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Updated Foreign Assistance Standardized Program Structure and Definitions

CATEGORIES

PEACE AND SECURITY

DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND GOVERNANCE

HEALTH

EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES

ECONOMIC GROWTH

HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND OVERSIGHT

OVERVIEW

PEACE AND SECURITY

PROGRAM AREA PS.1: Counter-Terrorism

Program Element PS.1.1: Disrupt Terrorist Networks

Program Element PS.1.2: Counter Violent Extremism

Program Element PS.1.3: Build Law Enforcement and Criminal

Justice Counterterrorism Capacity

Program Element PS.1.4: Strengthen Multilateral and Regional

Counterterrorism Mechanisms

PROGRAM AREA PS.2: Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

Program Element PS.2.1: Counter WMD Proliferation and Combat WMD

Terrorism

PROGRAM AREA PS.3: Counter-Narcotics

Program Element PS.3.1: Eradication

Program Element PS.3.2: Alternative Development and Alternative

Livelihoods

Program Element PS.3.3: Interdiction

Program Element PS.3.4: Drug Demand, Prevention and Treatment

Program Element PS.3.5: Narcotics-Related Corruption

PROGRAM AREA PS.4: Transnational Threats and Crime

Program Element PS.4.1: Financial Crimes and Money Laundering

Program Element PS.4.2: Deter Cybercrime, Intellectual Property Theft, and

Corporate Espionage

Program Element PS.4.3: Organized and Gang-related Crime

Program Element PS.4.4: Cybersecurity

PROGRAM AREA PS.5: Trafficking in Persons

Program Element PS.5.1: Protection

Program Element PS.5.2: Prosecution

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Program Element PS.5.3: Prevention

PROGRAM AREA PS.6: Conflict Mitigation and Stabilization

Program Element PS.6.1: Conflict Early Warning, Mitigation and Peace

Building

Program Element PS.6.2: Peace and Reconciliation Processes

Program Element PS.6.3: Preventive Diplomacy

Program Element PS.6.4: Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration

(DDR)

PROGRAM AREA PS.7: Conventional Weapons Security and Explosive Remnants of War (ERW)

Program Element PS.7.1: Small Arms/Light Weapons (SA/LW) Destruction and Security

Program Element PS.7.2: Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) and

Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA)

PROGRAM AREA PS.8: Strengthening Military Partnerships and Capabilities

Program Element PS.8.1: Defense and Security Operational Capacity-

Building

Program Element PS.8.2: Military Professionalization and Institutional

Reform

Program Element PS.8.3: Logistical and Operational Support

PROGRAM AREA PS.9: Citizen Security and Law Enforcement

Program Element PS.9.1: Civilian Policing and Peacekeeping

Program Element PS.9.2: Civilian Police Reform/Community-Oriented

Policing

Program Element PS.9.3: Community Security Initiatives

Program Element PS.9.4: Corrections Assistance

Program Element PS.9.5: Border Security

Program Element PS.9.6: Specialized Law Enforcement and Intermediate

Security Forces

DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND GOVERNANCE

PROGRAM AREA DR.1: Rule of Law (ROL)

Program Element DR.1.1: Constitutions, Laws, and Legal Systems

Program Element DR.1.2: Culture of Lawfulness

Program Element DR.1.3: Checks and Balances with Judicial Independence and Supremacy of Law

Program Element DR.1.4: Justice Systems and Institutions

Program Element DR.1.5: Fairness and Access to Justice

PROGRAM AREA DR.2: Good Governance

Program Element DR.2.1: Legislative Authority - Function and Processes

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Program Element DR.2.2: Non-security Executive Authority - Function and

Processes

Program Element DR.2.3: Local Government and Decentralization

Program Element DR.2.4: Anti-Corruption Reforms

Program Element DR.2.5: Executive Authority - Security Sector (Civilian)

PROGRAM AREA DR.3: Political Competition and Consensus-Building

Program Element DR.3.1: Consensus-Building Processes

Program Element DR.3.2: Elections and Political Processes

Program Element DR.3.3: Political Parties

PROGRAM AREA DR.4: Civil Society

Program Element DR.4.1: Enabling Environment for Civil Society

Program Element DR.4.2: Civil Society Organizational Capacity Development

Program Element DR.4.3: Civic Education, Citizen Participation and Public

Accountability

Program Element DR.4.4: Civic Education and Democratic Culture

Program Element DR.4.5: Democratic Labor and Trade Unions

PROGRAM AREA DR.5: Independent Media and Free Flow of Information

Program Element DR.5.1: Enabling Environment for Media and Free Flow of

Information

Program Element DR.5.2: Professional and Institutional Capacities of Media

Program Element DR.5.3: Outlets and Infrastructure

PROGRAM AREA DR.6: Human Rights

Program Element DR.6.1: Human Rights Systems, Policies and Protection

Program Element DR.6.2: Transitional Justice

Program Element DR.6.3: Equal Rights for Marginalized Communities

HEALTH

PROGRAM AREA HL.1: HIV/AIDS

Program Element HL.1.1: Preventing Mother-to-Child Transmission

(PMTCT)

