# Notice of Quarterly Report (October 1, 2008-December 31, 2008)
**AGENCY:**
Millennium Challenge Corporation.
**ACTION:**
Notice.
**SUMMARY:**
The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is reporting for the quarter October 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008 respect to both assistance provided under Section 605 of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (Pub.L. 108-199, Division D (the Act)), and transfers or allocations of funds to other federal agencies pursuant to Section 619(b) of the Act. The following report shall be made available to the public by means of publication in the *Federal Register* and on the Internet Website of the MCC ( *http://www.mcc.gov* ) in accordance with Section 612(b) of the Act.
| Projects | Obligated | Objectives | Cumulative | Measures |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Country: Madagascar Year: 2009 Quarter 1 Total Obligation: $109,773,000 | | | | |
| Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Madagascar Total Quarterly Disbursement: $6,222,776 | | | | |
| Land Tenure Project | $36,028,000 | Increase Land Titling and Security | $17,142,693 | Legislative proposal reflecting the National Land Tenure Program submitted to Parliament and passed. |
| | | | | Average time and cost required to carry out property transactions. |
| | | | | Percent of reported land conflicts resolved on titled land in zone 3, 4, 5 during the title regularization operations. |
| | | | | Percentage of land in the zones that is demarcated and ready for titling. |
| Finance Project | $32,445,000 | Increase Competition in the Financial Sector | $14,549,224 | The number of savings accounts and outstanding value of accounts from primary banks. |
| | | | | The amount of government debt issued with maturities in excess of 52 weeks. |
| | | | | The number of new individual investors buying government debt securities. |
| | | | | The number of bank branches of the Central Bank of Madagascar capable of accepting auction tenders. |
| | | | | Percentage of all loans included in the central database. |
| Agricultural Business Investment Project | $17,683,000 | Improve Agricultural Projection Technologies and Market Capacity in Rural Areas | $9,762,473 | Number of rural producers receiving or soliciting information from Agricultural Business Centers about the opportunities. |
| | | | | Change in farm income due to improved production and marketing practices. |
| | | | | Change in enterprise income due to improved production and marketing practices. |
| | | | | Number of farmers and business employing technical assistance received. |
| Program Administration * and Control, Monitoring and Evaluation | $23,617,000 | | $14,351,711 | |
| Pending subsequent reports ** | | | $460,963 | |
| * Program administration funds are used to pay items such as salaries, rent, and the cost of office equipment. | | | | |
| ** These amounts represent disbursements made that will be allocated to individual projects in the subsequent quarter(s) and reported as such in subsequent quarterly report(s). | | | | |
| Country: Honduras Year: 2009 Quarter 1 Total Obligation: $215,000,000 | | | | |
| Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Honduras Total Quarterly Disbursement: $15,297,903 | | | | |
| Rural Development Project | $52,344,239 | Increase the productivity and business skills of farmers who operate small and medium-size farms and their employees | $24,866,742 | Increase in farm income resulting from Rural Development Project. |
| | | | | Number of Program farmers harvesting high-value horticulture crops. |
| | | | | Number of hectares harvesting high-value horticulture crops. |
| Transportation Project | $147,299,772 | Reduce transportation costs between targeted production centers and national, regional and global markets | $19,263,386 | Freight shipment cost from Tegucigalpa to Puerto Cortes. |
| Program Administration * and Control, Monitoring and Evaluation | $15,355,989 | | $4,552,618 | |
| Pending subsequent reports ** | | | $1,559,688 | |
| Country: Cape Verde Year: 2009 Quarter 1 Total Obligation: $110,078,488 | | | | |
| Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Cape Verde Total Quarterly Disbursement: $7,794,448 | | | | |
| Watershed and Agricultural Support | $11,001,130 | Increase agricultural production in three targeted watershed areas on three islands | $4,035,499 | Increase in horticultural productivity. |
