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 2015 2016
NOTE: The following is taken from summaries released by PEPFAR on the PEPFAR Data Dashboard. They are incomplete summary paragraphs only and do not contain the full mechanism details. When the full narratives are released, we will update the mechanism pages accordingly.
This IM will assist the Government of Trinidad and Tobago to implement strategic-information activities, strengthen laboratory management and diagnostic services for HIV, and build NGO capacity to link HIV+ MARPs to quality care and treatment. This IM is national in scope and supports the USG Caribbean Regional Partnership Framework Goals for Prevention (Goal 1) Strategic Information (Goal 2), and Laboratory Support (Goal 3). For laboratory strengthening, this mechanism will continue to support the training of new and existing personnel to scale up point of care HIV Rapid Testing at VCT sites and support quality lab systems. For strategic information, a revised case report form was developed and plans are on the way to implement case reporting using this form. MARP surveillance was prioritized as a core component of its national response and the planning and implementation of MARP surveillance activities is also in progress. For prevention, this IM will strengthen the MOH’s ability to identify, adapt and implement applicable evidence-based prevention interventions. Overall, this mechanism strengthens the human resource capacity of the MOH through training of Laboratory personnel, and the hiring of Laboratory Strategic Plan manager and Surveillance and M&E staff. CDC will continue to work in close collaboration with the MOH to ensure the efficient use of USG resources in achieving program priorities and in delivering results more cost effectively. The MOH has been asked to develop a work plan with agreed-upon performance benchmarks, as well as a plan to transition programs and staff funded under this mechanism to local ownership.
Since COP2014, PEPFAR no longer produces narratives for every mechanism it funds. However, PEPFAR has now included performance targets or indicator information for each mechanism based on the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting (MER) system. The MER guidance is available on PEPFAR's website https://www.pepfar.gov/reports/guidance/. Note that COP years 2014-2015 were under a previous version of the MER system and the indicators and definitions may have changed as of the new 2.0 guidance.
