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
The goal of CDC SI support will be to continue to provide technical assistance and support for the development of HIV program management and monitoring and evaluation (M&E) capacity in Ghana. This will be supported through implementation of M&E training curriculum for delivery through short courses and a semester-long course for academic credit in collaboration with appropriate institutions in Ghana.
Working with its implementing partner Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM), CDC will continue to provide support to the Government of Ghana (GoG) in the areas of HIV program management, M&E curriculum development and training and technical assistance through the following activities: work with Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC), the M&E coordinating body in Ghana, in planning to assure M&E curriculum and approaches meet the needs of the country; work from training materials that are available (developed in Ghana and internationally); develop and adapt relevant curriculum and training guides for HIV program and M&E training in Ghana. These training materials have been adapted for implementation by district and regional level M&E focal persons and program managers within the context of the national M&E structure, as well as for a short course M&E program delivered by the University of Ghana, School of Public Health with the goal to institutionalize M&E trainings at the country level.
Initial M&E training was built upon the relationship with CDC supported FELTP epidemiologic training program at the University of Ghana, School of Public Health with technical and advisory support from MSM faculty, faculty from the School of Public Health, and the expertise from the GAC. This partnership seeks to promote capacity development and sustainability of the M&E training program. In consultation with GAC, further training will be prioritized for higher HIV/AIDS prevalence areas and areas where there are gaps in reporting for first trainings. There is a post training mentoring-supervisory component which includes local implementation of an M&E action plan developed during training, submitting a final report and presenting results in a mini-conference before certificates of completion are awarded.
The GAC and MSM have undertaken initial steps to evaluate the use of mobile telephones to collect M&E and related service delivery data. The GAC is seeking additional resources to expand its efforts in this area. If requested, MSM will provide technical assistance to GAC in evaluating, developing specifications for, and assisting in project management for the development of mobile-based community outreach worker systems.