Program Element HL.1.2: Sexual Prevention - Abstinence/Be Faithful

Program Element HL.1.3: Biomedical Prevention - Blood Safety

Program Element HL.1.4: Biomedical Prevention - Injection Safety

Program Element HL.1.5: Sexual Prevention - Other Sexual

Prevention

Program Element HL.1.6: Adult Care and Support

Program Element HL.1.7: TB/HIV

Program Element HL.1.8: Orphans and Vulnerable Children

Program Element HL.1.9: Counseling and Testing

Program Element HL.1.10: Treatment/ARV Drugs

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Program Element HL.1.11: Treatment/Adult Treatment

Program Element HL.1.12: Laboratory Infrastructure

Program Element HL.1.13: Health System Strengthening

Program Element HL.1.14: Strategic Information

Program Element HL.1.15: Biomedical Prevention - Medical Male

Circumcision

Program Element HL.1.16: Biomedical Prevention - Prevention Among

Injecting and Non-Injecting Drug Users

Program Element HL.1.17: Pediatric Care and Support

Program Element HL.1.18: Treatment/Pediatric Treatment

PROGRAM AREA HL.2: Tuberculosis

Program Element HL.2.1: Universal Access to TB Diagnosis and Treatment

Program Element HL.2.2: Improved TB Drug Management

Program Element HL.2.3: Improved Management of TB/HIV Co-infection

Program Element HL.2.4: Programmatic Management of Multi Drug-Resistant

TB (MDR-TB)

Program Element HL.2.5: Treatment and Support Services

Program Element HL.2.6: Development of New Tools and Improved

Approaches

Program Element HL.2.7: Cross-cutting Health Systems Strengthening (TB)

Program Element HL.2.8: Host Country Strategic Information Systems

Program Element HL.2.9: TB Laboratory Strengthening

Program Element HL.2.10: Improved Diagnosis and Treatment of Pediatric TB

Program Element HL.2.11: Improved TB Infection Prevention and Control

PROGRAM AREA HL.3: Malaria

Program Element HL.3.1: Diagnosis and Treatment with Artemisinin-Based

Combination Therapies

Program Element HL.3.2: Insecticide-Treated Nets (ITNs) to Prevent Malaria

Program Element HL.3.3: Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) to Prevent Malaria

Program Element HL.3.4: Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Pregnant

Women

Program Element HL.3.5: Epidemic Preparedness and Response

Program Element HL.3.6: Malaria Research

Program Element HL.3.7: Cross-cutting Health Systems Strengthening

(Malaria)

Program Element HL.3.8: Anti-microbial Resistance (Malaria)

Program Element HL.3.9: Host Country Strategic Information Systems

(Malaria)

PROGRAM AREA HL.4: Global Health Security in Development (GHSD)

Program Element HL.4.1: Planning and Preparedness for Outbreak Response

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Program Element HL.4.2: Animal and Human Disease Surveillance

Program Element HL.4.3: Commodity Stockpile

Program Element HL.4.4: Behavior Change Communications

Program Element HL.4.5: Response to Disease Outbreak

Program Element HL.4.6: Cross-cutting Health Systems Strengthening

(GHSD)

Program Element HL.4.7: Host Country Strategic Information Systems

(GHSD)

PROGRAM AREA HL.5: Other Public Health Threats

Program Element HL.5.1: Neglected Tropical Diseases and Other Infectious

Diseases

Program Element HL.5.2: Non-Communicable Public Health Threats

Including Injuries

Program Element HL.5.3: Cross-cutting Health Systems Strengthening (Other

Health)

Program Element HL.5.4: Host Country Strategic Information Systems (Other

Health)

PROGRAM AREA HL.6: Maternal and Child Health

Program Element HL.6.1: Birth Preparedness and Maternity Services

Program Element HL.6.2: Treatment of Obstetric Complications and

Disabilities

Program Element HL.6.3: Newborn Care and Treatment

Program Element HL.6.4: Immunization

Program Element HL.6.5: Polio

Program Element HL.6.6: Treatment of Child Illness

Program Element HL.6.7: Household Level Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and

Environment

Program Element HL.6.8: Cross-cutting Health Systems Strengthening

Program Element HL.6.9: Anti-microbial Resistance (MCH)

Program Element HL.6.10: Host Country Strategic Information Systems

(MCH)

PROGRAM AREA HL.7: Family Planning and Reproductive Health

Program Element HL.7.1: Service Delivery

Program Element HL.7.2: Communication and Knowledge Management

(FP/RH)

Program Element HL.7.3: Policy Analysis and Capacity Building

Program Element HL.7.4: Cross-cutting Health Systems Strengthening

(FP/RH)

Program Element HL.7.5: Host Country Strategic Information Systems

(FP/RH)

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Program Element HL.7.6: Procurement and Supply Chain (FP/RH)

Program Element HL.7.7: Research (FP/RH)

PROGRAM AREA HL.8: Water Supply and Sanitation

Program Element HL.8.1: Safe Water Access

Program Element HL.8.2: Basic Sanitation

Program Element HL.8.3: Water and Sanitation Policy and Governance

Program Element HL.8.4: Sustainable Financing for Water and Sanitation

Services

Program Element HL.8.5: Water Resources Productivity

Program Element HL.8.6: Science and Technology Cooperation

Program Element HL.8.7: Host Country Strategic Information Systems

(Water)

Program Element HL.8.8: Cross-cutting Health Systems Strengthening

(Water)

PROGRAM AREA HL.9: Nutrition

Program Element HL.9.1: Promotion of Improved Nutrition Practices

Program Element HL.9.2: Population-based Nutrition Service Delivery

Program Element HL.9.3: Nutrition Enabling Environment and Capacity

Program Element HL.9.4: Cross-cutting Health Systems Strengthening

(Nutrition)

