Led by a governing Board of Directors: Secretary of State (Chair) MCC Chief Executive Officer Secretary of the Treasury U.S. Trade Representative USAID Administrator Four members of the private sector WHAT IS MCC? A U.S. Government foreign assistance agency leading the fight against global poverty Created by the U.S. Congress in 2004 with bipartisan support

HOW IS MCC DIFFERENT? Mission: Reduce poverty through economic growth Core Principles: Transparency – Publish what you fund Selectivity – Reward good performers Country Ownership – Compact design and implementation Focus on Results – Use evidenced-based learning Ruling justly Investing in people Economic freedom

FOCUS ON COUNTRY OWNERSHIP Countries determine their own priorities and develop their own proposals Compact development includes mandatory consultations with civil society and the private sector MCA entities lead implementation of MCC compacts and employ national citizens

CORE BUSINESS: MCC COMPACTS 5-year grants ranging from $60 million to $698 million Nearly $10 billion in 27 Compact programs to date Implemented by the partner country government with guidance and oversight from MCC

PREPARATION: MCC THRESHOLD PROGRAM 2- or 3-year grants ranging from $6 million to $55 million Awarded to countries committed to improving policy performance; smaller than compacts in scale and objectives 24 partner countries; 2 active programs Implemented by MCC and USAID in consultation with the partner country government

RENEWED FOCUS ON TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE DCO Realignment: IEPS and Infra Sector Groups Principles: Improve Knowledge Management and Learning Improve Consistency and Excellence of practice Improve technical Accountability Echoed in new CLEAR Values

Doing Business with MCC and MCAs By MCC Due Diligence Support Feasibility Studies, EIAs, RAPs Independent Engineering Services By MCAs Project Management Consulting Feasibility Studies SEAs, EIAs, RAPs Project Design Construction Supervision Construction Technical Assistance and Change Management Visit: ( and business-forecast-fy14.pdfhttp:// business-forecast-fy14.pdf

MCC-FUNDED SECTORS (FY 2013) Increasing emphasis on Reform and Governance.

New Country Partners MCC has signed the following compacts since 2011: Malawi - $350 million - energy sector rehabilitation and reform Indonesia - $600 million - natural resource management, early childhood nutrition, procurement reform Cape Verde II - $66 million - water/sanitation sector reform, land management Zambia - $354 million - water/sanitation infrastructure and sector reform Georgia II - $140 million – Education and workforce development

FY 2014 El Salvador II – proposed $277 million (trade, investment climate and transportation infrastructure) pending Ghana II in advanced development Compact-eligible (FY 2015/2016) Benin II Tanzania II Niger Liberia Morocco II Lesotho II Limited Engagement (??) Sierra Leone Benin II Threshold Program-eligible: Guatemala and Nepal The Pipeline: FY 2014 and Beyond

Reasons to do Business with MCC 1.Compact Money Committed Up-front 2.Paid directly by the U.S. Treasury 3.Enforced International Environmental and Labor Standards 4.Winning Contracts are Price Reasonable 5.Limits on Government Owned Enterprises (GOEs) 6.No Local Preference 7.Expert Technical/Financial Evaluation and Oversight 8.The Business of Doing Good

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The Malawi Compact Power Sector Project $350 million total Status: Year 1 of Compact Implementation ProcurementTimeframe Hydro rehabilitation New 400kV and 132kV transmission lines Distribution Rehabilitation and Upgrade works + SCADA Technical Assistance Consultancies2014 –16

ProcurementTimeframe Technical Assistance (TA) Consultants2014 Program Management2014 Contractors and Equipment Suppliers Engineers (design and works supervision) The Indonesia Compact Green Prosperity (GP) Project $334 million total Status: Year 2 of Implementation

ProcurementTimeframe Study – Santiago Island Master Plan2014 Technical Assistance – Project Management and Change Management (Sector/Utility Reform) 2014 Supervisory Engineer – Water and Sanitation Projects Small Works – Water and Sanitation Projects The Cape Verde II Compact WASH Sector Project $41 million total Status: Year 2 of Implementation

ProcurementTimeframe Lusaka Water and Sanitation Projects – WorksMultiple; Mid 2014 to Early 2015 Lusaka Drainage Project – WorksMultiple; Late 2014 to Mid 2015 Technical Assistance ConsultanciesLate 2014 The Zambia Compact Water Sector Project $355 million total Status: 1 st Year of Implementaiton; Design Complete