The purpose of this award is for agriculture, food assistance, and shelter and settlements support activities in cameroon

The Catholic Relief Services - United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (CRS-USCCB) was awarded a $2.5 million cooperative agreement by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas program (CFDA 98.001) for the period of April 1, 2023 through May 31, 2024. The purpose of this award is to support agriculture, food assistance, and shelter and settlements activities in Cameroon through two sub-awards. CRS-USCCB will provide $1.8 million to the Archdiocese of Bamenda to deliver emergency food and non-food item assistance to 1,800 conflict-affected households, as well as poultry production training and support to 108 households, helping to improve food security and alleviate suffering in Northwest Cameroon's displacement crisis. An additional $700,000 will support complementary programming.