| Infrastructure Improvement | $83,160,208 | Increase integration of the internal market and reduce transportation costs | $23,417,059 | Volume of goods shipped between Praia and other islands. |
| Private Sector Development | $2,081,223 | Spur private sector development on all islands through increased investment in the priority sectors and through financial sector reform | $468,509 | Value added in priority sectors above current trends. |
| Program Administration * and Control, Monitoring and Evaluation | $13,835,927 | | $6,578,966 | |
| Pending subsequent reports ** | | | $333,611 | |
| Country: Nicaragua Year: 2009 Quarter 1 Total Obligation: $174,710,890 | | | | |
| Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Nicaragua Total Quarterly Disbursement: $9,834,608 | | | | |
| Property Regularization Project | $22,000,000 | Increase Investment by strengthening property rights | $5,800,844 | Value of investment on land. |
| | | | | Number of days to conduct a land transaction. |
| | | | | Total cost to conduct a land transaction. |
| Transportation Project | $105,193,200 | Reduce transportation costs between Leon and Chinandega and national, regional and global markets | $14,886,975 | Price of a basket of goods. |
| Rural Business Development Project | $32,897,500 | Increase the value added of farms and enterprises in the region | $13,344,818 | Annual percentage increase in value-added of clients of business office. |
| Program Administration *, Due Diligence, Monitoring and Evaluation | $14,620,190 | | $7,915,248 | |
| Pending subsequent reports ** | | | $1,869,184 | |
| Country: Georgia Year: 2009 Quarter 1 Total Obligation: $295,300,000 | | | | |
| Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Georgia Total Quarterly Disbursement: $9,951,861 | | | | |
| Regional Infrastructure Rehabilitation | $216,600,000 | Key Regional Infrastructure Rehabilitated | $51,180,914 | Reduction in Akhalkalaki-Ninotsminda-Teleti journey time. |
| | | | | Decreased technical losses in gas through the main North-South pipeline. |
| | | | | Reduction in the production of greenhouse gas emissions measured in tons of CO
equivalent. |
| | | | | Increased collection rate of the Georgian Gas Company (GOGC). |
| | | | | Number of household beneficiaries served by Regional Infrastructure Development projects. |
| | | | | Actual operations and maintenance expenditures. |
| Regional Enterprise Development | $47,350,000 | Enterprises in Regions Developed | $23,617,178 | Increase in annual revenue in portfolio companies. |
| | | | | Jobs created. |
| | | | | Increase in aggregate incremental net revenue to project assisted firms. |
| | | | | Direct household net income. |
| | | | | Direct household net income for market information initiative beneficiaries. |
| | | | | Number of beneficiaries. |
| Program Administration *, Due Diligence, Monitoring and Evaluation | $31,350,000 | | $12,009,936 | |
| Pending subsequent reports ** | | | −$3,693,439 | |
| Country: Vanuatu Year: 2009 Quarter 1 Total Obligation: $65,690,000 | | | | |
| Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Vanuatu Total Quarterly Disbursement: $1,775,827 | | | | |
| Transportation Infrastructure Project | $60,587,816 | Facilitate transportation to increase tourism and business development | $23,857,941 | Number of Tourists. |
| | | | | Vessel wait time at wharf. |
| Program Administration *, Due Diligence, Monitoring and Evaluation | $5,102,184 | | $3,958,043 | |
| Pending subsequent reports ** | | | −$1,879,728 | |
| Country: Armenia Year: 2009 Quarter 1 Total Obligation: $235,650,000 | | | | |
| Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Armenia Total Quarterly Disbursement: $4,237,885 | | | | |
| Irrigated Agriculture Project (Agriculture and Water) | $145,080,000 | Increase agricultural productivity Improve and Quality of Irrigation | $14,866,835 | Increase in hectares covered by high value added horticultural and fruit crops. |
| | | | | Number of farmers using improved on-farm water management practices. |
| | | | | Annual increase in irrigated land in Project area. |
| | | | | State budget expenditures on maintenance of irrigation system. |
| | | | | Value of loans provided under the project. |
