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 2013
The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to assist the Government of Barbados in the construction of a Regional Reference Laboratory.
This implementing mechanism is in direct support of the USG Caribbean Partnership Framework Laboratory System Goal 3, Objective 3.1:Develop functional regional reference laboratory network , Sub- Objective 3.1.2: Regional Reference Laboratory Infrastructure. There is a need for extensive improvement in laboratory infrastructure within the Caribbean as the region embraces the concept of a tiered regional laboratory network. Barbados is well-positioned to provide regional referral support and training to the OECS countries within a tiered laboratory network, but the islands enormous laboratory potential is limited by lack of adequate space and therefore there is a critical need to upgrade infrastructure. Construction of a Regional Reference Laboratory facility in Barbados will ensure adequate and appropriate space to ensure accurate, timely and uninterrupted testing and reporting of results across seven countries
This constructed facility will be an integrated structure and will therefore support holistic HIV/AIDS Point-Of-Care diagnosis and treatment services. The second and third floors of this building will have designated HIV counseling and testing, clinical diagnosis and training units. HIV/AIDS prevention care and treatment services will be located on the ground floor. As a regional referral lab, this facility will create conducive laboratory working spaces, ensure uninterrupted testing platforms and follow through. The Barbados Regional Reference Laboratory is a critical component of establishing a functional regional tiered laboratory referral and back-up system. Within this system, current partner efforts will be leveraged to create a web of coordinated long-term sustainable laboratories for the entire region.
Construction of the building will be done with funds through HHS/CDC, supervised by CDC Facility Managers through a TBD qualified vendor. This will be a 4500 square feet building (3 floors of 1500 square feet each) that will house the proposed regional reference laboratory on the 2nd and 3rd floors and the National Care and Treatment Centre on the ground floor. It is envisioned to be a BSC-Level 2 facility with possibilities for upgrade to level BSL-Level 3, housing the following departments: Hematology, Serology, Molecular Biology, TB, Bacteriology, Chemical Pathology, and Quality Assurance. It is anticipated that the TBD partner will work with the HHS/CDC Facility Managers and the MOH of Barbados to design and construct this facility according to defined international guidelines and in-country needs.
