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 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
TBD: USG proposes to establish a direct cooperative agreement with the Tanzania Commission for AIDS (TACAIDS) in FY10 to enable the successful implementation of strategic information activities outlined in the Partnership Framework. TACAIDS is the central coordinating structure for the National Response to HIV/AIDS interventions in Tanzania. TACAIDS is responsible for providing strategic leadership and coordination and strengthening efforts of stakeholders involved in the fight against HIV/AIDS. This includes supporting a national level monitoring and evaluation system and ensuring national level data requirements are utilized in regional, district and council level reporting systems. Through the second National Multi-Sectoral Strategic Framework on HIV/AIDS (NMSF) 2008-2012, TACAIDS guides the approaches, interventions and activities which will be undertaken by all actors in the country.
One of the goals under the NMSF is to ensure the use of relevant and comprehensive evidence provided in a timely manner in HIV-related planning and decision-making. Through this goal TACAIDS will facilitate an enabling environment for HIV monitoring and evaluation and create and maintain strong national HIV M&E partnerships amongst all actors through the strengthening of the national HIV M&E technical working group as a standing committee of TACAIDS to coordinate all HIV M&E activities in Tanzania.
The Governments of the United States of America (USG) and United Republic of Tanzania (URT) through the Partnership Framework strive to ensure the integrated, durable response to the HIV and AIDS crisis in Tanzania over a five-year period
The Framework is consistent with Tanzania's NMSF 2008-2012 and the Health Sector Strategic Plan III (2009-2015), and is intended to align the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) with Tanzania's national priorities.
Under the sixth goal in the partnership framework (Evidence-based and Strategic Decision-making goal), USG will strengthen URT capacity in the following areas:
Strengthen and coordinate multi-Sectoral M&E systems to ensure quality vertical and horizontal flow and use of data through the HIV & AIDS, Health, and Social Service sectors
Increase national capacity to implement key national and sub-national population surveys, studies, and evaluation activities
Improve measures of HIV incidence
Adopt best practices in evidence-based and strategic decision-making
The purpose of this funding is to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the national HIV/AIDS response through the strengthening of the National Multi-sectoral HIV Monitoring and Evaluation System and the strategic use of data collected and analyzed in a systematic manner. TACAIDS will provide ongoing coordination and strategic guidance in the overall implementation of the multi-sectoral response, through training, mentoring, support, and supervision of national and district authorities and their staff to build capacity for the planning and implementation of monitoring and evaluation programs.
TACAIDS will support the National Monitoring and Evaluation System, Strategic Information Coordination, Data Synthesis, and Data Use for the Multi-Sector HIV/AIDS Response in the United Republic of Tanzania. This will be done through implementation of the following activities:
1. Develop and implement a project-specific participatory monitoring and evaluation plan by drawing on national and U.S. Government requirements and tools, including the strategic information guidance provided by the Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator;
2. Work with stakeholders and relevant authorities to support improved supervision for M&E systems, include an annual review and performance plan to ensure compliance with national standards;
3. Support the collection and analysis of routine data reporting at national and district levels;
4. Develop and implement a program to strengthen non-health M&E components;
5. Provide education and training on M&E systems and national standards to Council and District Health Management Teams;
6. Utilize the data platform developed for strategic planning
The activities listed will contribute to overall strengthening of national AIDS response in Tanzania under the principle of the "Three Ones": one agreed HIV/AIDS Action Framework that provides the basis for coordinating the work of all partners; one National AIDS Coordinating Authority, with a broad-based multi-sectoral mandate; and one agreed country-level Monitoring and Evaluation System, in order to achieve the most effective and efficient use of resources, and to ensure rapid action and results-based management. The proposed activities aim to strengthen the overall health system in Tanzania by providing training and support to build the capacity of the health care workforce, improve surveillance and data collection systems, and providing training and education on utilization of strategic information for guiding program design, planning and improvement, and for targeting resources to areas of greatest need. This activity links with all other activities in the SI section given TACAIDS key leadership role. More specifically, it provides TACAIDS with critical resources to partner effectively with other initiatives and partners (e.g. UCSF) such as on data synthesis in several regions throughout the country.
The funding will support TACAIDS to coordinate of M&E activities and national/regional data triangulation, surveillance and surveys
