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AID - 84639 - Partnership for Peace Fund Advisory Board - Statutory (Congress Created)

GENERAL INFORMATION

Committee Name	Partnership for Peace Fund Advisory Board	Agency Name	Agency for International Development
Fiscal Year	2025	Committee Number	84639
Original Establishment Date	10/25/2021	Committee Status	Chartered
Actual Termination Date		Committee URL	https://www.usaid.gov/west-bank-and-gaza/meppa/...
Actual Merged Date		Presidential Appointments*	No
New Committee This FY	No	Max Number of Members*	15
Terminated This FY		Designated Fed Officer Position Title*	Deputy Assistant Administrator
Merged This FY		Designated Federal Officer Prefix
Current Charter Date	11/17/2023	Designated Federal Officer First Name*	Johnny
Date Of Renewal Charter	11/17/2025	Designated Federal Officer Middle Name
Projected Termination Date		Designated Federal Officer Last Name*	Walsh
Exempt From Renewal*	No	Designated Federal Officer Suffix
Specific Termination Authority		Designated Federal Officer Phone*	(202) 712-1714
Establishment Authority*	Statutory (Congress Created)	Designated Federal Officer Fax*	202-712-0000
Specific Establishment Authority*	Nita Lowey Middle East Partnership for Peace Act	Designated Federal Officer Email*	jowalsh@usaid.gov
Effective Date Of Authority*	12/27/2020
Exempt From EO 13875 Discretionary Cmte	Not Applicable
Committee Type*	Continuing
Presidential*	No
Committee Function*	Non Scientific Program Advisory Board

RECOMMENDATION/JUSTIFICATIONS

Agency Recommendation*	Continue
Legislation to Terminate Required	Not Applicable
Legislation Status	Not Applicable
How does cmte accomplish its purpose?*	The committee meets twice annually to publicly discuss recommendations for USAID regarding the types of projects that should be considered for funding through the ‘People-to-People Partnership for Peace Fund' and other recommendations on USAID's approach to grassroots peacebuilding between Israelis and Palestinians. Board recommendations are then compiled into a memo for the USAID Administrator's information and for use by the Bureau for the Middle East and the USAID Mission for the West Bank and Gaza.
How is membership balanced?*	The Board is composed of no more than fifteen members who have demonstrated regional expertise and experience and expertise in conflict mitigation and people-to-people programs. The membership will be a diverse group of experts, with up to two positions held for representatives of foreign governments or international organizations. The members will be appointed as Regular Government Employees, Special Government Employees or Representatives. The Board should be composed of individuals representing a diversity of backgrounds and perspectives. All members should have demonstrated support for establishing a peaceful and sustainable two-state solution between Israelis and Palestinians. These individuals may include, but not be limited to: leaders of public interest groups, and/or faith-based, trade, and professional organizations; leaders of American multinational businesses; current and former U.S. Government officials (including former but not current members of Congress); and academics of various scholarly approaches to U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East or peacebuilding/conflict mitigation. Current Members of Congress may not serve on the Board. The Board’s representative members will be proposed for membership from one of the following categories: (1) foreign governments or (2) international organizations. The membership should be selected to represent diverse points of view, using the considerations and process provided in paragraph (5) below. Diverse points of view would ensure that multiple perspectives are represented. Appointing members who have direct experience related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict would provide the Board with needed expertise and ensure that the Board’s recommendations are grounded in lived-in experience in cross-border peacebuilding. The Administrator is authorized to appoint the Chair of the Board as well as up to two members who are representatives of foreign governments or international organizations. Through a diversity of Congressional appointing authorities, MEPPA seeks to ensure that the Board is fairly balanced in terms of the points of view represented and the functions to be performed by the advisory committee. Appointing authorities include: The USAID Administrator; The chair and ranking member of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; The chair and ranking member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; The chair and the ranking member of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; The chair and ranking member of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; The majority leader and the minority leader of the Senate; The Speaker and the minority leader of the House of Representatives. Members serve for renewable three-year terms. Vacancies may be filled as they occur. Subcommittee Balance: The procedures to establish subcommittees and process for determining balance on subcommittees will be outlined in the Advisory Board Bylaws.
How frequent & relevant are cmte mtgs?*	The committee meets once or twice per year for public meetings.
Why advice can't be obtained elsewhere?*	The Board members are both experts in the region and Congressional appointees. While USAID can and does consult with other peacebuilding experts, diplomats, and development professionals, only this Board can present advice that reflects the bipartisan range of Congressional perspectives.
Why close or partially close meetings?	All deliberations of the Partnership for Peace Fund Advisory Board have been announced publicly and open to the public for viewing. If a meeting is closed, that will also be announced with the reason why it is closed.
Recommendation Remarks

