Food for Peace Report to Congress on Food Assistance in Central America

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is submitting this report pursuant to House Report 114-531, which accompanied the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017.

The Administrator of USAID is directed to provide a report within 90 days of enactment of this Act on the amounts and types of food aid to Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador.

OVERVIEW

USAID’s Office of Food for Peace (FFP) is responsible for the provision of food aid, or food- assistance, programs that provide life-saving support to vulnerable populations, and reduce hunger and malnutrition so that beneficiaries at all times have access to sufficient food for healthy and productive lives. This report provides information specifically on USAID’s provision of food assistance to the Republics of Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador. In total, USAID provided $35,365,241 in FY 16 funding to these three countries.