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
Civil Society Fund is a multi-donor granting mechanism that ensures civil society provision of prevention, care, and treatment is harmonized, streamlined, effective, & aligned to national plans & policies. USAID, DANIDA, DFID, SIDA & Irish Aid currently support CSF. Oversight rests with the Uganda AIDS Commission while day-to-day operations are managed by 3 agents:-the Technical Management Agent, the M&E Agent, & the Financial Management Agent. MEA supports monitoring grantees &evaluating activities related to scaling up effective & comprehensive responses to HIV. MEAs specific objective is to support the effective functioning of the CSF through partnerships, collaboration, coordination, management & implementation of M&E activities resulting in sustainable systems.MEA is responsible for establishing a comprehensive performance, monitoring & reporting program for the CSF & its grantees that is aligned with the HIV/AIDS National Strategic Plan & other relevant M&E frameworks. MEA manages the collection, reporting & validation of data, & measures the impact of the CSF by monitoring the performance of the grantees. MEA provides capacity building to the grantees to improve the quality of data being analyzed & reported. MEA also improves grant recipient capacity to use & institutionalize M&E data for program decision making.MEA supports 2 FY 2012 SI Pivots: 1) strong/robust M&E systems at service delivery points & districts; and 2) increased use of data for evidence-based planning & decision making at all levels in all HIV/AIDS program areas. MEAalso supports GHI principles 5 & 6 to Increase impact through strategic coordination & integration & to Promote learning & accountability through M&E . An M&E plan will inform implementation. No vehicles will be purchased.
The CSF/MEA project has a national scope, supporting M&E functions of the national program and of 42 sub-grantees delivering HIV/AIDS and OVC services.In FY 2012, CSF/MEA activities support two SI Pivots: SI Pivot 2 Increased use of data for evidence-based planning and decision making at all levels in all HIV/AIDS program areas and SI Pivot 3 Strong/robust M&E systems at service delivery points and districts .
In the remaining months of the project , activities funded under these two pivots aim at documenting achievements over the last four years and identifying remaining gaps in M&E systems for the 142 sub-grantees delivering HIV/AIDS and OVC services. Funds will be used for an end of project evaluation that answers the following research questions:
1. What are the major high level (unintended and intended outcomes and impact level) achievements of the CSF and to what extent have they contributed to the Health Sector HIV response?2. How has the CSF as a mechanism been effective in promoting coordination and harmonization of support to CSOs? Was the design and structure of the CSF appropriate? What has worked well and what has not?3. Have CSOs developed a comparative advantage in particular aspects of service delivery, policy development, systems strengthening or meeting specific needs of certain constituents e.g. most at risk populations as part of Ugandas response to HIV/AIDS?4. To what extent has the technical, financial and monitoring capacity building to sub grantees improved service delivery and resulted in stronger CSOs?5. What are the lessons learned from the CSFs broader implementation experience(including, best practice/innovations and program management experiences) working with multiple donors?
Information from this evaluation will be used to inform designs of future program work by USG, other development partners and Government of Uganda. Funds may also be used to develop a database of fund sub-grantees and their various strengths and weaknesses.
