Threshold Programs
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Threshold Programs are U.S. foreign aid initiatives that provide targeted assistance to countries nearing eligibility for Millennium Challenge Corporation compacts to help them improve policy performance and institutional reforms.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Threshold Programs canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Millennium Challenge Corporation program
ⓘ
United States foreign aid program ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Millennium Challenge Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aimsTo | reduce poverty through economic growth by improving policy and institutional environments ⓘ |
| approach |
evidence-based policy reform support
ⓘ
performance-based foreign assistance ⓘ |
| benefits |
low-income countries
ⓘ
lower-middle-income countries ⓘ |
| componentOf | Millennium Challenge Corporation assistance portfolio ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedBy | Millennium Challenge Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | MCC compacts, which are larger multi-sector investment programs ⓘ |
| eligibilityCriterion | country must be close to meeting MCC compact eligibility standards ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Millennium Challenge Corporation Board of Directors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| evaluationMethod | based on improvements in MCC scorecard indicators ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
countries that are close to passing MCC eligibility criteria
ⓘ
institutional strengthening ⓘ policy performance improvements ⓘ |
| framework | MCC country scorecards and indicators ⓘ |
| fundingMechanism | congressional appropriations to MCC ⓘ |
| fundingSource | United States Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicScope | eligible low and lower-middle income countries worldwide ⓘ |
| goal | to help countries qualify for Millennium Challenge Corporation compacts ⓘ |
| implements |
targeted projects to address binding policy constraints
ⓘ
technical assistance for institutional reform ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | Millennium Challenge Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| policyAreas |
economic freedom
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governing justly and democratically ⓘ investing in people ⓘ |
| policyInstrument | conditional foreign aid linked to policy performance ⓘ |
| purpose |
to help partner countries improve policy performance
ⓘ
to provide targeted assistance to countries nearing eligibility for MCC compacts ⓘ to support institutional reforms in partner countries ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Millennium Challenge Corporation compacts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sector |
foreign assistance
ⓘ
international development ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | based on MCC Board of Directors approval ⓘ |
| supports | policy and institutional reforms in partner countries ⓘ |
| targetOutcome |
enhanced governance and accountability
ⓘ
improved performance on MCC eligibility indicators ⓘ strengthened public sector institutions ⓘ |
| timeHorizon | typically multi-year assistance programs ⓘ |
| typeOfAssistance | grant assistance ⓘ |
| worksWith |
civil society organizations in partner countries
ⓘ
partner country governments ⓘ private sector stakeholders in partner countries ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Millennium Challenge Corporation