Program Element HL.9.5: Host Country Strategic Information Systems

(Nutrition)

EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES

PROGRAM AREA ES.1: Basic Education

Program Element ES.1.1: Pre-Primary Education

Program Element ES.1.2: Primary Education

Program Element ES.1.3: Lower Secondary Education

Program Element ES.1.4: Learning for Out-of-School Youth

Program Element ES.1.5: Literacy and Numeracy for Youth and Adults

Program Element ES.1.6: Upper Secondary Education

Program Element ES.1.7: Education Systems

Program Element ES.1.8: Host Country Strategic Information Capacity (Basic

Ed)

PROGRAM AREA ES.2: Higher Education

Program Element ES.2.1: Engaging Higher Education Institutions in Research and Development

Program Element ES.2.2: Access to Tertiary Education and Professional

Development to Strengthen Higher Education

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Program Element ES.2.3: Host Country Strategic Information Capacity

(Higher Ed)

Program Element ES.2.4: Engaging Tertiary Institutions in Workforce

Development

Program Element ES.2.5: Systemic Reform of Tertiary Institutions

Program Element ES.2.6: Access to Higher Education Opportunities

PROGRAM AREA ES.3: Social Policies, Regulations, and Systems

Program Element ES.3.1: Social Policy Governance

Program Element ES.3.2: Research Capacity

Program Element ES.3.3: Host Country Strategic Information Capacity for

Social Services Policy

PROGRAM AREA ES.4: Social Services

Program Element ES.4.1: Vulnerable Children

Program Element ES.4.2: Victims of War

Program Element ES.4.3: Victims of Torture

Program Element ES.4.4: Other Targeted Vulnerable Groups

Program Element ES.4.5: Host Country Strategic Information Capacity for

Social Services Programs

PROGRAM AREA ES.5: Social Assistance

Program Element ES.5.1: Targeted Financial Assistance to Meet Basic Needs for the Poorest

Program Element ES.5.2: Conditional Cash Transfers

Program Element ES.5.3: Targeted Subsidies for Low-Income Households

Program Element ES.5.4: Self-Help Programs

Program Element ES.5.5: Host Country Strategic Information Capacity for

Targeted Cash or In-Kind Social Assistance

ECONOMIC GROWTH

PROGRAM AREA EG.1: Macroeconomic Foundation for Growth

Program Element EG.1.1: Fiscal policy

Program Element EG.1.2: Monetary policy

PROGRAM AREA EG.2: Trade and Investment

Program Element EG.2.1: Trade and Investment Enabling Environment

Program Element EG.2.2: Trade and Investment Capacity

PROGRAM AREA EG.3: Agriculture

Program Element EG.3.1: Agricultural Enabling Environment

Program Element EG.3.2: Agricultural Sector Capacity

Program Element EG.3.3: Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture

PROGRAM AREA EG.4: Financial Sector

Program Element EG.4.1: Financial Sector Enabling Environment

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Program Element EG.4.2: Financial Sector Capacity

PROGRAM AREA EG.5: Private Sector Productivity

Program Element EG.5.1: Business Enabling Environment

Program Element EG.5.2: Private Sector Opportunity

PROGRAM AREA EG.6: Workforce Development

Program Element EG.6.1: Systemic and Institutional Reform

Program Element EG.6.2: Partnership Development

Program Element EG.6.3: Workforce Readiness

Program Element EG.6.4: Technical/Vocational Training for Employment

PROGRAM AREA EG.7: Modern Energy Services

Program Element EG.7.1: Expanded Access to Modern Energy Services

Program Element EG.7.2: Energy Infrastructure Development

Program Element EG.7.3: Energy Policy and Institutions

PROGRAM AREA EG.8: Information and Communications Technology Services

Program Element EG.8.1: Expanded Access to Information and

Telecommunications Services

Program Element EG.8.2: Improved Information and Communication

Technology (ICT) Policy and Institutions

PROGRAM AREA EG.9: Transport Services

Program Element EG.9.1: Expanded Access to Transportation Services in

Rural and Low Income Areas

Program Element EG.9.2: Transportation Infrastructure Development

Program Element EG.9.3: Transport Planning, Policy, and Institutions

PROGRAM AREA EG.10: Environment

Program Element EG.10.1: Clean Productive Environment

Program Element EG.10.2: Biodiversity

Program Element EG.10.3: Natural Resource Management

Program Element EG.10.4: Land Tenure & Sustainable Land Management

PROGRAM AREA EG.11: Climate Change – Adaptation

Program Element EG.11.1: Climate Science and Analysis

Program Element EG.11.2: Climate Governance

Program Element EG.11.3: Climate-resilient Practices

PROGRAM AREA EG.12: Climate Change - Clean Energy

Program Element EG.12.1: Low Emissions Development Planning for

Energy

Program Element EG.12.2: Clean Energy Investment, Implementation, and Use

PROGRAM AREA EG.13: Climate Change - Sustainable Landscapes

Program Element EG.13.1: Low Emission Planning Development in Land

Use and/or REDD+

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Program Element EG.13.2: Implementation of Low Emission Development

