From: "McGovern, Gail J." Date: November 13, 2013 at 8:07:04 AM GMT+11 To: "Meltzer, David" Subject: RE: Haiti Budget So  now  that  the  Northern  project  is  going  bust  and  we  still  are  holding  $20  million  of   contingency,  any  ideas  on  how  to  spend  the  rest  of  this??    (Besides  the  wonderful  helicopter   idea?)  Can  we  fund  Conrad’s  hospital?    Or  more  to  PiH?    Any  more  shelter  projects? From: Meltzer, David Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2014 9:10 AM To: Brooks, Harold; Schaffer, Lesley E.; Santos, Carrie T.; Garcia, Guillermo Cc: Peter, Nicole M. Subject: RE: Haiti Budget - USAID project options Lesley,   Thanks  for  the  thorough  analysis.    I  have  a  couple  of  questions:   1.    What  is  the  timeline  for  completing  the  spend  of  the  $10  million  if  it  gets  entirely   allocated  to  Option  1?    Same  question  if  the  $10  million  gets  entirely  allocated  to  Option   2. As  noted  above,  the  $10M  is  spent  on  ARC’s  books.    However,  with  regard  to  when  the   work  of  the  USAID  project  to  which  its  assigned  progresses,  the  timeline  on  the  Canaan   site  (option  1),  according  to  Chris  Ward  at  USAID,  is  moving  so  quickly,  that  he  thinks  he   can  meet  the  original  timeframe  of  our  agreement.    That  is,  our  funding  could  be   assigned  to  work  that  would  be  carried  out  within  18  months.    One  important  note  is   that  we  have  not  discussed  exactly  how  $10M  in  its  entirety  would  be  assigned  to  that   site,  so  this  would  need  to  be  further  investigated.     2.    What  are  the  drawbacks  if  approximately  $6  million  gets  allocated  to  Option  1  and   the  remaining  $4  million  gets  allocated  to  Option  2?  We  might  have  to  extend  the  agreement  with  USAID  by  6  months,  but  the  work  could   still  come  in  within  FY16,  we  believe.   As  my  questions  suggest,  I  am  somewhat  attracted  to  putting  some  money  towards   Option  2  as  it  will  provide  new  housing  (something  we  really  have  not  done  other  than   Fuller)  and  could  provide  a  model  for  other  communities  as  you  point  out.    Yes,  I  agree   that  putting  some  funds  on  new  housing  is  important  for  a  well-­‐rounded  approach.    This   is  a  best-­‐case  scenario  in  terms  of  ideal  site  which  Quartier  Morin  was  not  which  is  why   it  took  almost  2  years  to  come  to  an  agreement  on  the  details.    That  is  not  the  case  in   this  site.   Underlying  my  first  question  is  an  increased  urgency  from  Gail  and  the  leadership  team   that  we  need  to  increase  the  pace  of  spending  in  the  next  12  months.    While  somewhat   influenced  by  the  CNN  story,  there  is  an  increasing  sense  that  we  are  losing   momentum.    With  the  awarding  of  the  Pillar  III  contract  and  the  construction  of  the   Jacmel  hospital,  I  know  we  will  start  seeing  some  relatively  big  dollars  moving  in  the   next  12  months.    However,  beyond  those  two  projects,  what  big  spends  are  in  the   pipeline?    Are  there  some  bigger  projects  than  currently  contemplated  by  the  QAF  that   we  could  fund? We  will  be  happy  to  review  with  you  the  allocations  and  plans.    I  interpret  your  comments  about   losing  momentum  on  two  levels:  1)    actual  spend  rate,  and  2)  increasing  /locking  down  more   commitments  to  reach  the  full  $486M.    So,  I  welcome  the  opportunity  to  speak  to  both  issues   and  get  this  group’s  further  guidance  as  we  did  together  in  May  2013.   But  to  answer  your  question  above,  the  anticipated  big  spends  in  the  pipeline  for  FY  14  include: -­‐ -­‐ -­‐ -­‐ -­‐ -­‐ $3M  for  Jacmel  Hospital $5M  for  LAMIKA $4M  North  Project $1.5M  HRC  OD $3M    shelter-­‐related  partnerships $1.5M  HIV  program Further  pending  commitments  beyond  that  include: -­‐ -­‐ -­‐ New  partnerships  in  cholera  yet  to  be  signed  (FY14-­‐15) Shelter-­‐related  (CARE,  UNHabitat,  French  RC  FY15) CHW  allocation  (FY14+) However  “drags”  on  our  spending/new  commitments  include: -­‐ -­‐ -­‐ $3.9M  ‘dormant’  School  Construction/Reimers  allocation. Wind  down  of  old  high  $  value  partnerships;  just  now  in  startup  phase  of    new  slew  of   smaller  $  value  partnerships $9M  +  $2.5M  HRC  OD  +  West  Branch  construction,  slower  than  hoped  process   Regardless,  your  point  is  well-­‐taken  and  I  continue  to  push  the  team  to  further  identify  and   articulate  potential  new  commitments.    While  the  attention  has  been  on  getting  shelter   investment  right  this  last  year,  we  remain  interested  to  increase  commitments  in  wat/san,   livelihoods  and  the  youth  sector.    As  you  suggest  below,  let’s  meet  about  this  in  early   February.    Thank  you.   I'd  like  you  and  the  team  to  schedule  some  time  with  me  to  go  over  the  plans  for  the   next  12  months  and  to  identify  projects  that  can  quickly  absorb  significant  funding  from   us  while  achieving  good  results.    Please  shoot  for  early  February  for  the  meeting.         Thanks.   Regards,   David   From: Meltzer, David Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2014 10:08 AM To: Schaffer, Lesley E.; Brooks, Harold Cc: Santos, Carrie T.; Garcia, Guillermo; Peter, Nicole M. Subject: RE: Haiti Budget - USAID project options Lesley,   Thanks  for  your  ever-­‐thorough  response.   It  looks  like  we  are  on  the  same  page  that  options  1  and  2  should  both  be  pursued  and  that   potentially  allocating  the  $4  million  penciled  in  for  schools  should  be  seriously   considered.    While  I  doubt  Gail  will  have  concerns  with  this  approach,  I  want  to  run  it  past  her   given  the  amount  of  the  planned  grants  and  her  prior  interest  in  the  USAID  partnership.       My  suggestion  is  that  HAP  tell  USAID  that  we  are  interested  in  using  a  TBD  portion  of  the  $10   million  towards  Canaan  and  perhaps  the  remainder,  or  additional  sums,  towards  new   construction  in  Tapis  Rouge.    Let’s  shoot  for  a  final  decision  on  the  allocation  and  whether  to  use   the  $4  million  at  the  early  February  meeting.    Does  this  work?   Finally,  your  interpretation  of  my  comment  about  losing  momentum  is  correct.   Regards,   David