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Outside resource support to the CRS FFW Program - particularly in
the areas of training and staff strengthening - would help the program
move further in these directions.
3. PLANNING, MONITORING AND EVALUATION (PM&E) GRANT
This section of the report reviews the goals and achievements of
the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (PM&E) Grant, which USAID
provided to CRS in AugusL 1984. It presents:
* an overview of the Grant's objectives;
* a summary of the grant's current status;
* team conclusions; and
* team recommendations.
3.1 Overview of Grant Objectives
USAID provided the PM&E Grant to CRS to implement the PM&E
System, which was developed by Community Systems Foundation of Ann
Arbor, Michigan, during consultancies in 1983/84.*
The Grant amount totalled Rs.910,800 (equivalent of approximately
$79,200). The original period of the Grant was from August 1984 to
September 1986; although the expiration date has since been extended
to September 1987. [CRS's reason for the extension request was that
the training model for the PM&E seminars require "recasting" to
include a resource team selected from CRS, local counterparts and
regional professional institutions to conduct the seminars.]
The objectives of the Grant were as follows:
* BIIA/AEA Forms: To help assure the annual completion of a
minimum of i2 and a maximum of 60 analyses of FFW project
beneficiary income improvement and asset effectiveness forms
(See Appendix H). To achieve these objectives, funds were
obligated in the Grant Agreement to provide travel and per
diem for the (CRS Headquarter) FFW Evaluation Coordinator to
make four trips to e-ach of four CRS zones over the duration
Of the Grant.
Case Studies: From the above analyses, the Grant proposed
tlhat case studies be prepared for review by zonal staff to
enabl- thcm "to advise consignees/project holders on the
types of FFol activities which will maximize benefits to the
participanits, and result in the creation of more durable
*The Implementation of a Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation System
for PL 480 Title II (June 1984) Fcod for Work Programs in India
(June-1984).