Meetings Begin - ICMA International Report

The International Committee held its business meeting Monday. The meeting started with a report from ICMA staff member Diane Crosby on the current status on ICMA's contract international work. While ICMA has staff and contractors all over the world working on various good government initiatives, the bulk of its international work is now in Iraq and Afghanistan. International work at ICMA is expected to bring in $19 million in FY 2009 and projected $23.6 million in FY 2010.

Diane ended her report with more good news. It seems that the US Federal Government is beginning to rethink its international aid efforts in places other than the Middle East and that there will be additional opportunities for grant funding again for projects in other parts of the world.

Diane's excellent report can be found here (PDF).