Armenpress
US EMBASSY GRANT TO HELP COMMUNITIES REPAIR THEIR FACILITIES
YEREVAN, JUNE 9, ARMENPRESS: Communities in Yerevan, Ararat, Gegharkunik,
Lori, Shirak and Kotayk provinces will make their input to a generous
$190,000 grant of the US embassy in Armenia for repair of schools,
kindergartens, bridges and irrigations systems.
US deputy ambassador Anthony Godfrey said the program is important as the
US government investments are adapted to communities’ potential and efforts.
Around 185 companies and firms applied to participate in a tender for
implementation of overall 13 projects announced in 2004. Godfrey said the
selection of the communities was made based on their urgent needs. The
program will be implemented by Save the Children charity organization and
supervised by USAID. The program is the third stage of a wider program
called Community Self-Assistance Fund, which was incepted in 2003 November.
During the two previous stages some 20 projects worth $250,000 were carried
out