$1Billion to Jordan? Aren’t We Broke?

USAID programs in Jordan are based on $363 million in Economic Support Funds (ESF) in FY 2010 and another $100 million in supplemental assistance from FY 2010.

The programs include:

• $76 million to support Jordan’s education reform initiatives;
  
  $49.5 million to address priorities in the public health sector;
  
  $22 million to enhance the life and employability skills of youth in underprivileged areas and to help alleviate poverty;
  
  $55.5 million to spur trade, increase investment, and create job opportunities for Jordanians;
  
  $26 million to support political development;
  
  $30 million for water and environment
  
  $10 million for energy