Food for Peace Title II

Description

Authorized by the Farm Bill and implemented by USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, Food for Peace Title II (FFP) programs provide emergency and long-term development food assistance targeting the most vulnerable populations. Emergency assistance is delivered primarily to communities affected by recurrent natural disasters, conflict, and chronic food insecurity. Development assistance builds on emergency relief efforts to support early recovery and strengthen communities’ resilience to shocks.

Use of Funds

FFP grants provide emergency in-kind food donations from the U.S., as well as locally purchased food, food vouchers, and market-based assistance. FFP programs strengthen nutrition, water and sanitation services, agricultural productivity, and household income diversification.

Justification

• In F.Y. 2020, FFP programs:
  • Reached over 71 million people in 57 countries with food assistance when combined with International Disaster Assistance and Development Assistance funds.
  • Funded over 1.5 metric tons of U.S. food that was provided to nearly 28 million food-insecure people in 34 countries.
  • Primarily (83%) supported emergency efforts—approximately 17% of FFP funding went to non-emergency programs.
• The estimated increase of moderate or severe food insecurity in 2020 was equal to that of the past five years combined. One in three people around the world did not have access to enough food last year.
• The World Food Program estimates that the number of people on the brink of famine is now 41 million people, up from 27 million in 2019.
• Acute malnutrition currently poses a grave threat in many parts of the world. A group of Food for Peace countries was identified in 2021 as “hunger hotspots,” including Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Haiti, Honduras, Nigeria, Sudan, South Sudan, the Syrian Arab Republic, Yemen, and Zimbabwe.