Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2013 2014

Details for Mechanism ID: 16726
Country/Region: Central America Region
Year: 2014
Main Partner: U.S. Embassies
Main Partner Program: Central America--Caribbean Regions
Organizational Type: Other USG Agency
Funding Agency: enumerations.State/Western Hemisphere Affairs
Total Funding: $30,000 Additional Pipeline Funding: N/A

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.

With the highest HIV/AIDS prevalence rate in Central America, the U.S. Embassy in Belize uses the PEPFAR Small Grants Program (PSGP) to support small projects that work directly with key populations, including MSM, female and male sex workers, their clients, PLHIV, and youth engaged in high risk behaviors. Over the past few years, incredibly successful projects, including a study of risk factors for youth in northern Belize, have built up regional branches of the Belizean National AIDS Commission, expanded capacity in nascent non-government organizations (NGOs), and enhanced the national response to HIV/AIDS. These small grants provide opportunities to civil society groups who would not normally be able to access funding, and the grants have led to some creative programming that implement quality HIV/AIDS prevention programs serving key populations. Recent successful projects include curriculum development for students aged 14-20, an anti-stigma campaign in high traffic areas, such as bus stops, and peer counseling at the only prison in Belize. The Embassy will continue implementing these projects to build up local capacity to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS and fight against stigma and discrimination.

Mechanism Allocation by Budget Code for Selected Year
Sexual Prevention: Other Sexual Prevention (HVOP) $30,000
Mechanism Target Information

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.

Key Issues Identified in Mechanism
Mobile Populations
Tuberculosis
Family Planning