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

Outcome Improvement To Health Or Safety*	No	Action Reorganize Priorities*	No
Outcome Trust In Government	Yes	Action Reallocate Resources	No
Outcome Major Policy Changes	Yes	Action Issued New Regulations	No
Outcome Advance In Scientific Research	No	Action Proposed Legislation	No
Outcome Effective Grant Making	Yes	Action Approved Grants Or Other Payments	No
Outcome Improved Service Delivery	Yes	Action Other	No
Outcome Increased Customer Satisfaction	Yes	Action Comment	No
Outcome Implement Laws/Reg Requirements	Yes	Grants Review*	No
Outcome Other	No	Number Of Grants Reviewed	0
Outcome Comment	No	Number Of Grants Recommended	0
Cost Savings*	Unable to Determine	Dollar Value Of Grants Recommended	$0.00
Cost Savings Comment	The recommendations of the Board are broad, and include encouragement to pursue grants with small organizations that have lower overhead, to pursue efficiency in our allotment of resources vs. beneficiaries, and to maintain strong standards for monitoring and evaluation. Each of these recommendations has the potential to reduce costs and each has been taken seriously by USAID. However, we are not capable of tracking the specific impact on costs from these Board recommendations.	Grants Review Comment	N/A
Number Of Recommendations*	44	Access Contact Designated Fed. Officer*	Yes
Number Of Recommendations Comment	In total, between the October 2023 and the May 2024 Board meetings, Chair Salem identified 17 distinct recommendations from the Board.	Access Agency Website	Yes
% of Recs Fully Implemented*	79.50%	Access Committee Website	Yes
% of Recs Fully Implemented Comment	USAID has just completed the third year of programming under MEPPA and is actively engaged in planning for next year. Fully implemented recommendations are those that we were able to implement prior to, through, or in parallel with our FY 23 solicitations.	Access GSA FACA Website	Yes
% of Recs Partially Implemented*	11.30%	Access Publications	Yes
% of Recs Partially Implemented Comment	Partially implemented recommendations are those that are ongoing or those that we incorporated into our solicitations but for which we did not ultimately receive suitable applications.	Access Other	Yes
Agency Feedback*		Access Comment	USAID has published all relevant documents, transcripts, meeting recordings, and descriptions of activities on the USAID/MEPPA website at: https://www.usaid.gov/west-bank-and-gaza/meppa
Agency Feedback Comment*	The Board's recommendations are broad in nature, and so USAID has opted to provide broad updates on programming on a regular basis to the Board in order to keep them apprised of progress in implementation.	Narrative Description*

COSTS

1. Payments to Non-Federal Members*		1. Est Paymnts to Non-Fed Membrs Nxt FY*
2. Payments to Federal Members*		2. Est. Payments to Fed Members Next FY*
3. Payments to Federal Staff*		3. Estimated Payments to Federal Staff*
4. Payments to Consultants*		4. Est. Payments to Consultants Next FY*
5. Travel Reimb. For Non-Federal Membrs*		5. Est Travel Reimb Non-Fed Membr nxtFY*
6. Travel Reimb. For Federal Members*		6. Est Travel Reimb For Fed Members*
7. Travel Reimb. For Federal Staff*		7. Est. Travel Reimb to Fed Staf Nxt FY*
8. Travel Reimb. For Consultants*		8. Est Travel Reimb to Consltnts Nxt FY*
10. Other Costs		10. Est. Other Costs Next FY*
11. Total Costs	$0.00	11. Est. Total Next FY*	$0.00
Date Cost Last Modified	2/19/2025 10:11 AM	Est. Fed Staff Support Next FY*
Federal Staff Support (FTE)*		Est Cost Remarks
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