President and CEO Samuel A.

Worthington Chair Kathy Spahn

Helen Keller International

Vice Chair Neal Keny-Guyer

Mercy Corps

Treasurer Jonathan Quick

Management Sciences for Health

April 9, 2013 Dear Representative, We, the undersigned members and partners of InterAction, write to urge you to support strong funding for international development and humanitarian assistance accounts in FY2014 as outlined in the attached account-level recommendations. With ongoing developing crises in Syria and Mali, and with critical work still to be done to combat extreme poverty around the world, we urge you to make necessary U.S. investments in vital programs in order to meet the rising need. As you may know, InterAction is the worlds largest alliance of U.S.-based nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), working in every developing country around the world. Our 180-plus member organizations and dozens of partners act because our compassion, and for some our faith, calls us to do the right thing: help the worlds poorest and most vulnerable citizens. Our work helps people and countries lift themselves out of poverty, building better lives for themselves and their children. These development programs build sustainability by helping family farmers increase their productivity, improving health, getting children to attend and learn in school, or providing access to safe water and sanitation. Our member organizations also operate humanitarian relief programs which provide emergency access to food, medical assistance, water and shelter helping to save lives and alleviate the suffering of those who have been affected by natural and man-made disasters such as conflict, drought and floods. We are able to do this work year in and year out through the generosity of millions of Americans who support our efforts, as well as through partnership with the U.S. government, which invests in these programs through the International Affairs Budget (150 account). While U.S. federal spending on poverty-focused development and humanitarian relief amounts to only seven-tenths of 1% of the total U.S. budget, overwhelming needs still exist across the globe. Violence in Syria has displaced 2 million people and resulted in over 1 million refugees, further destabilizing the Middle East. Political instability, coupled with severe drought, has displaced 300,000 people in the Sahel and affected

Board of Directors Nancy Aossey

International Medical Corps

Nan Dale
Action Against Hunger US

Pape Gaye
IntraHealth

Anne Goddard
ChildFund International

Cindy Hallberlin
Good360

George Hamilton
Institute for Sustainable Communities

Susan Hayes
ReSurge International

Sarah Holewinski
Center for Civilians in Conflict

Sarah Kambou
ICRW

Ruth Messinger
American Jewish World Service

Carolyn Miles
Save the Children

John Nunes
Lutheran World Relief

Robert Radtke
Episcopal Relief and Development

Farshad Rastegar
Relief International

Jonathan Reckford
Habitat for Humanity

William S. Reese
International Youth Foundation

Tessie San Martin

Plan USA

Ron Sconyers
Physicians for Peace

Alison Smith
InsideNGO

Tsehaye Teferra
Ethiopian Community Development Council

Adam Weinberg
World Learning

David Weiss
Global Communities

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more than 9 million more. Another 13 million people have been affected by drought in the Horn of Africa. These and other hotspots demand active and engaged U.S. diplomacy and assistance both of which depend on strong funding of the international affairs account. Commitment and nimble investment in these regions now can help local people and communities build sustainable institutions that reduce the need for aid over the long term. We understand todays difficult fiscal climate requires redoubled efforts to protect every taxpayer dollar and ensure the government funds the most effective programs, which generate real results. Thats why we dont just advocate for funding but also for smart and effective policies and practices within all of these accounts. We advocate for greater transparency and accountability to ensure we are delivering results. Our field experience in working directly with people in need ensures reliable information on tangible outcomes. By working together, we can help people around the world lead more prosperous, sustainable and healthier lives. Given the strong practical and moral arguments for investing in our international development and humanitarian programs, and the small fraction of the federal budget those programs constitute, we urge you to support strong funding for vital international development and humanitarian accounts. We understand that there may be proposals forthcoming from the Administration and Congress to restructure particular programs such as food aid and we look forward to discussing them in a transparent manner in the future. At this point, we have based our attached FY2014 funding recommendations for the U.S. governments poverty-focused international development and humanitarian relief programs on current funding structures and our decades of experience and analysis. Thank you for giving serious consideration to our recommendations. Please feel free to contact Jeremy Kadden at [email protected] or 202-6678227 for more information. Sincerely,

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1,000 Days Action Network 3P Human Security ACDI/VOCA Action Against Hunger ActionAid International USA Adeso - African Development Solutions 7. ADRA International 8. All Hands Volunteers 9. Alliance for Peacebuilding 10. Alliance to End Hunger 11. American Jewish World Service 12. American Red Cross International Services 13. American Refugee Committee 14. AMEX International, Inc. 15. Amigos de las Americas 16. African Medical & Research Foundation (AMREF) 17. Basic Education Coalition 18. Better World Campaign 19. Bread for the World 20. Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation 21. CARE USA 22. Center for Civilians in Conflict 23. Center for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE) 24. Center for Women Policy Studies 25. ChildFund International 26. Church World Service 27. CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation 28. Concern America 29. CONCERN Worldwide 30. Congressional Hunger Center 31. Counterpart International 32. Creative Learning 33. Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund 34. Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative 35. Education Development Center (EDC) 36. Empower And Care Organization (EACO) 37. The Episcopal Church

