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: 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
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.
The purpose of this IM is to strengthen surveillance of MARPS in the region and case-based reporting. The activities will complement the PF goals and objectives for strategic information and provide evidenced-based data for prevention planning. It is in direct support of the USG Caribbean PF Goal areas for SI (Goal 2) and HSS (Goal 4). In collaboration with CDC, regional partners, and country MOHs, this IM - National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) – will support planning, implementation, data analysis, and report writing for high quality MARP surveys as indicated by country needs. Countries receiving TA assistance from this IM will be selected based on expressed need, preparedness of the country to implement special studies, and estimated levels of population sizes and prevalence for MARPS in the country. When needed, NASTAD will also support TA to countries to strengthen case-based surveillance, including laboratory surveillance. Activities are focused to support the objectives of CRO SI in providing technical expertise to PF countries as requested.
NASTAD is currently doing substantial work in Trinidad and Tobago, Bahamas and is in the planning stages in St. Lucia and Jamaica. This IM will serve as a regional resource as well as provide direct TA to countries. Activities will complement TA activities by CDC and PAHO/PHCO (in strengthening case-based surveillance systems in the region. CDC will work in close collaboration as a TA partner with NASTAD to ensure efficient use of USG resources in achieving programmatic priorities and in delivering results more cost effectively.
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.
This mechanism has no published performance targets or indicators.
