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Process Guide 04 of 8PWS · Cross-CuttingFO · Stakeholder Engagement
Stakeholder Relations Guide
FFP's stakeholder community spans the Food Aid Consultative Group (FACG, congressionally-mandated), the International Food Relief Partnership (IFRP), U.S. agricultural producer associations, Title II implementing PVOs, and host-country governments. USDA needs an engagement architecture rather than ad hoc outreach.
Why It Matters
FACG and IFRP are structurally embedded in FFP's statutory and operational architecture. Effective engagement compounds USDA's program intelligence and stakeholder support; poor engagement creates congressional friction and operational blind spots.
HSG's Approach
- 1Map the full FFP stakeholder landscape — FACG members, IFRP partners, implementing PVO community, U.S. agricultural cooperator network.
- 2Build the engagement cadence for FACG (statutory consultative function) and IFRP (operational partnership).
- 3Design the USDA-side engagement architecture — who-meets-whom, how often, what for.
- 4Develop the cooperator-program integration framework given Kevin Latner's first-hand FAS cooperator-program experience.
Expected Deliverables
- Stakeholder Relations Guide (PWS Deliverable 7) — month 6
- FACG engagement protocol
- IFRP partnership engagement protocol
- USDA-side stakeholder mapping and meeting cadence
Expected Outcome
USDA has a reproducible engagement architecture across the FFP stakeholder community, with documented cadence, ownership, and escalation paths.