In response to congressional concerns about gaps in oversight of USAID programming, we developed a recurring inspection model to assess missions’ adherence to USAID’s Program Cycle policy. We selected USAID/Philippines for the pilot inspection based on several factors related to the mission’s programming and characteristics.
We conducted this inspection to determine the extent to which USAID/Philippines: (1) met required Program Cycle operational policy on strategic planning and program monitoring since the development of the 2019 Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS); (2) met required Program Cycle operational policy on the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of select USAID/Philippines activities; and (3) leadership promoted an organizational culture that supports collaborating, learning, and adapting principles.