Cost-Effectiveness in USAID Programming
An Additional Help Document for ADS Chapter 201
New Edition Date: 05/16/2024
Responsible Office: OCE
File Name: 201sas_051624
Overview
This Additional Help document provides more detail on “cost-effectiveness”—a concept that is introduced explicitly and frequently in ADS 201—and provides additional guidance to Operating Units (OUs) on how to implement the requirement to designate one Cost-Effectiveness Evidence Point of Contact (POC). This document also explains how the new independent Office of the Chief Economist (OCE), collaborating closely with Cost-Effectiveness Evidence POCs, can support OUs to enhance cost-effectiveness in Agency decision-making, particularly in activity design and implementation.
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