New Economic Opportunities

$44.87M USD

Funder	U.S. Agency for International Development
Recipient Organization	Chemonics International, Inc.
Country	Georgia
Start Date	Sep 21, 2011
End Date	Apr 03, 2014
Duration	925 days
Number of Grantees	124
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`195195-76`

Grant Description

The New Economic Opportunities Initiative - NEO is designed to improve rural incomes, reduce poverty levels, improve food security, address critical, small-scale economic infrastructure constraints in targeted communities, enable targeted internally displaced persons (IDP) communities to sustainably maintain their households, and assist communities affected by natural or other disasters.

The project consists of four components: 1. Local economic development planning, 2. Rural economic development, 3. Assistance to strengthen highly vulnerable households and individuals, and 4. Promotion of the sustainability of IDP houses being rehabilitated with support from the United States' government.