Strategies, including Sustainable Landscapes and

REDD+

HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

PROGRAM AREA HA.1: Protection, Assistance and Solutions

Program Element HA.1.1: Protection and Solutions

Program Element HA.1.2: Assistance and Recovery

PROGRAM AREA HA.2: Disaster Readiness

Program Element HA.2.1: Capacity Building, Preparedness, and Planning

PROGRAM AREA HA.3: Migration Management

Program Element HA.3.1: Protection and Assistance

Program Element HA.3.2: Institutional Support and Capacity-building

PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND OVERSIGHT

PROGRAM AREA PO.1: Program Design and Learning

Program Element PO.1.1: Program Design and Learning

PROGRAM AREA PO.2: Administration and Oversight

Program Element PO.2.1: Administration and Oversight

PROGRAM AREA PO.3: Evaluation

Program Element PO.3.1: Evaluation

PEACE AND SECURITY: To help nations effectively establish the conditions and capacity for achieving peace, security, and stability; and for responding effectively against arising threats to national or international security and stability.

SUMMARY

PROGRAM AREA PS.1: Counter-Terrorism

Program Element PS.1.1: Disrupt Terrorist Networks

Program Element PS.1.2: Counter Violent Extremism

Program Element PS.1.3: Build Law Enforcement and Criminal

Justice Counterterrorism Capacity

Program Element PS.1.4: Strengthen Multilateral and Regional

Counterterrorism Mechanisms

PROGRAM AREA PS.2: Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

Program Element PS.2.1: Counter WMD Proliferation and Combat WMD

Terrorism

PROGRAM AREA PS.3: Counter-Narcotics

Program Element PS.3.1: Eradication

Program Element PS.3.2: Alternative Development and Alternative

Livelihoods

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Program Element PS.3.3: Interdiction

Program Element PS.3.4: Drug Demand, Prevention and Treatment

Program Element PS.3.5: Narcotics-Related Corruption

PROGRAM AREA PS.4: Transnational Threats and Crime

Program Element PS.4.1: Financial Crimes and Money Laundering

Program Element PS.4.2: Deter Cybercrime, Intellectual Property Theft, and

Corporate Espionage

Program Element PS.4.3: Organized and Gang-related Crime

Program Element PS.4.4: Cybersecurity

PROGRAM AREA PS.5: Trafficking in Persons

Program Element PS.5.1: Protection

Program Element PS.5.2: Prosecution

Program Element PS.5.3: Prevention

PROGRAM AREA PS.6: Conflict Mitigation and Stabilization

Program Element PS.6.1: Conflict Early Warning, Mitigation and Peace

Building

Program Element PS.6.2: Peace and Reconciliation Processes

Program Element PS.6.3: Preventive Diplomacy

Program Element PS.6.4: Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration

(DDR)

PROGRAM AREA PS.7: Conventional Weapons Security and Explosive Remnants of War (ERW)

Program Element PS.7.1: Small Arms/Light Weapons (SA/LW) Destruction and Security

Program Element PS.7.2: Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) and

Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA)

PROGRAM AREA PS.8: Strengthening Military Partnerships and Capabilities

Program Element PS.8.1: Defense and Security Operational Capacity-

Building

Program Element PS.8.2: Military Professionalization and Institutional

Reform

Program Element PS.8.3: Logistical and Operational Support

PROGRAM AREA PS.9: Citizen Security and Law Enforcement

Program Element PS.9.1: Civilian Policing and Peacekeeping

Program Element PS.9.2: Civilian Police Reform/Community-Oriented

Policing

Program Element PS.9.3: Community Security Initiatives

Program Element PS.9.4: Corrections Assistance

Program Element PS.9.5: Border Security

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DEFINITIONS

PROGRAM AREA PS.1: Counter-Terrorism

Definition: Combat transnational terrorism, especially from al-Qa’ida, its affiliates, and adherents using a strategic counterterrorism approach that focuses on 1) countering violent extremism; 2) building the capacity of civilian law enforcement and criminal justice institutions to address threats within their own borders; and 3) building stronger relationships with our partners around the world – in order to engage in a broader, more comprehensive counterterrorism effort that treats civilian institutions, to include the justice sector and law enforcement, as a critical part of building effective partner capacity to counter terrorism. Rule of law activities with counterterrorism objectives or working with specific CT actors in partner nations should be captured here - all other rule of law activities should be captured under DR.1.

Program Element PS.1.1: Disrupt Terrorist Networks

Definition: Provide partner nation immigration, law enforcement, and security officials with the biometrically-enhanced Personal Identification and Secure Comparison and

Evaluation System (PISCES) computer database system, enabling them to identify, monitor, investigate, and detain suspected terrorists attempting to transit their ports of entry; and build the capacity of countries to detect, disrupt and dismantle terrorist financing networks which provide the financial resources to terrorist groups by establishing effective anti-money laundering and counterterrorism finance legal frameworks, sound financial regulatory systems, and financial investigative units to analyze financial data to uncover illicit transactions and share information with the U.S.

and other partner nations.

Program Element PS.1.2: Counter Violent Extremism

Definition: Deny terrorist organizations, particularly al-Qa’ida (AQ) and its affiliates, potential new recruits by: providing positive alternatives to those most at-risk of recruitment into violent extremism; countering the AQ ideology, which glorifies violence; and increasing partner capacity, both civil society and government, to stem terrorist recruitment.

