PEPFAR's annual planning process is done either at the country (COP) or regional level (ROP).
PEPFAR's programs are implemented through implementing partners who apply for funding based on PEPFAR's published Requests for Applications.
Since 2010, PEPFAR COPs have grouped implementing partners according to an organizational type. We have retroactively applied these classifications to earlier years in the database as well.
Also called "Strategic Areas", these are general areas of HIV programming. Each program area has several corresponding budget codes.
Specific areas of HIV programming. Budget Codes are the lowest level of spending data available.
Expenditure Program Areas track general areas of PEPFAR expenditure.
Expenditure Sub-Program Areas track more specific PEPFAR expenditures.
Object classes provide highly specific ways that implementing partners are spending PEPFAR funds on programming.
Cross-cutting attributions are areas of PEPFAR programming that contribute across several program areas. They contain limited indicative information related to aspects such as human resources, health infrastructure, or key populations programming. However, they represent only a small proportion of the total funds that PEPFAR allocates through the COP process. Additionally, they have changed significantly over the years. As such, analysis and interpretation of these data should be approached carefully. Learn more
Beneficiary Expenditure data identify how PEPFAR programming is targeted at reaching different populations.
Sub-Beneficiary Expenditure data highlight more specific populations targeted for HIV prevention and treatment interventions.
PEPFAR sets targets using the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting (MER) System - documentation for which can be found on PEPFAR's website at https://www.pepfar.gov/reports/guidance/. As with most data on this website, the targets here have been extracted from the COP documents. Targets are for the fiscal year following each COP year, such that selecting 2016 will access targets for FY2017. This feature is currently experimental and should be used for exploratory purposes only at present.
PEPFAR-funded foreign assistance to provide Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) renovated property is a top priority in Cameroon. OGAC previously approved $1.1 million in FY 2011 COP for renovation of Government of Cameroon (GOC) MOPH property in Yaoundé to accommodate upgrades of administrative public health space and strengthen the national laboratory system by placement of key CDC supportive staff in proximity to the national laboratory. These funds are now with the Department of State. The Cameroon PEPFAR program is requesting approval to provide the following additional Foreign Assistance to MOPH.Renovate a currently empty warehouse, which is located next to the aforementioned administrative space, and turn it over to the MOPH, which will provide a training laboratory and office space for MOPH laboratory program management and laboratory activities, including laboratory staff training. The cost of this continuation project is approximately $710,000.
USG Cameroon requests to proceed with the approved FY 2011 renovation of the MOPH administration building, in conjunction with the 2012 update request to renovate the MOPH warehouse to create a training laboratory for $1.81 million total. USG Cameroon wishes to relocate CDC staff to the MOPH administrative building under a no-cost agreement that can be terminated by either party upon request. CDC offices are currently located six hours away from Yaoundé, which is not advantageous to the U.S. Government and costs approximately $310,000 per year in excess travel and related costs. The renovation will update structurally sound but unmaintained MOPH buildings, providing long-term return to the MOPH infrastructure.
The original plan for Cameroon Ministry of Public Health foreign assistance in the form of administrative space and training laboratory renovation was envisioned as a single project.
The proposed Foreign Assistance renovation and CDC colocation will accomplish the following key objectives1. Provide needed MOPH public health administrative space and upgraded facilities for laboratory quality assurance training, at MOPH request;2. Provide a more efficient footprint in the existing laboratory space for more effective functioning as the eventual National Public Health Laboratory;3. Enable the PEPFAR team to more effectively and efficiently provide technical assistance and mentoring to the MOPH;4. Facilitate implementation of PEPFAR activities by co-locating personnel within the MOPH compound;5. Allow more and consistent CDC staff participation in USG interagency and major partner activities, and allow for centralized harmonization of USG efforts;6. Demonstrate USG support and commitment for MOPH capacity building and enable a launching pad for country capacity building;7. Increase CDC staff safety and reduce operating and travel costs by eliminating time consuming and treacherous travel between Mutengene and Yaounde (six hours on a very dangerous road each way);
However in COP 2011, sufficient funds had not been identified to conduct the renovations concurrently. In 2012, funds have been identified in the budget to successfully conduct the renovation of the training lab concurrently with the administrative space. The timeline of the project has been extended and it is now critical that both buildings be completed. These buildings will support the eventual renovation of the National Laboratory for Cameroon in 2014, which will be the crown jewel of PEPFAR foreign assistance and allow Cameroon to run its laboratory operations and training of staff effectively and efficiently.
