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Food Aid Proposal Entry

Food for Progress Program

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Proposal Submit Number:
PIN Number:
Proposal Status:

Expenses of Proposal *
Note: CCC dollar funding for the expenses below is not available under Section 416(b),
except in urgent and extraordinary situations.

Expense	Dollar Funding
Administrative Expenses
Indirect Cost Recovery Expenses on Administration **
Internal Transportation, Storage, and Handling
Total

Program Description (Section 5, 7 C.F.R. 1499.5)

Activity Objectives (bulleted summary) *

Monetization
ABC will monetize 3,000 MT of soybean oil and 5,000 MT of soybeans and use generated proceeds over a one-year period to:
�	Produce a protein supplement through the use of new technology for income generation;
�	Train select local food processors to use new technology to produce more efficiently; and
�	Provide micro-credit loans to women seeking to create, improve, or expand their agribusiness or food production activities. 
 
Barter
ABC will give a four-pound bag of green peas to select workers in exchange for advertising the new protein food product in western Elbonia.

Method of Choosing Beneficiaries *

Monetization
ABC will select five food processing plants located in the Dry Valley region of western Elbonia.  These plants must be operative.  Plant owners must agree to learn to produce a new but related product.  Plants that are family owned, but not more than 10 percent owned by the state or government, will be given priority consideration.  Production plants that meet these criteria will also receive training to learn to increase production and efficiency of their total output. 

ABC will require that beneficiaries of the micro-credit program reside in Dry Valley, the western region of Elbonia.  Each beneficiary must also provide to ABC documentation of land ownership and provide estimates of income and expenses for the past two years.  ABC's final selection of beneficiaries will be based on the financial statements and the ability to generate net income and to repay the loan. ABC will give priority to families with more than three dependents.

Barter
ABC will obtain a list from the Ministry of Welfare of unemployed persons in the region.  From this list, ABC will select up to 200 persons living in the Dry Valley region of Western Elbonia to receive green peas as payment for their work in commodity advertising.  The Dry Valley region is known for its chronic drought conditions and extreme poverty levels.  Persons living in this region generally have limited access to food and employment.  Beneficiaries will be chosen from families that meet the following criteria:

�	head of household and unemployed
�	families with more than three dependents 
�	total family income below poverty level
�	willing to work

Program Administration *
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Title	Pct of Time	Main Responsibilities	Funding Source

Activity Budgets *

ABC has arranged for XYZ, a local transport company, to provide free roundtrip bus service for select workers in the production plants to attend a three-day training seminar on assembling the new production equipment.  All other costs for this program not covered by resources provided by USDA will be borne by ABC.

Recipient Agency *

ABC will give a portion of the proceeds to Elboni-credit, a local credit cooperative in western Elbonia, to provide loans to qualified applicants under its Micro-credit program.  Elboni-credit has three years of experience in providing financial services to small agribusinesses in the region and has received good credit reviews from international credit firms.  ABC will enter into an agreement with Elboni-credit prior to signing its agreement with USDA.

Governmental or Nongovernmental Entities *

ABC will work with local government officials in the Ministry of Welfare in western Elbonia to obtain a list of unemployed persons in the region that meet the selection criteria under its Food for Work program.  ABC will meet with these government officials to explain the program and to solicit feedback on the program scope.

Method of Educating Consumers *

ABC will publish notifications in local newspapers that highlight its programs in the country and identify USDA as the donor of the vegetable oil. All contracts signed with workers receiving barter for pay will include language that the food they receive is donated by the people of the United States of America through the United States Department of Agriculture.  ABC will inform beneficiaries of the micro-credit program that the loans are made possible by a donation from the United States.  ABC will also display banners at its main office that identifies USDA as the source of donated commodities.  In addition, ABC will require Elboni-credit to display banners in its offices.

Criteria for Measuring Progress *
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Activity	Beneficiaries		Timeframe for Implementation	Region	Food Tonnage (MT)
Activity	Type	Number	Timeframe for Implementation	Region	Food Tonnage (MT)

Effects on Private Sector Development

ABC expects to install five new state-of-the-art machines for processing soybeans and other ingredients in local production plants within a three-month period.  The program will help production plants to realize at least a 50-percent increase in production in the first three months and a similar increase in sales within the first six months.  Increasing demand for the new products will ensure a steady demand for soybeans in Elbonia.  

ABC expects to provide credit to 2,000 entrepreneurial women in western Elbonia.  Given the careful selection of these women and the community involvement in the program, ABC is confident that after one year, it will achieve a repayment rate of no less than 90 percent.

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