Program Element PS.1.3: Build Law Enforcement and Criminal

Justice Counterterrorism Capacity

Definition: Assist partner country law enforcement and criminal justice officials, including the police, prosecutors, judges, and prison officials, to deal effectively with security challenges within their borders, defend against threats to national and regional

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(see PS.9.2), regional coordination and cooperation, critical incident management, and cyber security.

Program Element PS.1.4: Strengthen Multilateral and Regional

Counterterrorism Mechanisms

Definition: Promote mutually beneficial cooperation with our historic allies, emerging powers, and new partners around the world by shaping the environment in which we and our partners confront the terrorist threat by: promoting the implementation of the UN normative CT framework; developing new norms where necessary; improving coordination; sharing best practices; increasing regional cooperation in areas where non-state actors are active to redoubling pressure on nations to stop supporting terrorist groups; ensuring that an international architecture is in place to address 21st century terrorist threats; and leveraging existing institutions – the UN and regional organizations

– to broaden and deepen CT cooperation and capabilities.

PROGRAM AREA PS.2: Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

Definition: Strengthen the global community’s ability to safely destroy, store, apply safeguards to, and transport weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and secure related facilities and materials;

control borders and territory to prevent illicit movement of WMD and related materials and technology and to prosecute and punish violators; prevent the proliferation of WMD and related materials, technology, and expertise to states or non-state actors of concern or to potential terrorists; comply fully with international obligations concerning arms control, nonproliferation, and WMD terrorism; deter and prevent WMD terrorism; and respond to a WMD terrorism event.

Program Element PS.2.1: Counter WMD Proliferation and Combat WMD

Terrorism

Definition: Provide assistance to governments for their strategic trade control systems and related border security measures meet international standards by building partner countries' capabilities to detect, interdict, investigate, and prosecute illicit transfers of

WMD, WMD-related items, and conventional arms: enhancing international nuclear safety, nuclear security, and international nuclear safeguards; destroying storing or transporting WMD and related materials; engaging with scientists and others with WMD-applicable expertise and strengthening security for WMD materials to reduce risks of terrorist or state acquisition of WMD materials and expertise; improving national and international capacities to deal with a terrorist attack involving WMD; and improving capacities to deter, detect, and respond to nuclear smuggling. This also covers assistance for detecting nuclear explosions to assist in the monitoring of nuclear testing moratoria.

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PROGRAM AREA PS.3: Counter-Narcotics

Definition: Combat international narcotics production and trafficking; reduce the cultivation and production of drugs; prevent the resurgence of drug production; and limit the public health effects of the drug trade through international drug control and demand reduction, prevention and treatment projects.

Program Element PS.3.1: Eradication

Definition: Provide logistical and technical assistance aimed at the reduction of illicit crop cultivation, either through manual crop destruction, or through the use of aerially delivered herbicide, including training for pilots, mechanics, and other technical and support personnel for each program aspect; procure vehicles, equipment, fuel and related equipment/materials; and support activities focusing on guaranteeing the safety and security of assets and personnel involved in these activities.

Program Element PS.3.2: Alternative Development and Alternative

Livelihoods

Definition: Encourage the adoption of alternative livelihoods by providing technical, legal, and policy assistance as required; procuring vehicles, fuel and related equipment/materials; training professional, technical and support personnel; providing security experts and personnel; supporting promoters to form and work with groups that are eradicating drug crops; carrying out scientific studies and market research;

developing the private sector, entrepreneurs or small enterprises; and providing support to financial markets and credit assistance.

Program Element PS.3.3: Interdiction

Definition: Assist host nations to prevent, interrupt, capture, or eliminate illegal drug production, movement or trafficking activities. These actions include, but are not limited to, the interception of drug trafficking aircraft, destruction of laboratories, destruction of precursor chemicals needed for production of illegal drugs, seizing drugs or the ingredients used to produce them in transit or storage, and arresting traffickers. It also includes technical, legal, and policy assistance as required; procurement of aircrafts, vessels, vehicles, equipment, personnel support, fuel, and related equipment/materials;

provisions of transportation for law enforcement or military personnel, training for pilots, professional, technical, and support personnel for each program aspect.

Program Element PS.3.4: Drug Demand, Prevention and Treatment

Definition: Reduce the public health effects of the drug trade, including worldwide use and abuse of, and demand for narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, by implementing drug prevention, drug treatment, and drug-related research programs.

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Program Element PS.3.5: Narcotics-Related Corruption

Definition: Address narco corruption within the justice and security sectors and within political and economic elites. Develop comprehensive legal and policy frameworks for combating drug production and trafficking and the frameworks governing international cooperation. Support awareness raising and advocacy efforts to effectively address narco corruption.

PROGRAM AREA PS.4: Transnational Threats and Crime

Definition: Minimize the adverse effects of transnational threats and criminal activities on the

United States and its citizens, particularly when these activities involve cross-border connections or have cross-border effects. Promote international cooperation and coordination, and provide training and other technical assistance to help build institutional capacity for combating transnational threats including those to cybersecurity and international criminal activities such as corruption, alien smuggling, financial crimes (including money laundering), violations of intellectual property law, and cybercrime. Activities to combat trafficking in persons should be reflected under PS.5 Trafficking in Persons.

