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.
The American Society for Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) is an international medical society organization involved in assessing needs for clinical laboratory training and developing national training strategies with PEPFAR and MOHSW partners. ASCP’s key partners in Tanzania are the MOHSW and the Medical Laboratory Scientists Association of Tanzania (MeLSAT). ASCP goals are aligned with the NMSF III, the GHI HIV and AIDS Health Systems Strengthening strategies, and with the PF goals # 1 and 5 by working to strengthen laboratory infrastructure through in-service and pre-service training, technical assistance and project management. Prior to 2007, ASCP primarily focused on in-service trainings in the areas of hematology, clinical chemistry, CD4 counts and laboratory management. ASCP also piloted the pre-service curriculum development project to standardize and enhance the medical technology curriculum in schools throughout Tanzania. Since 2008, ASCP has continued to work on pre-service curriculum development at both the diploma and certificate levels. The curriculum revisions are based on new technologies, MOHSW laboratory testing menu, and allows for bridging from one level to the next. ASCP’s scope of work in Tanzania has expanded to include providing TA on improvement of continuing medical education for laboratory professionals through the National Health Laboratory Quality Assurance and Training Centre and by mentoring MeLSAT, as a “transition partner.” ASCP is also leveraging resources to invest in key cross cutting interventions that include HRH. ASCP activities are not measured with FY 2013 EA DSP UEs; however, expenditures reported were in line with programmatic priorities and approved budgets.
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.
