... $18,400,117 Improve coconut $4,219,775 Number of diseased or
productivity and dead palm trees
diversification cleared.
into cash crop. Number of coconut
seedlings planted.
Hectares under
production.
Number of farmers
trained in pest and
disease control.
Number of farmers
trained in crop
diversification
technologies.
Income from coconuts and
coconut products
(estates).
Income from coconuts and
coconuts products
(households).
Program Administration\1\ and $69,562,756 ................... $15,929,371
Control, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
Pending Subsequent Report.\2\ .............. ................... $224,469
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Cumulative
Projects Obligated Objective disbursements Measures
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Country: Lesotho Year: 2010 Quarter 4 Total Obligation: $362,551,000
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Lesotho Total Quarterly Disbursement: $8,824,926
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Water Project.................... $164,027,999 Improve the water $11,510,014 School days lost due to
supply for water borne diseases.
industrial and Diarrhea notification at
domestic needs, health centers.
and enhance rural Time saved due to access
livelihoods to water source.
through improved Rural household (HH)
watershed provided with access to
management. improved water supply.
Rural HH provided with
access to improved
ventilated latrines.
Rural population with
knowledge of good
hygiene principles.
Urban HH with access to
potable water supply.
Number of enterprises
connected to water
network.
Households connected to
improved water network.
Cubic meters of treated
water from metolong dam
delivered through a
conveyance system to
Water and Sewerage
Authority (WASA).
Hydrological flows
variability.
Reclaimed area.
Health Project................... $122,398,000 Increase access to $8,975,636 People with HIV still
life-extending ART alive 12 months after
and essential initiation of
health services by treatment.
providing a TB notification (per
sustainable 100,000 pop.).
delivery platform. Percentage of PLWA
receiving ARV treatment
(by age & sex).
Deliveries conducted in
the health centers.
Immunization coverage
rate.
Private Sector Development $36,470,318 Stimulate $5,068,026 Average time (days)
Project. investment by required to enforce a
improving access contract.
to credit, Value of commercial
reducing cases.
transaction costs Cases referred to ADR
and increasing the that are successfully
participation of completed.
women in the Portfolio of loans.
economy. Loan processing time.
Performing loans.
Electronic payments--
salaries.
Electronic payments--
pensions.
Debit/smart cards
issued.
Mortgage bonds
registered.
Value of registered
mortgage bonds.
Clearing time--Maseru.
Time to complete
transfer of land
rights.
Land transactions
recorded.
Land parcels regularized
and registered.
People trained on gender
equality and economic
rights.
ID cards issued.
Monetary cost of a lease
transaction.
Program Administration \1\ and $39,654,682 ................... $17,965,233
Control, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
Pending Subsequent Report.\2\ .............. ................... $830,982
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Cumulative
Projects Obligated Objective disbursements Measures
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Country: Morocco Year: 2010 Quarter 4 Total Obligation: $697,500,000
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Morocco Total Quarterly Disbursement: $33,030,895
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Fruit Tree Productivity Project.. $300,896,445 Reduce volatility $28,776,035 Number of farmers
of agricultural trained.
production and Number of agribusinesses
increase volume of assisted.
fruit agricultural Number of hectares under
production. production.
Value of agricultural
production.
Small Scale Fisheries Project.... $116,168,027 Improve quality of $3,750,631 Landing sites and ports
fish moving rehabilitated.
through domestic Mobile fish vendors
channels and using new equipments.
assure the Fishing boats using new
sustainable use of landing sites.
fishing resources. Average price of fish at
auction markets.
Average price of fish at
wholesale.
Average price of fish at
ports.
Artisan and Fez Medina Project... $111,873,858 Increase value $679,067 Average revenue of SME
added to tourism pottery workshops.
and artisan Construction and
sectors. rehabilitation of Fez
Medina Sites.
Tourist receipts in Fez.
Training of potters.
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Enterprise Support Project....... $33,850,000 Improved survival $4,434,211 Number of enterprises in
rate of new SMEs pilot project receiving
and INDH-funded coaching.
income generating Value added per
activities; enterprise.
increased revenue Survival rate after two
for new SMEs and years.
