Central America Regional Trade Program

$14.88M USD

Funder	U.S. Agency for International Development
Recipient Organization	Chemonics International, Inc.
Country	Central America Region
Start Date	Oct 14, 2010
End Date	Jan 01, 2012
Duration	444 days
Number of Grantees	51
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`175104-76`

Grant Description

The Regional Trade Program for the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement helped governments implement requirements of the agreement, with a focus on rules of origin, customs reform, and trade capacity building.

The signing of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement laid the groundwork for the region to galvanize its international trade by increasing the exchange of goods with the United States, thereby accelerating regional economic growth.

The Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement includes seven signatories: the United States, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua.

Chemonics, through the USAID Regional Trade Program for the agreement, worked with customs units in each country and with the Secretariat for Central American Economic Integration to enhance regional economic integration and facilitate trade across borders.