Program Element PS.4.1: Financial Crimes and Money Laundering

Definition: Assist in drafting comprehensive legislation and regulations and training bank regulators and examiners, financial investigators, prosecutors, and judges. Establish a Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) that receives, analyzes and disseminates suspicious transaction reports with domestic law enforcement and foreign analogs is a necessary activity that enables the jurisdiction to share vital financial information with other countries. Build the capacity to combat criminal financing or to engage the country in countering criminal financing efforts (either domestic or transnational) by means of training, investigative technical assistance, or building the hard and soft infrastructures for this purpose. This includes narcotraffickers. This does not include specific programs targeting terrorists or terrorist organizations which should be included under CT Program

Element 1, but these can be included if part of a larger finance program.

Program Element PS.4.2: Deter Cybercrime, Intellectual Property Theft, and Corporate Espionage

Definition: Assist foreign governments in the creation of cybercrime legislation, consistent with international human rights, and build their capacity to identify, investigate, prosecute, judge, and prevent crimes committed through the criminal misuse of information technology. Build the capacity of foreign governments to detect, investigate, prosecute, and prevent violations of laws designed to protect intellectual property, including the unlawful use and appropriation of such property.

Program Element PS.4.3: Organized and Gang-related Crime

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Definition: Supports activities that link domestic and international partners, and their associated investigative and enforcement actions in tackling organized and gang-related crime, to include the disruption and dismantling of organized and gang criminal networks, and support the extradition of members of organized and/or gang-related networks who break international laws.

Program Element PS.4.4: Cybersecurity

Definition: Strengthen the global community’s collective cybersecurity: strengthen national and regional network defense; assist in drafting national cyber strategies; help develop cyber incident management, response, and recovery capability; facilitate government-industry cybersecurity collaboration, including for critical infrastructure cybersecurity; promote a culture of cybersecurity; enhance participation in existing regional and global cybersecurity structures; and build cooperation in efforts to address cybersecurity threats of mutual concern.

PROGRAM AREA PS.5: Trafficking in Persons

Definition: Captures programs to combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP). TIP is defined by the

Trafficking Victims Protection Act, (TVPA) as amended, 22 U.S.C. § 7101, et seq. and covers the act of recruiting, harboring, transporting, providing, or obtaining persons for compelled labor or commercial sex acts through the use of force, fraud, or coercion. Force, fraud or coercion are not necessary elements in cases involving sex trafficking if the person has not attained 18 years of age. The TVPA as amended uses a number of different terms, including exploitation in conditions such as forced labor, commercial sexual exploitation, involuntary servitude, slavery or practices similar to slavery, debt bondage, forced labor, and/or involuntary conscription into armed conflict. TIP involves men, women, and children and occurs both within/ or across national borders. U.S. policy stresses investigation and prosecution of traffickers, victim protection and assistance, and prevention and public awareness. USG anti-trafficking work is also informed by the UN Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime’s Protocol to

Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children (also known as the Palermo Protocol), and the International Labor Organization Convention 29

(Convention concerning Forced or Compulsory Labor) and Worst Forms of Child Labor

Convention 182. Activities captured under other SPSD categories (e.g., Economic Growth;

Education and Social Services; Democracy, Human Rights and Governance) because their primary focus is other than TIP, but which contribute to anti-TIP efforts, should be also reported under the TIP Key Issue.

Program Element PS.5.1: Protection

Definition: Support protection for trafficking victims; including but not limited to: victim identification; victim-centered services; hotlines; safe housing; medical, psychological and legal assistance services; safe and voluntary repatriation; reintegration and financial

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Program Element PS.5.2: Prosecution

Definition: Assist with the development and/or refinement of comprehensive anti-trafficking laws to include strong criminal penalties against traffickers and protections for trafficking victims; provide victim-centered training and technical assistance to law enforcement officers, prosecutors, labor inspectors, public defenders, judges, child welfare and juvenile justice officials, and immigration and border officials; and provide equipment (such as vehicles, motorcycles, bicycles, radios, computers and software, flashlights, and forensic kits) to assist in investigation, arrest, prosecution and conviction of traffickers.

Program Element PS.5.3: Prevention

Definition: Increase public awareness of human trafficking and its dangers by supporting public information and education campaigns and programs that promote behavior change and positively inform cultural and social norms related to TIP in source, transit and destination countries. This may include programs that educate the private sector about all forms of human trafficking, including child trafficking; offer educational messages and outreach to communities that are particularly vulnerable to trafficking, provide vulnerable populations with educational or employment opportunities to decrease vulnerability; and support local and regional NGO networks and organizations, including labor rights, faith-based, and women’s rights organizations, as well as international organizations that are working to eradicate all forms of human trafficking.

PROGRAM AREA PS.6: Conflict Mitigation and Stabilization

Definition: Reduce the threat or impact of violent conflict and promote the peaceful resolution of differences, mitigate violence if it has already broken out, establish a framework for peace and reconciliation, and provide for the transition from conflict to post-conflict environments. This is done by identifying the causes of conflict and state failure; supporting early responses that address the causes and consequences of instability and conflict; developing short-, medium, and long-term strategies for response to the problems that drive conflict. This includes support for processes and mechanisms for transition, reconciliation, and conflict mitigation no matter what the source of the conflict may be, though this may require integration with other elements.

