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
ACTIVITY HAS BEEN MODIFIED IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:
The USG PEPFAR Team has decided reduced the Scope of Work for MEASURE Phase III that appears in
the FY 2008 COP in order to be able to focus more intensively on implementing partner Data Quality
Assessments and M&E capacity building and systems strengthening.
TITLE: MEASURE Phase III Monitoring and Assessment for Results (MMAR III)
Introduction: Initiatives to fight HIV and AIDS, which have a strong results-and performance-based
orientation, require good quality data to measure indicators of success. By conducting data quality
assessments, donors are able to pinpoint accuracy in performance data, focus attention and resources to
improve the systems and ultimately have better quality data for program management and reporting.
Accomplishments: Between June and September 2008, MEASURE Evaluation conducted data quality
assessments (DQA) with 10 implementing partners (IPs) and selected sub-grantees for the reporting period
October 1, 2007 to March 31, 2008. MEASURE Evaluation subcontracted with Innovex Development
Consulting for data collection and preliminary report preparation and adapted parts of two tools developed
by bilateral and multilateral organizations to improve data quality, reporting and M&E systems: the M&E
Plan checklist from the M&E Systems Strengthening Tool and the Routine Data Quality Assessment Tool.
Following the DQAs, MEASURE Evaluation will implement a series of capacity building activities with IPs
requiring assistance in the form of one-on-one mentoring, partner-to-partner capacity building, and small
targeted trainings. In 2009, MEASURE Phase III will conduct up to an additional 15 DQAs and capacity
building activities in line with the methodology used for the first ten assessments.
Activities: MEASURE Phase III Monitoring and Assessment for Results will continue in data quality
assessments in line with the methodology used to date. Tools and methodologies may be adapted based
on lessons learned in the past two rounds of assessments. MEASURE Phase III will perform approximately
10 to 15 DQAs. To complete this activity, MEASURE will first work with USAID to agree upon the partners,
the reporting period and indicators to be assessed. MEASURE Phase III will develop a sampling frame to
create a statistically representational sample of the data reported during the reporting period. The tools
used in the first exercise will be used again to provide USAID with an assessment of the partner's M&E
Plan, M&E Unit, and data collection systems at various levels of service delivery sites. Together, these
tools provide a qualitative (system assessment) and quantitative (data verification) assessment of the data
quality of the IP from multiple data sources, up through intermediate data feeder and aggregation systems,
to headquarters' data management systems, as applicable. Field work for each assessment will be
completed over a period of two to three weeks. A subcontractor will be hired to assist with the field work.
Following completion of the field work, a final report will be prepared for each IP detailing the strengths and
weakness of the partner reporting systems.
Tailored capacity building plans will be developed for the IPs to respond to the needs identified in the
assessments. MMAR III will provide small group trainings, partner-to-partner training and one-on-one
mentoring. In addition, MMAR III will follow up with partners under the first two rounds of DQAs to assess
how well proposed action steps have been implemented and improvements in the M&E systems. MMAR III
will continue to build the capacity of Innovex Development Consulting to organize, conduct and document
the data quality assessments.
*END OF UPDATE*
Targets:
13.1 Number of local organizations provided with technical assistance for strategic information activities: 15
(FY09); 15 (FY2010)
13.2 Number of individuals trained in strategic information (includes M&E, surveillance, and/or HMIS): 40
FY09); 40 (FY2010)
Geographic Coverage Areas: To Be Determined in consultation with USG PEPFAR Team.
New/Continuing Activity: Continuing Activity
Continuing Activity: 13597
Continued Associated Activity Information
Activity Activity ID USG Agency Prime Partner Mechanism Mechanism ID Mechanism Planned Funds
System ID System ID
13597 3512.08 U.S. Agency for To Be Determined 8244 8244.08 M&E Resident
International Support
Development
7826 3512.07 U.S. Agency for University of North 4599 1213.07 $1,673,736
International Carolina at Chapel
Development Hill, Carolina
Population Center
3512 3512.06 U.S. Agency for University of North 2901 1213.06 $800,000
Table 3.3.17:
