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.
Years of mechanism: 2010 2012 2013 2014
The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to assist the Government of St Lucia in fully implementing its national HIV/AIDS strategic goals for laboratory services, systems strengthening and strategic information, including systems for routine surveillance and M&E.
For laboratory support, this implementing mechanism will support the training of both new and in-service laboratory personnel to cover key testing areas and quality systems essential components.
For strategic information, CDCs five-year commitments are to support the implementation of systems for HIV/AIDS Surveillance and M&E in view of assisting the government to generate high quality, reliable data to characterize the epidemic and plan appropriate responses. Specific activities include: 1. Implementation of systems for HIV Case Reporting; 2. Implementation of behavioral surveys for selected Most-At Risk-Populations; and 3. Support for improvements in M&E data collection, analysis, and use for program improvement. The Government of Saint Lucia has prioritized MARP surveillance as a core component of its national response. Funds from this Co-ag will support the planning and implementation of MARP surveillance activities in Years 1, 2 and 3.
This implementing mechanism is in direct support of USG Caribbean Partnership Framework Goals for Strategic Information (Goal 2), and Laboratory Support (Goal 3). This implementing mechanism will be national in scope, with emphasis on lab systems strengthening, and the collection of surveillance and program monitoring data at national (MOH), health center and community-levels. Laboratory personnel, Surveillance Officers, M&E staff, Community Health Nursing staff and community health providers are the main target audience for this Cooperative Agreement.
This Cooperative Agreement will make a direct contribution to the development of health systems in Saint Lucia, adding value to the delivery of laboratory services, and steps to integrate needs for high quality HIV/AIDS data with the collection and reporting of surveillance and program monitoring data within the wider health sector.
CDC will work in close collaboration with the Government of Saint Lucia to ensure the efficient use of USG resources in achieving the programmatic priorities for the 3-year cooperative agreement. The Ministry of Health will be asked to develop an annual workplan with agreed-upon performance benchmarks, starting in Year 1. The MOH will be required to report on progress towards the essential and additional outcome indicators on a semi-annual and annual basis via SAPR reporting.
The Ministry of Health of St Lucia will utilize this cooperative agreement funds to support the capacity building of laboratory staff through regional and international trainings. Training workshop content areas will be: 1) TB diagnosis and EQA for AFB smear microscopy; 2) Good Clinical Laboratory practices (GCLP); 3) HIV rapid testing (including algorithm development, quality testing and use of logbooks); 4) and other areas of wet laboratory training.
Furthermore, selected laboratory staff from this country will attend international advanced trainings in CD4, clinical chemistry, hematology, Bio-safety and laboratory management as they prepare for accreditation.
These activities will greatly enhance and support the current cross cutting goal of training, capacity building and ensuring long term sustainability of in-country systems for testing, diagnosis, and patient monitoring.
