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: 2008 2009
BACKGROUND
HIV/AIDS is a priority for the US Mission in India. The Ambassador has delegated the leadership of the
President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) team in India to the DCM, who holds quarterly
meetings with the agency technical heads and the PEPFAR Coordinator to review policy and technical
issues. The interagency PEPFAR team is comprised of agency technical heads, program managers and
key support staff from USAID, CDC, ODC, and a representative from the Department of State's Political
Unit for DOL.
The Coordinator holds weekly DVC meetings for these staff, based in Delhi, Chennai, and Hyderabad, to
discuss programmatic, technical, and management issues. The team has recently set up State Technical
Working Groups, bringing together USG agency representatives to ensure a harmonized program in USG
focus states and unified communication with the State AIDS Control Societies (SACS) and the USG
Consuls General. Two Technical Working Groups (TWGs) on Prevention and on Treatment, Care and
Support, are being established; scopes of work and operating procedures will be finalized shortly. Day-to-
day PEPFAR management is provided by the PEPFAR Coordinator, and the Strategic Information (SI)
Officer. A Program Management Assistant will be appointed shortly.
ACTIVITY
GHAI funds support two positions to manage PEPFAR: the PEPFAR Coordinator and a Program
Management Assistant. The Coordinator is an FSL, who reports to the head of the Office of Population and
Health, but is charged with informing, liaising, and assuring appropriate approvals from all US Government
agency heads as required for PEPFAR. She sits in the USAID/PHN office. The Coordinator is responsible
for managing and timely delivery of PEPFAR plans and reports, representing PEPFAR to the Government
of India and coordination with Public Affairs and other USG offices with HIV/AIDS activities (such as the
Consulates). She ensures that the Deputy Chief of Mission is regularly informed on issues related to
PEPFAR.
The Program Management Assistant is expected to be in place by the end of 2007. S/he will be responsible
for assisting with all aspects of preparing PEPFAR reports and plans. A major responsibility for this position
will be documentation and communication, especially maintaining a PEPFAR/India website and ensuring
that best practices and success stories are documented. This position reports to the PEPFAR Coordinator.
The total budget amount is $320,000, of which $80,000 is for administrative costs (IT, ICASS, and Other).
