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: 2014 2015
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.
As part of the FIND-CDC Cooperative Agreement, FIND aims to implement a set of activities that will strengthen the quality of laboratory services, introduce new and more rapid diagnostic tools, increase human resource capacity, and support the integration of laboratory services for diagnostic testing of tuberculosis (TB), malaria, and HIV. FIND’s project approach involves leadership in discussions of laboratory service integration, development of national standardized monitoring & evaluation plans, reviewing past policies and strategic plans to identify needs and gaps, and creating timelines that lay out a plan for the way forward.
FIND provides support for the roll-out of integrated laboratory screening, instruments, job aids, specimen collection, and referral guidelines which will improve service efficiency and impact. The monitoring and evaluation plan will analyze outputs and results and will assess impact to identify successes and challenges and to ensure that goals, targets, and national commitments are being met. FIND’s exit strategy will include training local organizations on the implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of activities. Transferring projects to local institutions will provide country ownership and ensure program sustainability.
In Lesotho, FIND aims to support the implementation of the Xpert MTB/RIF assay in Lesotho for improving the case detection of TB and MDR-TB, especially among HIV-infected individuals suspected of having TB. FIND aims to build local capacity for training, monitoring and evaluation, and quality assurance of the system in the country. In addition, FIND aims to support TB reference labs in the country to build their Quality Management Systems and achieve accreditation.
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.
