Office of Defense Cooperation

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Office of Defense Cooperation
SofiaHumanitarian Assistance Program
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Agenda

• Introductions
• ODC Who are we?
• What are todays objectives?
• Humanitarian Assistance Background
• Project types
• Project examples
• Project request template
• Request, Approval Funding process
• Roundtable discussion

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ODC - Who are we?

• Mission
• Security Cooperation Programs
• Humanitarian Assistance Goals
• Foster goodwill
• Support regional development efforts
• Enhance bilateral cooperation
• Promote public diplomacy

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What are todays objectives?

• Disseminate information about our HA program
• Interact with Regional Governments and Civil
  Society
• Ensure holistic equitable approach
• Receive ideas requests
• Provide opportunity for public private
  partnerships

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HA Background

• European Command HA activities are financed by
  Overseas Humanitarian Disaster Assistance and
  Civic Aid (OHDACA) appropriation.
• In 2010 EUCOM Civic Engagement Program funded 145
  projects in 19 countries totaling 17 million USD.

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HA Project Types

• HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE OTHER (HA-O)
• RUDIMENTARY CONSTRUCTION/RENOVATION OF PUBLIC
  FACILITIES SUCH AS CLINICS, SCHOOLS, ORPHANAGES,
  DISASTER PREPAREDNESS CENTERS, DIGGING WATER
  WELLS
• Stand-alone projects (10,000-500,000 USD)
• US Government provides funding, local contractor
  does work 2 year funds
• HUMANITARIAN AND CIVIC ASSISTANCE (HCA)
• EXERCISE-RELATED CIVIC ASSISTANCE U.S. TROOPS
  CONSTRUCT/RENOVATE PUBLIC FACILITIES
• Support to the population of remote, rural
  underserved communities
• Funding covers procurement of materials through
  the US Government and is NOT a grant to the
  agency/municipality (10,000-15,000 USD) 1 year
  funds
• HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE EXCESS PROPERTY (HA-EP)
  
• DOD EXCESS PROPERTY IS NON-LETHAL, NON-HIGH TECH
  MEDICAL AND SCHOOL FURNITURE, EQUIPMENT AND
  SUPPLIES
• Currently attempting to resolve EU taxation
  issue.

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Project Examples
HA-Other
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Project Examples continued
HCA-Engineer
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Project Examples continued
Excess Property
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Specific Project Examples

• Fiscal Year 2007 Two projects HA/HCA 10,500
  USD
• Fiscal Year 2008 Six HCA-Engineer outreach
  projects 51,000 USD One HCA-Medical Outreach
  212th Combat Support Hospital Personnel from
  the Regional Military Hospital in Sliven
  performed 1002 Dental, optometry, and preventive
  medicine screenings to the population of 6
  villages, medical supplies and consumables worth
  21,000
• Fiscal Year 2009 11 HA/HCA engineer projects
  134,000 USD 2 HCA medical activities 9
  Locations around Novo Selo Training Area and 4
  locations in Varna Region 58,000 USD.
• Fiscal Year 2010 six HA/HCA projects
  completed 144,000 USD, nine HA projects to be
  awarded 1,070 000 USD

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HA Project Template

• Justification
• (WHY?) Please give specific details about the
  project
•  1. What is being done? What kind of facility?
• --- Number of people servedEmployees and
  users
• 2. Please give specific significance of the
  project and the area.
• --- This place is underserved or prone to
  protests, etc.
• --- Does it give support to the US presence
  directly?
• --- Is it a strategic location?
• --- What is the historical significance (if
  any) about this project?
• 3. What is the plan for partnering with local
  civilians, NGO,USAID, or other government agency?

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HA Project Template continued
4. What is the sustainment plan? ---
Specifically, who will be the owner once the
project ends? --- Must be a government
entity 5. What is the strategic communication
plan for the project? Detailed Description of
Work (How?)    1. Please provide general
description of work to be accomplished 2.
Unusual requirements

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HCA Project Template

• (WHY?) Please give specific details about the
  project
• 1. What exercise/on-going military operation does
  it support?
• 2. Who is envisioned to do the work?
• --- Who is the military unit that will be
  involved?
• --- Is there any local support or donations
  from the community?
• --- Is there any plan for partnering with
  local civilians or PN military,
• NGO,USAID, or other government agency?
  
• 3. What is being done? What kind of facility?
• --- Number of people servedEmployees and
  users

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HCA Project Template continued

• 4. Please give specific significance of the
  project and the area.
• --- For example, in the Executive Summary
  above, one could point out this is in the area
  around the training area, but here one could
  point out that it is 10 KM from the training area
  and prone to noise or traffic disruption due to
  the mission.
• --- This place is underserved or prone to
  protests, etc.
• --- Is it a strategic location?
• --- What is the historical significance (if
  any) about this project?
• 5. What is the sustainment plan? Who is going to
  support once the project ends?
• --- Specifically, who will be the owner once
  the project ends?
• --- Must be a government entity
• 6. What is the strategic communication plan for
  the project?

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Project Request Process

• Submission of project proposals to US Embassy POC
  (ODC) on an annual basis.
• Review and approval of projects by Country
  Team/Ambassador.
• Submission of project proposals to EUCOM thru the
  OHASIS (Overseas Humanitarian Assistance Shared
  Information System)
• Review and approval by DSCA and EUCOM, then
  funding
• Execution of project by U.S. Troops when in
  country or by local company
• Note! Contract is awarded by US Government
  Contracting Agency Army, Navy to the company
  directly. No funds are transferred to the local
  government or the beneficiary.

FY12 project requests due to ODC no later than
01 April!
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Ribbon Cutting Ceremonies

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US Embassy Points of Contact
Office of Defense Cooperation CDR Mark Imblum,
US Navy, ODC Chief Maj Andy Rowe, US Air
National Guard, Bilateral Affairs Officer Vesela
Terzieva, M2M/HA Program Coordinator
Phones 02/981 3513 02/988 87
25 EmailVesela.a.terzieva_at_us.army.mil
Fax [phone] GSM 0888
268 955
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Takeaways

• Fiscal Year 2011 17 HA/HCA projects in system
  1.2M
• Fiscal Year 2012 Project requests must be
  submitted to ODC no later than 01 APRIL 2011.
• This is a Defense Security Cooperation Agency
  funded program and is executed worldwide. HA
  Projects submitted for Bulgaria are reviewed,
  approved and funded by DSCA and EUCOM. The US
  Embassy is the submitting/forwarding agency and
  is NOT an approval or funding authority.
• Please call or email with questions!

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Roundtable DiscussionWhat are your focus areas,
ideas goals?