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
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.
Organizational capacity: SFH is an affiliate of a global health NGO Population Services International (PSI) which implements HIV projects. PSI supports DOD in over 15 countries. SFH benefits from a strong and longstanding partnership with the SAG and has a wealth of experience with a range of HIV prevention programs including HIV Counseling and Testing, Condom Social Marketing, HIV Behavior Change Communication and Male Circumcision. Military forces are highly vulnerable to HIV due to the nation’s overall high prevalence rates as well as the soldiers’ working environment, mobility, age and other factors which expose them to greater risk of infection in comparison to civilians. SFH will provide technical support and assist in developing capacity for the SANDF national program. The goal of the program is to optimise HIV prevention outcomes and contribute to the reduction of HIV infections by 50% within the SANDF in line with the NSP. SFH will contribute to reducing the impact of HIV/AIDS on the SANDF through the following specific interventions: Improve knowledge, attitudes and behaviors related to HIV prevention among military personnel particularly with regard to correct and consistent condom use, medical male circumcision, concurrent partner reduction; and support the capacity of high-ranking SANDF officials and SAHMS to address HIV/AIDS and manage HIV/AIDS-related programs.
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.
