US, Jordan sign $140m agreement

Jordanian Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Ibrahim Saif, US Ambassador to Jordan Stuart Jones, and USAID Acting Mission Director Douglas Ball signed a five-year $140 million agreement today to support citizen engagement and participation, and civil society across the Kingdom.According to Petra, the agreement will also help local governments rapidly identify and address community needs by establishing mechanisms that will bring citizens and their elected officials together to identify, prioritize and then fund small but necessary projects to improve their communities.