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: 2012 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.
The Re-Action project aims to reduce number of new HIV infections among sex workers (SWs) in the Nkangala, Ehlanzeni, and Gert Sibande Districts in the Mpumalanga Province, as well as the Bojanala district, North West Province, and ZF Mgcawu district, Northern Cape Province, SA. The project will draw on Re-Action’s successful “Public-Private Mix” (PPM) approach to health systems strengthening, and extensive institutional partnerships and community outreach infrastructure in the geographical areas. The “Reach, Test, Treat and Retain Sex Workers” program will:
• Produce an accurate, thorough situational assessment of SWs in the geographical areas through the use of community mapping strategies;
• Strengthen local networks and other support structures, and increase the availability of condoms and water-based lubricants; and
• Reach a minimum of 80% of identified SWs in the target area with comprehensive prevention interventions, link them to relevant care and treatment resources and services, including HIV testing, substance abuse support, and life skills mentoring.
Re-Action will work with other partners involved in services to SWs and their clients to ensure that activities are well coordinated and collaborative. By localizing the evidence-based capacity to reach, test, treat and retain SWs, this project has tremendous promise for sustainability. Through this cooperative agreement, Re-Action will purchase three additional vehicles (two sedan vehicles and a mobile clinic) to support increase in access to comprehensive HIV prevention services that incorporate behavioral, biomedical, community, and structural interventions for most-at-risk populations.
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.
