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: 2010 2012 2013 2014 2015
USG support to the School of Public Health (SPH) of the National University of Rwanda is intended to strengthen the capacity of the SPH to deliver quality pre-service and in-service training and conduct operational research in the field of public health. Increasing the capacity of the SPH, which is the scientific arm of the GOR in the area of public health training and research, will contribute greatly to the Rwanda Partnership Framework agreement and the countrys GHI Strategy. The project has three main objectives: Strengthen the capacity of the SPH to provide high quality education and training to national health leadership and district health teams in support of the MOH national health plan; Equip and support the SPH to be able to conduct applied research to improve the effectiveness and impact of health sector interventions and to provide training to lecturers, students and health professionals in research, epidemiology and program evaluation; Improve the physical, financial, and administrative infrastructure of the SPH to support the provision of high quality educational programs. After the emphasis on building the infrastructure of the SPH in the first two years of the project, an emphasis in the third year will be on improving the implementation of key activities in line with the priorities agreed upon with the MOH and the USG. In addition, activities previously funded via Tulane University will be transferred to this award, as will components of the Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program (FELTP). Only one vehicle will be purchased for this project [REDACTED] to conduct supervision of students during field placements.
With USG support, the SPH is planning to implement a broad range of activities in COP12. These activities fall into three main categories: technical capacity building, administrative capacity building, and program implementation. In order to increase the human capacity of the SPH in academic affairs, PEPFAR funds will be used to support instructors and research assistants in all three academic departments. Support will also be provided for activities related to staff motivation and retention, such as performance based financing, teaching incentives, and research-related opportunities. In addition, funds will be used for participation at international conferences that contribute to improved teaching quality and research capacity, albeit at a much lower level than previously, per the PEPFAR guidance.
Capacity building efforts will also be directed to the Information Technology and Administration and Finance departments of the SPH. In addition to salary support for existing key staff members, two new positions will be added to the IT department to assist with the management of the new PEPFAR-supported computer lab.
In COP12, the SPH will use USG resources to support PhD and Masters degree programs, conduct certificate courses, and manage the HIV fellowship program. In conjunction with the RBC/IHDPC and the USG, the SPH will also manage the Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program (FELTP). The SPH will also conduct evaluations of HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria, and other health initiatives to inform the implementation of GOR programs. Funds will also support the maintenance and updating of a knowledge and information dissemination center for publications on research conducted in Rwanda.
