Partnerships for Rural Prosperity

$7.41M USD

Funder	U.S. Agency for International Development
Recipient Organization	U.S. Government - U.S. Agency for International Development
Country	Armenia
Start Date	Sep 05, 2017
End Date	Sep 17, 2022
Duration	1,838 days
Number of Grantees	48
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`200418-76`

Grant Description

The Partnerships for Rural Prosperity (PRP) Program is an initiative that focuses on rural economic development by assisting communities and villages in Armenia, to be implemented in rural areas outside of the capital city Yerevan.

This Program will center around two components; Local Economic Development and Small Scale Infrastructure Rehabilitation as well as a Cross-Cutting Theme that will assess and address rural environmental issues as they relate to the local economy.

The local economic development component will assess target communities competitive advantages, increase entrepreneurship, and improve market access.

The small scale infrastructure projects will be decided upon with community input with a focus on creating new employment opportunities and directly contributing to a communitys economic development. The project will work in 100 communities (30 clusters) of Armenia.