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: 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.
Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) is an international TA partner supporting the Tanzania Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW) to enhance the quality of laboratory testing, establish quality management system practices and provide capacity building to the National Health Laboratory Quality Assurance and Training Center and to five Zonal Reference Laboratories which are Muhimbili, Bugando, KCMC, Mbeya Referral, and Mnazi Mmoja – Zanzibar. It focuses on strengthening the national laboratory quality systems through mentorship and TA towards international laboratory accreditation in line with the PEPFAR Blue Print road map to increase HIV services coverage and save lives sooner. The main objective of this partner is directly linked to implementation of the NMSF III and the Partnership Framework to build indigenous laboratory capacity in the implementation, sustainability and maintenance of quality laboratory testing through imparting Quality Management System knowledge and skills to key laboratory staff and through implementation of effective laboratory operational strategies and policies. This involves working with the MOHSW to select and train a pool of local laboratory staff on laboratory quality, auditing and, mentorship so that the country is able to roll out the accreditation program to many laboratories using in-country resources. This strategy will enable the sustainability of the program as well as enhance the local government capacity towards increased country-ownership in line with the GHI principles. CLSI is leveraging PEPFAR funds to invest in key cross cutting attribution that include Human Resources for Health. Expenditure analysis will be used to monitor cost and progress of the program and to set target.
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.