Program Element PS.6.1: Conflict Early Warning, Mitigation and Peace

Building

Definition: Reduce the threat or impact of violent conflict and promote peaceful resolution of differences, ensure conflict sensitivity so as not to exacerbate sources of

Return to Category list 17 violence and/or establish an inclusive framework for peace and reconciliation which addresses all key drivers and mitigators of conflict. This includes activities aimed specifically at atrocities prevention, as well as activities intended to transform relationships to decrease the likelihood of future violent conflict. Develop and support early warning and response mechanisms such as early warning models and response protocols; conflict analysis; monitoring mechanisms and peace structures at different levels; peace building communication systems; confidence-building measures; crisis-response planning and management skills at the local and national levels; and means for rapid and effective response in the event of crisis. Support quick-impact, outcome-based activities required to demonstrate the positive impact of a peace process, operation or other event, such as mobilizing small grants for communities and local/national governments; ensuring delivery of services (e.g., "ministry in a box"); bringing local and national government authorities closer to their constituencies (e.g., town hall meetings, consultations, production and dissemination of information); generating employment for potential spoilers; and managing expectations.

Program Element PS.6.2: Peace and Reconciliation Processes

Definition: Support and strengthen negotiation processes and implement peace and reconciliation processes, accords and ceasefire agreements at track levels 1, 2 and 3, including support to indigenous peacebuilding efforts. Illustrative activities include negotiation training; platform development; public opinion polling; facilitation activities;

elder statesperson engagement; provision of international expert advice and knowledge;

financial support to parties; multi-stakeholder dialogues; assistance with the design of peacebuilding training programs; support and maintenance of agreed verification mechanisms; support to complaint tracking mechanisms; and work with local and national government representatives to connect to their constituencies. This includes support to locally-driven peace processes and conflict mitigation strategies in order to address grievances, build community cohesion, strengthen the relationship between the community, local, and national government stakeholders and support local conflict resolution mechanisms, including mediation and community dialogues. Reconciliation processes may involve: dialogue processes with trained facilitators, engagement of religious and/or community leaders, the utilization of local cultural practices, reconciliation commissions, media/ expressive and/or performing arts such as theater and

TV/ radio shows with culturally specific and targeted story lines and/or other educational activities. Support the media, both traditional and social media, during conflict to peace transitions in order to ensure balance, transparency, and accountability and amplify positive peace messages. Includes: supporting innovative media programs that inform and prepare people to accept the outcome of credible negotiations and encourage them to engage in peace efforts; creating better understanding between parties or identity groups and their followers – including providing forums for dialogue; educating the public about

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Justice for support for truth and reconciliation commissions.

Program Element PS.6.3: Preventive Diplomacy

Definition: Establish and/or support official negotiations and agreements between parties to prevent escalation of conflicts between or within other nations. Support initiatives, including confidence-building measures, related to direct negotiation between the parties in conflict that support and strengthen the negotiation process and stakeholders’ ability to negotiate lasting and acceptable agreements. Provide technical and logistical support to the negotiators and facilitators. Secure negotiations and peace process through establishing and maintaining a ceasefire or peace accord and establishing monitoring mechanisms and peace structures at different levels. This includes support for local and multi-lateral organizations that conduct preventive diplomacy.

Program Element PS.6.4: Disarmament, Demobilization, and

Reintegration (DDR)

Definition: DDR programs generally constitute integral components of conflict-to-peace transitions in post-conflict environments. DDR activities are designed to reduce or eliminate armed actors and the supply of armed weapons. In particular, USG interventions seek to facilitate the return of ex-combatants, including women and children associated with armed forces, to sustainable civilian livelihoods and ease their transition to civilian communities to secure sustainable peace.

PROGRAM AREA PS.7: Conventional Weapons Security and Explosive

Remnants of War (ERW)

Definition: Reduce the harmful worldwide effects of at-risk, illicitly-proliferated, and indiscriminately-used conventional arms and ammunition. This program area includes a range of activities that enhance U.S. national security, protect civilian populations from the dangers posed by conventional arms and ammunition, and assist victims of conflict. It encompasses destruction and stockpile management programs for small arms/light weapons (SA/LW), ammunition, and ordnance; as well as humanitarian mine action (HMA) assistance.

Program Element PS.7.1: Small Arms/Light Weapons (SA/LW)

Destruction and Security

Definition: Destroy stockpiles of excess, unstable, or otherwise at-risk SA/LW and ammunition; improve physical security at storage sites for SA/LW and ammunition; and bring stockpile management practices into line with international best practices.

Stockpiles of excess, unstable, or otherwise at-risk SA/LW and ammunition pose a range of security-related and humanitarian threats. Terrorists, insurgents, and criminals exploit

Return to Category list 19 poorly-secured munitions to fuel instability and violence that threaten U.S. security interests. Where poorly-secured stockpiles include advanced light weapons such as man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS) and anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs), the consequences of illicit proliferation could have wide-ranging, catastrophic outcomes.

Further, poorly-maintained ordnance stockpiles may explode accidentally due to mishandling or munitions deterioration, devastating nearby civilian populations. This program element includes programs that address these real and urgent issues by assisting countries with destroying excess, unstable, or otherwise at-risk weapons and munitions

(including MANPADS and ATGMs); improving physical security at munitions storage facilities; and improving stockpile management practices.

Program Element PS.7.2: Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) and

Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA)

Definition: Mitigate landmine and ERW-related threats. The dangers posed by landmines and other ERW can linger for years, even decades, in post-conflict environments. Civilian populations near minefields and ERW-contaminated land face permanent injury or death by performing everyday activities such as accessing clean water, playing, or walking to work. Further, landmines and ERW impede economic development, as they often result in the closure of vast tracts of land to human activity such as farming and transportation. This program element includes a range of assistance activities that alleviate these problems, including: hazard area surveys, landmine and unexploded ordnance clearance, risk education for vulnerable populations, and victims’ assistance.

