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
The PEPFAR Coordinator for USG Malawi serves as Principal Policy and Managment Advisor to the
Ambassador and DCM regarding the Emergency Plan (EP), is a liaison to the Office of the Global AIDS
Coordinator, and works with the USG team in executing the EP for Malawi. The Coordinator, under the
direction of the Ambassador and DCM, provides leadership to the HCT team and administers the
Ambassador's Small Grants Fund for HIV/AIDS.
The PEPFAR Coordinator at State is currently hired through the Eligible Family Member (EFM) mechanism.
The EFM mechanism is not adequate to appropriately pay the Coordinator (salary range $77,000 -
$120,000, GS-14 equivalent) because it has an FSN-11 ceiling (GS 11 equivalent) and family member
appointments under FMA are not subject to 3 FAM 7000.
USG Malawi was keen on having the Coordinator hired by State since this afforded the position the desired
neutrality it sought, and placed the Coordinator under the direct command of the US Ambassador. However,
due to the limitations of the EFM mechanism, and the fact that no other mechanisms exist at State, USG
Malawi must explore other possibilities through which the Coordinator can be employed.
USG Malawi is committed to keeping an EFM position funded through PEPFAR at the State Department
and has identified that a necessary part-time EFM Program Assistant for the Coordinator (see justification
below), would assist State attract employees to Malawi.
USG Malawi has programmed $180,000 of FY 2008 funds through State for the Coordinator salary, benefits
and travel, and for the Ambassador to travel to the implementers meeting.
USG Malawi is hoping that OGAC will have in place a mechanism for hiring Coordinators through AF next
year and these funds would be adequate to pay the current Coordinator through such a mechanism. Should
this mechanism not be in place in a timely fashion, USG Malawi will explore other options for the
Coordinator. What such a mechanism could be is unclear at the present time.
M and S costs are inclusive of specific equipment (laptop computer and mobile printer), travel for the
Coordinator to the implementers meeting, the PEPFAR Coordinators meeting, the Southern Africa Cluster
Countries Global Fund meeting, and communications.
In FY 2009, USG Malawi will plan to program between $250K - $350K for a PSC contract for the
succeeding Coordinator to be hired by July 2010 either through an OGAC mechanism, or as is current
practice, through a PSC contract with one of the USG Agencies (typically USAID or CDC).
New Positions at State
With team concurrence, USG Malawi will look to hire a part-time program assistant for the Coordinator. This
assistance is to help the coordinator manage the Ambassador's small grants program. $30,000 - $50,000
would be required for this part-time position.
Taxes in FY 2007 for the Coordinator position were $700.00
