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In December 2018, USAID added up to $600 million in newly forecasted funding opportunities to the Mission Forecast. An analysis of the largest of these anticipated opportunities is included below. 

Afghanistan anticipates two awards for a total of $110M-$325M. The first of these two awards is the Afghanistan Competitiveness for Export-Oriented Businesses Activity for $100M-$300M in the Economic Growth and Trade sector. This program aims to support and enhance the market-driven growth of Afghan SMEs associated with export-oriented value chains and enterprise clusters in Afghanistan. This will be achieved through a direct technical and in-kind support of leading afghan exporters and relevant supply/value chain. The second award is the Enhanced Data Demand and Use in the Global Health sector. This award is anticipated at $10M-$25M and seeks to ensure high quality and current data is accessible, analyzed and made available for decision making by the Afghan government, projects implemented by USAID Health Office, and other cooperating partners.

Jordan is forecasted to receive a total of $50M-$125M split evenly between five awards for $10M-25M each. The first anticipated award is a Task Order/Delivery Order in the Economic Growth and Trade sector. This project is entitled EDE - Public Financial Management and Administration. The second forecasted award is the EDY - Pre-Service Education Training in Jordan (PRESTIJ) in the Education sector. The PFH - Community Health and Nutrition is the third anticipated award in Jordan within the Global Health sector. The fourth anticipated awards is the Syria Accountability and Research Team (ART) Activity within the Working in Crises and Conflict sector. The fifth and final award is the WRE - Recycling in Jordan contract in the Water and Sanitation sector.

Burma anticipates a two award valued at a total of $20M-$50M in the Economic Growth and Trade sector. The first award is the Transparency and Inclusive Growth Activity (TIGA), a Task Order/Delivery Order valued at $10M-$25M. This award aims to mitigate the economic causes of conflict and repression in Burma. The second anticipated award is a cooperateive agreement entitiled Leadership Activity for $10M-$25M. This cooperative agreement is centered around scholarships in the U.S. to improve technical skills (including but not limited to economic affairs), promote tolerance of diversity, and advance Burma's self-reliance.

Peru anticipates two separate awards for a total of $14M-$35M. The largest of the two awards is the Transparent Accountable Public Investment (TAPI) in the Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance sector for $10M-$25M. The overarching objective of the Transparent, Accountable Public Investment project is to control corruption in the use of public funds, using a "integrity network" approach through which assistance can immediately be applied to selected public works, but designed to achieve wider effects in preventing corruption over time. The second forecasted award is for $5M-$10M in the Management sector. The Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning for Sustainability seeks to to provide technical and advisory services in planning, design, conducting, disseminating, and learning from monitoring and evaluation of the Mission's Portfolios.
 

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