PROGRAM AREA PS.8: Strengthening Military Partnerships and Capabilities

Definition: Through security sector assistance, enable our partners to deter aggression, restore international peace and security in the wake of conflict or disaster, reduce the illicit proliferation of arms, secure borders against illegal trafficking and transit, and ensure that security forces operate in accordance with international human rights laws and norms. Accordingly, security assistance activities aim to build legitimate, sustainable, and enduring partner capabilities that improve the ability of friendly nations to address crises and conflicts associated with state weakness, instability, and disasters, and to support stabilization following conflict — which in turn will increase the security of the United States. Program activities aim to ultimately affect intra- and interstate conflict and stability, reduce levels of civil disorder and violent crime, reduce security sector corruption, increase the stability of military institutions, increase democratic governance, support civilian control, build societal trust in the security sector, and reduce state fragility. Of equal importance, security assistance programs serve to build key relationships and maintain U.S. access and influence.

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Program Element PS.8.1: Defense and Security Operational Capacity-

Building

Definition: Assist foreign partners, through the provision of equipment, refurbishment of facilities, operational and technical advisory support, and operational and technical training, in developing and maintaining requisite operational capacity for national territorial defense; border security, maritime security and response to transnational threats; interoperability with U.S. and coalition forces; counterinsurgency operations;

response to humanitarian and natural disasters; peacekeeping; demining and explosive ordnance disposal; cyber security and defense; and reinforcing the strategic relationship with the United States, providing access and demonstrating support in areas of U.S.

security interest.

Program Element PS.8.2: Military Professionalization and Institutional

Reform

Definition: Through educational programs and technical support, help foreign partners professionalize their military forces, ensuring that their force can develop and maintain the requisite capacity to effectively carry out its military mission through reliance on discipline, accountability, effective professional standards, and technical expertise. In addition, activities assist foreign partners so that their military forces reliably demonstrate consistent support for adherence to norms of human rights; support the concept of civilian executive authority/control of the military; and have the capacity for institutional and security sector reform. This is the military side of strengthening a government’s executive authority, correlating to civilian efforts under DR.2.2 and DR.2.5.

Program Element PS.8.3: Logistical and Operational Support

Definition: Provide direct operational, logistical or financial support for international peacekeeping operations and other operations. Such assistance is not considered capacity building as the USG is generally undertaking these activities in lieu of the foreign government/organization. This could include direct support for protection of civilians.

PROGRAM AREA PS.9: Citizen Security and Law Enforcement

Definition: Minimize the adverse effects of criminal activities and improve citizen safety.

Support justice and security sector reform through training, basic equipment, and capacity enhancements of institutions and personnel, including but not limited to judges, prosecutors, public defenders, court personnel, attorneys and legal advocates, police forces, corrections officials, customs and border officials, anti-gang and transnational crime task forces, and provision of technical assistance on financial crimes and asset forfeiture. Combat impunity and corruption, assist with the crafting of legislation or regulations that seek to improve judicial procedures, law enforcement operational procedures, and facilitate access to the justice system.

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Program Element PS.9.1: Civilian Policing and Peacekeeping

Definition: Support to international civilian police and rule of law operations in the area of post conflict, complex, and multilateral and multinational stabilization or peacekeeping operations. Support includes deployment of U.S. and foreign personnel, initiatives to improve their capacities, as well as to improve the policies, programs and initiatives of regional, international organizations to effectively establish, conduct and manage such operations. Provide interim law enforcement support, public order management and strengthen local law enforcement and justice sector actors in conflict or post-conflict environments.

Program Element PS.9.2: Civilian Police Reform/Community-Oriented

Policing

Definition: Develop modern police forces through capacity-building (training and education both in the classroom and in the field) with focus on creating police institutions that can effectively fight crime and serve the public. Activities include, but are not limited to police academy reform, organizational restructuring, professionalization, developing internal affairs, civil service reform (pay and rank reform), management and leadership, equipment and infrastructure support, aviation support, gender sensitivity, community oriented policing, and public affairs. Assistance can also support the establishment and sustainment of effective, professional and accountable law enforcement services (civilian police, stability/formed police units, and specialized units trained and equipped for specific issues such as port and maritime security, border security, gangs or kidnapping). As the foundation for such a service is fundamentally rooted in the rule of law and respect for human rights, activities conducted in support of this element should be coordinated with programs under the Rule of Law elements in the

Democracy, Human Rights and Governance (DR) category.

Program Element PS.9.3: Community Security Initiatives

Definition: Improve citizen safety and security efforts in areas facing or at risk of facing high rates of crime and violence. Assist civil society, including community groups, individuals, and/or the private sector to work with government officials, including police, to ensure good governance and service provision in ungoverned or poorly-governed spaces, including strongholds of militias, gangs, or other violent armed groups, in urban, peri-urban, and rural environments.

Program Element PS.9.4: Corrections Assistance

Definition: Provide consultation on facilities, system, and process design; increase the capabilities and professionalization of corrections personnel at all levels through training, with the goal of developing sustainable operations and infrastructure in compliance with international guidelines, especially in respect to human rights. Implement an objective

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(felony/misdemeanor/pretrial); reduce pretrial detentions and other causes of overcrowding; eliminate factors that lead to…