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MRRD sub-national programs are focused on district and village levels. The ministry’s two
largest programs, the National Solidarity Program (NSP), which acts in support of District
Development Assemblies (DDA) in districts and Community Development Councils (CDCs) in
villages, and the National Area-Based Development Program (NABDP), represent 95 percent of
MRRD’s program funding. CDCs have expanded to 28,000 villages, an expansion effort that
stalled recently due to security concerns in the remaining uncovered areas.
NPP 3, “Efficient and Effective Governance,” is a three-year, $180M program with the overall
goal of strengthening institutional, organizational, administrative, and individual governmental
capacities at central and local levels. NPP 3 was endorsed at the February 2013 JCMB. NPP 4,
“Local Governance,” aims to improve capacity-building at the national and sub-national level,
and seeks to enable the government to carry-out basic government functions, which will facilitate
transition without support from parallel structures. NPP 4 focuses on the following components:
National Basis for Local Governance; Provincial and District Administration; Municipal
Administration; Accountability; and Transparency. These components have specific objectives
that should be achieved through the IDLG portfolio of five other Priority Programs. These
programs are dependent upon international funding, a favorable security situation, and adequate
human resources. The five priority programs are:
Strengthening Provincial Administration and Delivery Program (SPAD). The “District
Delivery Program” (DDP) has been run in selected provinces by France, Germany and the
United Kingdom (UK) since March 2012, when the USG elected to cease funding it. Recently,
the UK Department for International Development (DFID) launched the new SPAD program.
SPAD provides funding to provinces and districts through the Afghan government’s operational
budget. The funding flows through the line ministries. SPAD uses the District and Provincial
Plans, developed by the Director of Economy, and continues to use funds from the District
Delivery Program for which DFID has an allotment of $32M for three years (2011-2014). For
2012, $9.4M was reserved. The program rolled out to Uruzgan and Bamyan Provinces in
December 2012.
Afghanistan Local Government Facility Development Program (ALGFDP). This is a
construction management project that conducts needs assessments in provinces and districts and,
based on available resources, acquires land and procures and manages construction services
using a standard design and cost schedule for Provincial Governors Offices (PGOs) and District
Governors Offices (DGOs). ALGFDP is funded by UNAMA, USAID, DFID, Denmark, the
Netherlands, and France. The program’s 2012 budget amounts to $17.4M, which is half of the
required budget according to the ALGFDP/NPP4 Financial Plan ($33.5M for 2012).
Performance Based Governance Fund (PBGF II). This is an 18-month program (October
2011 – April 2013). According to DFID’s 2012 annual review, the program has met
expectations and helped provincial governors perform to a satisfactory standard. PBGF II’s
budget amounts to $45.5M (off-budget), of which two-thirds is USAID-funded ($30.5M). After
contributing $11.5M, the UK ceased financial support in June 2012. The future of the program
is uncertain; discussions are ongoing between IDLG, USAID, and DFID on how the program
will continue after USAID funding ends in April 2013. Post-July 2013, DFID wants to continue
its on-budget support in line with NPP 4. For this program to continue successfully, it will need
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