INDH-funded income
generating
activities.
Financial Services Project....... $46,200,000 TBD................ $19,193,986 TBD.
Program Administration \1\ and $88,511,670 ................... $35,553,639
Control, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
Pending Subsequent Report.\2\ .............. ................... $6,448,551
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Cumulative
Projects Obligated Objectives disbursements Measures
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Country: Tanzania Year: 2010 Quarter 4 Total obligation: $698,136,000
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Tanzania Total Quarterly Disbursement: $33,634,843
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Energy Sector Project............ $206,042,428 Increase value $15,590,343 New power customers:
added to Kigoma.
businesses. New power customers:
Morogoro.
New power customers:
Tanga.
New power customers:
Mbeya.
New power customers:
Iringa.
New power customers:
Dodoma.
New power customers:
Mwanza.
New power customers:
Zanzibar.
Energy generation:
Kigoma.
Transmission capacity:
Kigoma.
Transmission capacity:
Morogoro.
Transmission capacity:
Tanga.
Transmission capacity:
Mbeya.
Transmission capacity:
Iringa.
Transmission capacity:
Dodoma.
Transmission capacity:
Mwanza.
Transmission capacity:
Zanzibar.
Percentage disbursed for
design and supervision
contract Consulting
Engineer (CE) year 1
budgeted: Distribution
Rehabilitation and
extension activity.
Percentage disbursed for
design and supervision
contract Consulting
Engineer (CE) year 1
budgeted; Zanzibar
Interconnector
activity.
Percentage disbursed for
design and supervision
contract Consulting
Engineer (CE) year 1
budgeted; Malagarasi
hydropower and Kigoma
distribution activity.
Transport Sector Project......... $368,847,428 Increase cash crop $35,775,976 International roughness
revenue and index: Tunduma
aggregate visitor Sumbawanga.
spending. International roughness
index: Tanga Horohoro.
International roughness
index: Namtumbo Songea.
International roughness
index: Peramiho Mbinga.
Annual average daily
traffic: Tunduma
Sumbawanga.
Annual average daily
traffic: Tanga
Horohoro.
Annual average daily
traffic: Namtumbo
Songea.
Annual average daily
traffic: Peramiho
Mbinga.
Kilometers upgraded/
completed: Tunduma
Sumbawanga.
Kilometers upgraded/
completed: Tanga
Horohoro.
Kilometers upgraded/
completed: Namtumbo
Songea.
Kilometers upgraded/
completed: Peramiho
Mbinga.
Percent disbursed on
construction works:
Tunduma Sumbawanga
Percent disbursed on
construction works:
Tanga Horohoro.
Percent disbursed on
construction works:
Namtumbo Songea.
Percent disbursed on
construction works:
Peramiho Mbinga.
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Percent disbursed for
feasibility and/or
design studies: Tunduma
Sumbawanga.
Percent disbursed for
feasibility and/or
design studies: Tanga
Horohoro.
Percent disbursed for
feasibility and/or
design studies:
Namtumbo Songea.
Percent disbursed for
feasibility and/or
design studies:
Peramiho Mbinga.
International roughness
index: Pemba.
Average annual daily
traffic: Pemba.
Kilometers upgraded/
completed: Pemba.
Percent disbursed on
construction works:
Pemba.
Signed contracts for
construction works
(Zanzibar Rural Roads).
Percent disbursed on
signed contracts for
feasibility and/or
design studies: Pemba.
Passenger arrivals:
Mafia Island.
Percentage of upgrade
complete: Mafia Island.
Percent disbursed on
construction works:
Mafia Island.
Water Sector Project............. $65,692,143 Increase investment $3,003,213 Number of households
in human and using improved source
physical capital for drinking water (Dar
and to reduce the es Salaam).
prevalence of Number of households
water-related using improved source
disease. for drinking water
(Morogoro).
Number of businesses
using improved water
source (Dar es Salaam).
Number of businesses
using improved water
source (Morogoro).
Volume of water produced
(Lower Ruvu).
Volume of water produced
(Morogoro).
