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The Logical Framework Approach was developed in 1969 for the [[U.S. Agency for International Development]] (USAID). It is based on a worldwide study by Leon J. Rosenberg, a principal of Fry Consultants Inc.<ref>[http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PNADW881.pdf Final Report, Contract csd-2510, July 24, 1970]</ref> From 1970 to 1971, 30 countries adopted the method under the guidance of Practical Concepts Incorporated (PCI), founded by Rosenberg.<ref>[http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/pnaec576.pdf Practical Concepts Incorporated, "Guidelines for Teaching Logical Framework Concepts"]</ref>

It is widely used by multilateral donor organizations, such as [[Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo|AECID]], [[Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit|GIZ]], [[Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency|SIDA]], [[Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation|NORAD]], [[DFID]], [[UNDP]], [[European Commission|EC]] and the [[Inter-American Development Bank]]. Some [[Non-governmental organization|non-governmental organizations (NGOs)]] offer LFA training to ground-level field staff.<ref>[http://www2.lse.ac.uk/researchAndExpertise/units/CARR/pdf/R&R-24-Winter-2012.pdf Fernando, Renuka. "Getting on With It: Monitoring and Evaluation in the Third Sector" Risk and Regulation. London School of Economics. Winter 2012.]</ref> It has also gained popularity in the private sector{{Citation needed|date=June 2014}}. Terry Schmidt has been active in extending the LFA.

The Logical Framework Approach continues to gain adherents, which can be considered remarkable for a management tool invented more than 40 years ago. This phenomenon has been the subject of several, doctoral theses—etheses, e.g., Daniel Martinez.

In the 1990s, it was often mandatory for aid organizations to use the LFA method in their project proposals,. althoughHowever, its use has become increasingly optional in recent years.

The Logical Framework Approach is sometimes confused with Logical Framework (LF or Log frame). Whereas the Logical Framework Approach is a project design methodology, the LogLogical Frame is a document.

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