Appendix II 

Agency Specific Information

Peace Corps Associate

An interagency agreement between the Peace Corps and 

USDA

 provides for

Director Armenia

recruiting 

USDA

 personnel to serve as associate Peace Corps Directors for

projects overseas. In this case, using funds from Peace Corps, 

USDA

provided an associate Peace Corps Director for agribusiness projects in

Armenia. The incumbent establishes assignments for volunteers and

works with them in the field.

Public Law 480 Title I

The payment of ocean freight differential (the difference between the cost

Ocean Freight Differential

of shipping on U.S. flagged and foreign flagged vessels) on title I programs

is designed to support the shipment of 75 percent of U.S. food aid on U.S.

vessels, assuming the vessels are available at the time of shipment. The

objective is to support the U.S. maritime industry in maintaining a shipping

capability.

Scientific Cooperation

This program helps scientists from 

USDA

, the university community, and

Program

the private nonprofit research organizations seek new knowledge and

technology beneficial to the U.S. and cooperating counties by providing

access to international research in agriculture and forestry.

Technical Support to the

The program provides technical services to support the development and

USAID Europe NIS Bureau

implementation of 

USAID

 human resource development programs in the

FSU

. With funding from 

USAID

, 

USDA

 provides three consultants to 

USAID

 to

identify (1) training needs, (2) needs for educational and professional

association partnership and linkages, and (3) 

FSU

 participants for training

programs.

Vulnerable Groups

With funding from 

USAID

, this program procured food commodities for use

Assistance Program

in 

USAID

 food assistance activities in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and

Tajikistan. The program also provided for cargo survey contracts for

discharge; procurement, inspection, and delivery of commodities to U.S.

ports; and contracting cargo discharge surveys for delivery of commodities

at consignee warehouses.

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