| Rural Road Rehabilitation Project | $67,100,000 | Better access to economic and social infrastructure | $7,478,640 | Government budgetary allocations for routine maintenance of the entire road network. |
| | | | | Kilometers of Package 2 road sections rehabilitated. |
| | | | | Kilometers of Package 3 road sections rehabilitated. |
| Program Administration *, Due Diligence, Monitoring and Evaluation | $23,470,000 | | $5,858,227 | |
| Pending subsequent reports ** | | | $227,775 | |
| Country: Benin Year: 2009 Quarter 1 Total Obligation: $307,298,040 | | | | |
| Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Benin Total Quarterly Disbursement: $1,503,595 | | | | |
| Access to Financial Services | $19,650,000 | Expand Access to Financial Services | $1,352,393 | Operational self-sufficiency of participating microfinance institutions. |
| | | | | Share value of all loans outstanding that have one or more installments of principal over 30 days past due. |
| | | | | Total number of loans guaranteed by land titles per year. |
| Access to Justice | $34,270,000 | Improved Ability of Justice System to Enforce Contracts and Reconcile Claims | $1,127,987 | Number of cases processed at the arbitration center. |
| | | | | Average distance to reach TPI. |
| | | | | Number of enterprises registered through the registration center. |
| | | | | Average number of days required to register an enterprise. |
| Access to Land | $36,020,000 | Strengthen property rights and increase investment in rural and urban land | $7,589,679 | Total value of additional investments in target rural land parcels. |
| Access to Markets | $169,447,000 | Improve Access to Markets through Improvements to the Port of Cotonou | $4,411,156 | Total metric tons of exports and imports passing through Port of Cotonou per year. |
| Program Administration *, Due Diligence, Monitoring and Evaluation | $47,911,040 | | $10,458,375 | |
| Pending subsequent reports ** | | | $960,420 | |
| Country: Ghana Year: 2009 Quarter 1 Total Obligation: $547,009,000 | | | | |
| Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Ghana Total Quarterly Disbursement: $11,512,323 | | | | |
| Agriculture Project | $240,984,001 | Enhance Profitability of cultivation, services to agriculture and product handling in support of the expansion of commercial agriculture among groups of smallholder farms | $20,101,632 | Number of hectares irrigated. |
| Rural Development | $101,288,000 | Strengthen the rural institutions that provide services complementary to, and supportive of, agricultural and agriculture business development | $973,565 | Time/quality per procurement. |
| Transportation | $143,104,000 | Reduce the transportation costs affecting agriculture commerce at sub-regional levels | $2,723,420 | Volume capacity ratio. |
| | | | | Annual average daily vehicle and passenger traffic. |
| Program Administration *, Due Diligence, Monitoring and Evaluation | $61,632,999 | | $11,349,979 | |
| Pending subsequent reports ** | | | $1,341,715 | |
| Country: El Salvador Year: 2009 Quarter 1 Total Obligation: $460,940,000 | | | | |
| Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA El Salvador Total Quarterly Disbursement: $4,583,638 | | | | |
| Human Development Project | $95,073,000 | Increase human and physical capital of residents of the Northern Zone to take advantage of employment and business opportunities | $1,101,729 | Number of students enrolled in the Chalatenango Center functioning as a MEGATEC institute. |
| | | | | Graduation rate of students enrolled in participating middle technical schools. |
| | | | | Number of students enrolled in non-formal training activities. |
| | | | | Graduation rate of students enrolled in non-formal training activities. |
| | | | | Number of households with access to water in the Northern Zone. |
| | | | | Number of households with access to basic sanitation in the Northern Zone. |
| | | | | Number of households with electricity in the Northern Zone. |
| | | | | Number of individuals that benefit annually from the strategic infrastructure projects. |
| Productive Development Project | $87,466,000 | Increase production and employment in the Northern Zone | $2,446,413 | Investment in productive chains by selected beneficiaries. |
| Connectivity Project | $233,560,000 | Reduce travel cost and time within the Northern Zone, with the rest of the country, and within the region | $364,100 | Weighted average of the International Roughness Index for the rehabilitation of the Transnational Highway. |
