Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) discussed MCC opportunities for the Republic of Armenia with ANCA Eastern Region Chair Steve Mesrobian, ANCA Western Region Chair Nora Hovsepian and ANCA Chairman Raffi Hamparian during a recent policy fly-in to Washington
WASHINGTON””Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) – an increasingly influential national voice on foreign policy issues – remains actively engaged with the Armenian National Committee of America in support of a potentially transformative Millennium Challenge Corporation grant for science, technology, engineering and math, commonly known as STEM, education in Armenia’s public schools.
The MCC is an independent U.S. foreign aid agency, established by Congress in 2004 and charged with leading the fight against global poverty. Country-specific programs are selected by the MCC board through a competitive selection process, based on its review of a broad range of merit-based governance criteria. Since its launch, MCC provided over $10 billion in grants, including a grant in 2008 to Armenia for rural roads and irrigation.
“The success of MCC’s recent $140 million STEM-focused grant to the Republic of Georgia can serve as a working template for a similar educational compact with Armenia, which is experiencing a surge in IT-driven economic growth,” said ANCA Chairman Raffi Hamparian. “A potentially transformative MCC investment of $100,000,000 or more will reduce poverty, create economic opportunity, strengthen U.S.-Armenia ties, and pay dividends for generations to come.”
“Armenia’s first Millennium Challenge Corporation compact, granted in 2006, was a highly successful investment of over $170 million to reduce rural poverty,”
