New 24 month award providing emergency assistance to conflict affected populations in eastern DRC through economic recovery and market systems and agriculture interventions

This $4,250,000 cooperative agreement was awarded on July 15, 2024 by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) federal grant program. The 24-month award will provide emergency assistance to conflict-affected populations in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) through economic recovery, market systems, and agriculture interventions.

The prime awardee, Cooperative For Assistance And Relief Everywhere, Inc. (CARE), will deliver a range of services to support vulnerable internally displaced persons (IDPs) in camps around Goma, DRC. CARE has subcontracted with three local non-profit organizations - Congolese Family For Joy, Umoja In Action, and Solidarite Pour La Promotion Sociale Et La Paix - to implement the "Emergency Income-Generation Project for the Vulnerable IDPs in the Camps around Goma (EMIGEP)". This sub-grant program will focus on income-generation activities to support the economic recovery of affected communities.