The objectives of the Third Community Action Program (CAP3) Support Project for Niger are: (i) to strengthen the recipient's local development planning and implementation capacities, and (ii) to improve the access of the targeted population to socioeconomic services. The project has 4 components. (1) Capacity building component will ensure capacity building for communes and communities; improving local governance and regional governments; and promoting inter-communal collaboration. (2) Local investment fund component will assist communities to make investments to support agriculture and livestock activities, improve sustainable land management, create and/or ensure maintenance of essential socio-economic infrastructures and facilities, and diversify income generating activities. (3) Project coordination, management, monitoring and evaluation and communication component will include management of staff and equipment, financial management, procurement activities, management of the environmental and social safeguards aspects, preparation of annual work plans, and organization of supervision missions, as well as knowledge management and sharing. (4) Contingent emergency response component will be used to provide immediate response to an eligible crisis or emergency; and to finance emergency response expenditures and meet crises and emergency needs.