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: 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
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.
CDC Namibia has a clear and well defined vision for its role in transitioning PEPFAR to a TA program, and is working actively to provide innovative ways to address both policy and programmatic challenges. CDC Namibia is deeply committed to helping the country achieve the goal of an AIDS-free generation, as well as attaining PEPFAR global targets. The University of Namibia (UNAM) is a vital part of those efforts, as one of two pre-service institutions training health care workers in Namibia.
The Partnership Framework (PF) for Namibia and the Global Health Initiative (GHI) strategy strive to improve access to quality of health services in Namibia. This mechanism will help the country achieve those goals, as well as increase country ownership and sustainability. UNAM’s geographic coverage is national, and the target population is faculty and students with the Faculty of Health Sciences and related programs. This mechanism promotes cost-effective approaches by investing in local Namibian institutions, and will allow for a viable transition of key inputs to UNAM, including equipment for clinical instruction and human resources. HR costs are projected to transition to UNAM over the next few years and will strengthen key country systems for faculty recruitment, management and retention. Key M&E activities include student assessment, as measured by pre- and post- testing and external assessments. Monthly meetings are held with UNAM to assess progress towards outputs and objectives within the work plan. This is mechanism is currently in its first year so budget execution is only available for 1 quarter and expenditure analysis is not yet available. The outcome and impact will be an increase in the quality and quantity of graduates and a more robust, capable health workforce.
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.