Percent disbursed on
Feasibility Design
Update contract Lower
Ruvu Plant Expansion.
Program Administration \1\ and $57,554,001 ................... $22,498,946 ........................
Control, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
Pending Subsequent Report.\2\ .............. ................... $206,195 ........................
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Cumulative
Projects Obligated Objective disbursements Measures
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Country: Burkina Faso Year: 2010 Quarter 4 Total Obligation: $478,943,569
Entity to which the assistance is
provided: MCA Burkina Faso Total
Quarterly Disbursement:
$10,124,580
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Roads Project.................... $194,130,681 Enhance access to $1,724,994 To Be Determined (TBD).
markets through
investments in the
road network.
Rural Land Governance Project.... $59,934,615 Increase investment $4,249,902 TBD.
in land and rural
productivity
through improved
land tenure
security and land
management.
Agriculture Development Project.. $141,910,059 Expand the $4,164,147 TBD.
productive use of
land in order to
increase the
volume and value
of agricultural
production in
project zones.
Bright II Schools Project........ $26,829,669 Increase primary $26,95,776 TBD.
school completion
rates.
Program Administration \1\ and $56,138,545 ................... $16,887,315 ........................
Control, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
Pending Subsequent Report.\2\ .............. ................... -$65,145 ........................
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Cumulative
Projects Obligated Objective disbursements Measures
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Country: Namibia Year: 2010 Quarter 4 Total Obligation: $304,477,819
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Namibia Total Quarterly Disbursement: $6,739,123
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Education Project................ $144,976,559 Improve the $7,526,081 TBD.
education sector's
effectiveness,
efficiency and
quality.
Tourism Project.................. $66,959,292 Increase incomes $3,521,203 TBD.
and create
employment
opportunities by
improving the
marketing,
management and
infrastructure of
Etosha National
Park.
Agriculture Project.............. $47,550,008 Sustainably improve $2,784,242 TBD.
the economic
performance and
profitability of
the livestock
sector and
increase the
volume of the
indigenous natural
products for
export.
Program Administration \1\ and $44,991,960 ................... $7,155,706 ........................
Control, Monitoring and
Evaluation.
Pending Subsequent Report.\2\ .............. ................... $2,023,825 ........................
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Cumulative
Projects Obligated Objective disbursements Measures
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Country: Moldova Year: 2010 Quarter 4 Total Obligation: $262,000,000
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Moldova Total Quarterly Disbursement: $150,215
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Road Rehabilitation Project...... $132,840,000 ................... $0 To Be Determined (TBD).
Transition to High Value $101,773,401 ................... $0 TBD.
Agriculture Project.
Program Administration \1\ and $27,386,599 ................... $150,215 TBD.
Monitoring and Evaluation.\2\
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Cumulative
Projects Obligated Objective disbursements Measures
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Country: Senegal Year: 2010 Quarter 4 Total Obligation: $540,000,000
Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Moldova Total Quarterly Disbursement: $853.650
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Road Rehabilitation Project...... $324,062,499 ................... $0 To Be Determined (TBD).
Transition to High Value $170,008,860 ................... $0 TBD.
Agriculture Project.
Program Administration \1\ and $45,928,641 ................... $829,986 TBD.
Monitoring and Evaluation.
Pending Subsequent Report. \2\ .............. ................... $123,829
\1\ Program administration funds are used to pay items such as salaries, rent, and the cost of office equipment.
\2\ These amounts represent disbursements made that will be allocated to individual projects in the subsequent
quarter(s) and reported as such in subsequent quarterly report(s)
\3\ FY2010 overstatement of program admin disbursements for selected countries is related to expense accruals.
The accruals will be reversed in 2011 and applied to various projects and activities.
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619(b) Transfer or Allocation of Funds
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U.S. Agency to which Funds were
Transferred or Allocated Amount Description of program or project
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USAID $28,827,779 Threshold Program.
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Dated: December 22, 2010.
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T. Charles Cooper,
Vice President, Congressional and Public Affairs, Millennium
Challenge Corporation.
[FR Doc. 2010-32725 Filed 12-28-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9211-03-P