| Program Administration * and Control, Monitoring and Evaluation | $44,841,000 | | $5,120,171 | |
| Pending Subsequent Report ** | | | $8,035,440 | |
| Country: Mali Year: 2009 Quarter 1 Total Obligation: $460,811,164 | | | | |
| Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Mali Total Quarterly Disbursement: $6,499,300 | | | | |
| Bamako Sénou Airport Improvement Project | $181,444,264 | Establish an independent and secure link to the regional and global economy | $1,673,194 | Number of weekly flight arrivals and departures. |
| Industrial Park Project | $2,643,432 | Develop a platform for industrial activity to be located within the Airport domain | $2,438,070 | Occupancy level. |
| Alatona Irrigation Project | $234,884,675 | Increase the agricultural production and productivity in the Alatona zone of the ON | $4,031,870 | Weighted average of the International Roughness Index for the rehabilitation of the Niono-Goma Coura road. |
| | | | | Average water volume delivered at the farm level in the Alatona zone. |
| | | | | Crop water requirements as a percentage share of water supply at the canal headworks in the Alatona Zone. |
| | | | | Number of 5 and 10 hectare farm plots allocated in the Alatona zone. |
| | | | | Total market garden parcels allocated in the Alatona zone. |
| | | | | Number of titles registered in the land registration office granted to households in the Alatona zone. |
| | | | | Number of students enrolled in schools established by the Project. |
| | | | | Graduation rate of students enrolled in schools established by the Project. |
| | | | | Number of farms adopting at least one new extension technique as a percentage of all farms receiving technical assistance under the Project. |
| | | | | Total amount of credit extended in loan portfolios by participating microfinance institutions and banks in the Alatona zone. |
| | | | | Number of active clients of microfinance institutions and banks in the Alatona zone. |
| Program Administration * and Control, Monitoring and Evaluation | $41,838,793 | | $8,742,254 | |
| Pending Subsequent Report ** | | | −$85,257 | |
| Country: Mongolia Year: 2009 Quarter 1 Total Obligation: $284,911,363 | | | | |
| Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Mongolia Total Quarterly Disbursement: $1,125,722 | | | | |
| Property Rights Project | $23,062,286 | Increase security and capitalization of land assets held by lower-income Mongolians, and increased peri-urban herder productivity and incomes | $22,989 | Immovable property value of hashaa plots |
| Rail Project | $188,378,000 | Increase rail traffic and shipping efficiency | $0 | Increase in GDP due to rail improvements. |
| | | | | Percent of wagons leased by private firms. |
| | | | | Railway operating ratio. |
| | | | | Customer satisfaction. |
| | | | | Wagon time to destination. |
| | | | | Average locomotive availability. |
| Vocational Education Project | $25,512,856 | Increase employment and income among unemployed and underemployed Mongolians | $33,773 | Annual salary. |
| | | | | Certified vocational education teachers. |
| | | | | Percent of active teachers receiving certification training. |
| Health Project | $17,027,119 | Increase the adoption of behaviors that reduce non-communicable diseases (NCDIs) among target populations and improved medical treatment and control of NCDIs | $110,204 | Diabetes and hypertension controlled. |
| | | | | Counseling for diabetes and hypertension. |
| Program Administration * and Control, Monitoring and Evaluation | $30,931,102 | | $2,615,561 | |
| Pending subsequent reports ** | | | $0 | |
| Country: Mozambique Year: 2009 Quarter 1 Total Obligation: $506,924,053 | | | | |
| Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Mozambique Total Quarterly Disbursement: $2,662,982 | | | | |
| Water and Sanitation Project | $203,585,393 | Increase access to reliable and quality water and sanitation facilities | $0 | Value of productive days gained due to less diarrhea, cholera and/or malaria. |
| | | | | Reduction in time for rural/urban households to access improved water sources. |
| | | | | Number (Percent) of urban households with access to improved water sources. |
| | | | | Number (Percent) of rural households with access to improved water sources. |
