7 U.S.C. § 1738k — Eligible activities and grantees

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This section identifies environmental activities eligible for assistance and the organizations that may receive grants. It requires local nongovernmental organizations to set priorities and favors projects involving local communities and private organizations.

(a) Eligible activities.—Assistance under section 1738f agreements may support (1) activities of the type described in the Global Environmental Protection Assistance Act of 1989; (2) agriculture-related activities benefiting the environment, including biological prevention and control of animal and plant pests and diseases; and (3) local community efforts promoting conservation and sustainable environmental use. (b) Regulation.—When appropriate, activities of those types must link natural-resource conservation with local community development. (c) Priorities.—Local nongovernmental organizations in the eligible country must set the activities and priorities for using its Environmental Fund. (d) Grants.—The section 1738f(c) body may make environmental grants from the Fund to (1) host-country nongovernmental environmental, conservation, development, educational, and Indigenous peoples’ organizations; (2) other suitable local or regional entities; or (3) in exceptional circumstances, the eligible country’s government. (e) Priority.—The country’s section 1738f(c) body must prioritize projects run by NGOs and other private entities that involve local communities in planning and carrying them out.

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(a) Eligible entities

Activities eligible to receive assistance through the framework agreements entered into under section 1738f of this title, shall include—

(1)

activities of the type described in the Global Environmental Protection Assistance Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 2281 et seq.);

(2)

agriculture-related activities, including those that provide for the biological prevention and control of animal and plant pests and diseases, to benefit the environment; and

(3)

local community initiatives that promote conservation and sustainable use of the environment.

(b) Regulation

All activities of the type referred to in subsection (a) shall, where appropriate, include initiatives that link conservation of natural resources with local community development.

Appropriate activities and priorities relating to the use of an Environmental Fund shall be set by local nongovernmental organizations within the appropriate eligible country.

(d) Grants

Grants may be made by the body referred to in section 1738f(c) of this title from the Environmental Fund for environmental purposes to—

(1)

host country nongovernmental environmental, conservation, development, educational, and indigenous peoples organizations;

(2)

other appropriate local or regional entities; or

(3)

in exceptional circumstances, the government of the eligible country.

(e) Priority

In providing assistance from an Environmental Fund, the body established under section 1738f(c) of this title within the eligible country shall give priority to projects that are run by nongovernmental organizations and other private entities, and that involve local communities in their planning and execution.

Source credit: (July 10, 1954, ch. 469, title VI, § 612, as added Pub. L. 101–624, title XV, § 1512, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3661; amended Pub. L. 102–237, title III, § 306, Dec. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1856.)

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1954Enacted · Pub. L. 101-624 · 104 Stat. 3661
1991Amended · Pub. L. 102-237 · 105 Stat. 1856

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