Organization
United States Department of State
Mission
The Department's mission is to shape and sustain a peaceful, prosperous, just, and democratic world and foster conditions for stability and progress for the benefit of the American people and people everywhere. This mission is shared with the USAID, ensuring we have a common path forward in partnership as we invest in the shared security and prosperity that will ultimately better prepare us for the challenges of tomorrow.
Organizational Expertise
Capacity Building, Climate/Environment, Gender / Womens Empowerment, Policy Development
Technologies & Fuels
Not Applicable
Clean Cooking Activities
The United States government anticipates contributing, subject to the availability of funds, up to $200 million through 2020 towards an enhanced range of work, including: mobilizing up to $125 million in private financing by providing loan guarantees to private capital debt investors in the clean cookstove sector (USAID); investing $59 million in new research to build the evidence base for clean cooking interventions (EPA, NIH, CDC), and contributing $16 million towards field activities to improve health, empower women, mitigate environmental and climate impacts, and foster economic growth (State Department, USAID, EPA, Peace Corps). OPIC is also renewing its commitment of up to $50 million in debt financing support for clean cooking businesses.
Partnership
The U.S. Department of State is a national donor partner of the Alliance.
Regions Operating In
Northern America
Country Based In
United States
Address
2201 C Street, NW
Washington , DC 20037
Primary Point of Contact
Name: Mr. Jacob Moss
Title: Director of U.S. Cookstoves Initiatives
Email: mossje@state.gov
Secondary Point of Contact
Name: Ms. Rachel Kastenberg
Title:
Email: kastenbergrl@state.gov
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