§290h–3 — Title 22 Foreign Relations and Intercourse | U.S. Code

Summary

Provides grants, loans, and loan guarantees to African public or private groups, including international organizations, for peaceful development work. The money can support building local development groups, backing projects started by communities, teaching project participants how to evaluate and share what they learn, funding African-led development research and the spread of skills and knowledge across Africa, paying for technical help chosen by the recipient, and other projects that match the law’s development goals. A single project cannot get more than $250,000. The Foundation can share lessons from these projects with Americans and development agencies. When choosing projects, the Foundation must give priority to efforts led by communities where the poor take part as much as possible in starting, planning, doing, and evaluating the work. It may also fund African organizations that represent and understand the poor and that pass money on to other local groups to carry out the projects.

Title 22, §290h–3

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(a)(1)In order to carry out the purposes set forth in section 290h–2 of this title, the Foundation may make grants, loans, and loan guarantees to any African private or public group (including public international organizations), association, or other entity engaged in peaceful activities for—

(A)the fostering of local development institutions and the support of development efforts initiated by communities themselves;

(B)the development of self-evaluation techniques by participants in projects supported under this section, for the purpose of transferring experience gained in such projects to similar development activities;

(C)development research by Africans and the transfer of development resources, expertise, and knowledge within Africa;

(D)the procurement of such technical or other assistance as is deemed appropriate by the recipient of such grant, loan, or guarantee, to carry out the purposes of this subchapter; and

(E)other projects that would carry out the purposes set forth in section 290h–2 of this title.

(2)The total amount of grants, loans, and loan guarantees that may be made under this section for a project may not exceed $250,000.

(3)The Foundation may disseminate to the American public and to United States and multilateral development institutions insights gained from African development projects assisted under this subchapter.

(b)In making grants, loans, and loan guarantees under subsection (a), the Foundation shall give priority to projects which community groups undertake to foster their own development and in the initiation, design, implementation, and evaluation of which there is the maximum feasible participation of the poor. Where appropriate and in keeping with the purposes of this subchapter, the Foundation may make such grants, loans, and loan guarantees to African entities which are representative and knowledgeable of, and sensitive to, the needs and aspirations of the poor and which would disburse funds acquired under such grants, loans, and loan guarantees to other African entities to carry out the purposes of this subchapter.

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Amendments

1988—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 100–461 inserted “(including public international organizations)” after “public group”.

§290h–3 Functions of Foundation

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Title 22, §290h–3

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