38. Episcopal Relief & Development 39. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 40. Family Care International 41. FIND 42. Food for the Hungry 43. Friends of ACTED 44. Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria 45. Global Alliance to Prevent Prematurity and Stillbirth, an initiative of Seattle Children's 46. Global Communities 47. Global Links 48. Global Ministries of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and United Church of Christ 49. Global Washington 50. GlobalGiving Foundation 51. Greenleaf Integrative Strategies 52. Habitat for Humanity 53. Handicap International 54. Heart to Heart, International 55. Heartland Alliance 56. Helen Keller International 57. HelpAgeUSA 58. HIAS 59. The Hunger Project 60. IMA World Health 61. INMED Partnerships for Children 62. Institute for Sustainable Communities 63. Integra Government Services International LLC 64. International Center for Research on Women 65. The International HIV/AIDS Alliance 66. International Housing Coalition 67. International Medical Corps 68. International Orthodox Christian Charities 69. International Relief & Development (IRD) 70. International Relief Teams

71. International Rescue Committee 72. International Youth Foundation 73. IntraHealth International 74. Juarez & Associates, Inc. 75. The Kaizen Company 76. Life for Relief and Development 77. Living Water International 78. Lutheran World Relief 79. Management Sciences for Health 80. Management Systems International 81. Medical Care Development, Inc. 82. Medical Emergency Relief International (MERLIN) USA, Inc. 83. MedShare 84. Mennonite Central Committee U.S. 85. Mercy Corps 86. Mercy-USA for Aid and Development 87. Millennium Water Alliance 88. National Association of Social Workers 89. NCBA/CLUSA International 90. Oasis Of Relief 91. Operation USA 92. Oxfam America 93. Pact 94. Pan American Development Foundation 95. Panagora Group 96. Partnership to Cut Hunger & Poverty in Africa 97. PATH 98. Pathfinder International 99. Pax Christi USA 100. PCI 101. Perkins International 102. Plan International USA 103. Planet Aid 104. Planned Parenthood Federation of America 105. Plant With Purpose 106. Population Action International 107. Population Institute 108. Professional Services Council, Council of International Development Companies

109. 110. 111. 112. 113. 114. 115. 116. 117. 118. 119. 120. 121. 122. 123. 124. 125. 126. 127. 128. 129. 130. 131. 132. 133. 134. 135. 136. 137. 138. 139. 140. 141. 142.

Public Health Institute Relief International RESULTS ReSurge International Save the Children SBAIC Self Help Africa Seva Foundation Sierra Care Inc Sojourners Trickle Up U.S. Climate Action Network U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants U.S. Fund for UNICEF U.S. International Council on Disabilities Union for Reform Judaism Unitarian Universalist Service Committee United Church of Christ, Justice and Witness Ministries United Methodist Church - Imagine No Malaria United Methodist Church, General Board of Church and Society WASH Advocates WaterAid America Waterlines Winrock International Women's Refugee Commission World Concern World Food Program USA World Learning World Neighbors World Rehabilitation Fund, Inc. World Renew (CRWRC) World Society for the Protection of Animals World Vision World Wildlife Fund

InterAction FY2014 Funding Recommendations

ACCOUNT (or sub-account)

GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS USAID Maternal and Child Health Family Planning in All Accounts Nutrition Vulnerable Children HIV/AIDS Malaria TB Neglected Tropical Diseases GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS STATE (PEPFAR Only) GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT AIDS, TB & MALARIA NIH GLOBAL HEALTH CDC GLOBAL HEALTH DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE Food Security and Agriculture in All Bilateral Accounts Microfinance Basic Education in All Accounts Climate Change in Bilateral Accounts Biodiversity in All Accounts Water in All Accounts MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ACCOUNT INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION GLOBAL AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT MCGOVERN-DOLE INTERNATIONAL FOOD FOR EDUCATION & CHILD NUTRITION LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES FUND & SPECIAL CLIMATE CHANGE FUND GREEN CLIMATE FUND STRATEGIC CLIMATE FUND CLEAN TECHNOLOGY FUND INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE EMERGENCY REFUGEE & MIGRATION ASSISTANCE FOOD FOR PEACE TITLE II CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS USAID OPERATING EXPENSES

FY2014 Funding Recommendations (in $ thousands)

3,268,000 750,000 750,000 200,000 23,000 350,000 670,000 400,000 125,000 4,492,860 1,650,000 605,700 362,900 3,175,000 1,445,000 265,000 925,000 468,000 200,000 400,000 900,000 385,000 1,408,500 158,330 32,243 209,500 50,000 5,000 100,000 300,000 1,600,000 2,800,000 100,000 1,840,000 2,179,000 257,000 1,400,000