| | | | | Number (Percent) of urban households with access to improved sanitation facilities. |
| Road Rehabilitation Project | $176,307,480 | Increase access to productive resources and markets | $5,325 | Increase in agricultural production among communities affected by road rehabilitation works. |
| | | | | Time savings due to a reduction in time to travel a fixed length of rehabilitated road. |
| | | | | Weighted average of the International Roughness Index for the rehabilitated roads. |
| | | | | Average annual daily traffic volume on rehabilitated roads disaggregated by vehicle type. |
| Land Tenure Services Project | $39,068,307 | Establish efficient, secure land access for households and investors | $49,186 | Increase (Percent) in value of new investments on land. |
| | | | | More efficient, free and secure land transfers/transactions. |
| | | | | Increase (Percentage) in parcel-holder land value. |
| | | | | Reduction (Percent) in costs to right to land usage. |
| Farmer Income Support Project | $17,432,211 | Improve coconut productivity and diversification into cash crop | $144,441 | Reduction (Percentage) in loss of coconut production and coconut products' sales. |
| | | | | Increased productive capacity (Percentage) of coconut trees. |
| Program Administration * and Control, Monitoring and Evaluation | $70,530,662 | | $3,753,079 | |
| Pending Subsequent Report ** | | | $28,481 | |
| Country: Lesotho Year: 2009 Quarter 1 Total Obligation: $362,551,000 | | | | |
| Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Lesotho Total Quarterly Disbursement: $2,826,528 | | | | |
| Water Project | $164,027,584 | Improve the water supply for industrial and domestic needs, and enhance rural livelihoods through improved watershed management | $653,612 | Increased urban access to potable water supply. |
| | | | | Number of people covered per year in rural areas with MCC funded rural water supply. |
| | | | | Number of new VIP latrines provided to households. |
| Health Project | $122,398,000 | Increase access to life-extending ART and essential health services by providing a sustainable delivery platform | $1,209,155 | Increase in the percentage of health facilities providing full package of standard services for level of center (MoHSW 2007 standard). |
| | | | | Increase in the number of patients treated in health centers in Lesotho. |
| | | | | Increase in immunization rate (measles). |
| | | | | Number of people receiving ARV treatment (number). |
| | | | | Increase in annual enrollment at National Health Training College. |
| | | | | Increase in average referred tests performed at the central laboratory per quarter during the past year. |
| | | | | Increase in average number of blood units collected per quarter during the past year. |
| Private Sector Development Project | $36,508,000 | Stimulate investment by improving access to credit, reducing transaction costs and increasing the participation of women in the economy | $612,043 | Increase in the percentage of the adult population listed by a private credit bureau with current information on repayment history, unpaid debts or credit outstanding. |
| | | | | Land transaction costs (percent of property value). |
| | | | | Land transaction times (median number of days necessary to complete a procedure). |
| | | | | Increase in the number of pending civil cases in the High Court. |
| | | | | Gender equality index (percent change in index of knowledge, attitudes, and practices for supporting gender equality in economic rights). |
| Program Administration * and Control, Monitoring and Evaluation | $39,917,416 | | $4,981,073 | |
| Pending Subsequent Report ** | | | −$619,361 | |
| Country: Morocco Year: 2009 Quarter 1 Total Obligation: $697,500,000 | | | | |
| Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Lesotho Total Quarterly Disbursement: $1,671,198 | | | | |
| Fruit Tree Productivity | $305,646,685 | Reduce volatility of agricultural production and increase volume of fruit agricultural production | $1,174,399 | Total annual volume of production of dates and olives. |
| | | | | Yield of rehabilitated olive trees. |
| | | | | Cropped area covered by date trees. |
| | | | | Yield of rehabilitated date palms. |
| Small Scale Fisheries | $115,344,499 | Improve quality of fish moving through domestic channels and assure the sustainable use of fishing resources | $0 | State of fish stock. |
