United State Agency For International Development Awarded Center For Legislative Development $17.26 Million

Announcement that the United State Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded the Center for Legislative Development (CLD) $17.26 million to continue its efforts to strengthen and increase the efficiency of Lebanese municipal governments. CLD has already worked with 82 municipal governments and the central government to simplify municipal administrative procedures, standardize budget and revenues, and use information technology to make municipal services more transparent. Mahmoud Batlouni is the director of the Lebanon Project for CLD.

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Grants

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Vinny Reda, "Grant Will Expand CLD Initiative in Lebanon," UAlbany Update, September 14, 2001, p. 2