| Artisan and Fez Medina | $106,285,975 | Increase value added to tourism and artisan sectors | $0 | Average revenue of potters receiving Artisan Production Activity. |
| | | | | Artisan profits (artisans engaged in product finishing and points of sale). |
| | | | | Employment created. |
| | | | | SME value added. |
| Financial Services | $46,186,346 | Increase supply and decrease costs of financial services available to microenterprises | $0 | Gross loan portfolio outstanding of microcredit associations. |
| Enterprise Support | $35,478,707 | Improved survival rate of new SMEs and INDH-funded income generating activities; increased revenue for new SMEs and INDH-funded income generating activities | $0 | Average annual sales of participating businesses. |
| Program Administration * and Control, Monitoring and Evaluation | $88,557,788 | | $1,260,272 | |
| Pending Subsequent Report ** | $0 | | $12,420 | |
| Country: Tanzania Year: 2009 Quarter 1 Total Obligation: $698,136,000 | | | | |
| Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Tanzania Total Quarterly Disbursement: $419,516 | | | | |
| Energy Sector | $206,471,000 | Increase value added to businesses | $0 | TBD. |
| Transport Sector | $372,776,000 | Increase cash crop revenue and aggregate visitor spending | $0 | TBD. |
| Water Sector Project | $67,135,000 | Increase investment in human and physical capital and to reduce the prevalence of water-related disease | $0 | TBD. |
| Program Administration * and Control, Monitoring and Evaluation | $51,754,000 | | $838,527 | |
| Pending Subsequent Report ** | $0 | | −$103,825 | |
| Country: Burkina Faso (CIF ONLY) Year: 2009 Quarter 1 Total Obligation: $16,101,065 | | | | |
| Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Burkina Faso Total Quarterly Disbursement: −$1,715,817 | | | | |
| Roads Project | $337,983 | Enhance access to markets through investments in the road network | $0 | TBD. |
| Rural Land Governance Project | $1,105,412 | Increase investment in land and rural productivity through improved land tenure security and land management | $0 | TBD. |
| Agriculture Development Project | $4,771,602 | Expand the productive use of land in order to increase the volume and value of agricultural production in project zones | $0 | TBD. |
| Bright 2 Schools Project | $3,000,000 | Increase primary school completion rates | $1,000,000 | TBD. |
| Program Administration * and Control, Monitoring and Evaluation | $6,886,068 | | $547,240 | |
| Pending Subsequent Report ** | | | −$2,477 | |
| * For Quarterly Disbursements, the Bright 2 Schools Project has a negative value due to new OMB guidance to transfer this amount to USAID. This adjustment resulted in a $2 million decrease in cumulative disbursements for this country. | | | | |
| Country: Namibia (CIF ONLY) Year: 2009 Quarter 1 Total Obligation: $19,543,175 | | | | |
| Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Namibia Total Quarterly Disbursement: $0 | | | | |
| Education Project | $8,976,296 | Improve the education sector's effectiveness, efficiency and quality | $0 | TBD. |
| Tourism Project | $2,475,145 | Increase incomes and create employment opportunities by improving the marketing, management and infrastructure of Etosha National Park | $0 | TBD. |
| Agriculture Project | $1,369,139 | Sustainably improve the economic performance and profitability of the livestock sector and increase the volume of the indigenous natural products for export | $0 | TBD. |
| Program Administration * and Control, Monitoring and Evaluation | $6,722,595 | | $0 | |
| Pending Subsequent Report ** | | | $0 | |
| * Program administration funds are used to pay items such as salaries, rent, and the cost of office equipment. | | | | |
| ** These amounts represent disbursements made that will be allocated to individual projects in the subsequent quarter(s) and reported as such in subsequent quarterly report(s). | | | | |
| 619(b) Transfer or Allocation of Funds | U.S. agency to which funds were | Amount | Description of program or project |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USAID | $558,000 | Threshold Program. | |
Dated: February 18, 2009.
James Mazzarella,
Managing Director, Congressional Affairs, Acting Vice President, Congressional and Public Affairs, Millennium Challenge Corporation.