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
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 goal of the project is to improve HIV/AIDS prevention, care and support services through community based approaches. Specific objectives include: 1) improve quality of life of HIV positive individuals and families; 2) increase access of Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) to services; and 3) build capacity of indigenous organizations. In order reduce duplication, FY 2012 funding to TASO through USAID will be in prevention and OVC services, while CDC support will focus on HCT, care and treatment. The geographic coverage of the program will be through TASO’s 11 national centers; the catchment area of each center is a 75 km radius.
To ensure smooth execution of the project and monitor progress, TASO will ensure systematic analysis of project results and reports, regular support supervision, and use participatory monitoring mechanisms. TASO is currently transitioning the outreach approach in some sites with the aim of system strengthening to ensure that facilities that used to host TASO are capable of providing quality HIV/AIDS services as part of their routine operation.
Efficiencies built in the program include merging the role of field officers and counseling offices, and integration of drama activities with the overall prevention approach, which has enabled the program to reach more individuals that are mobilized through educational drama entertainment. The counselors follow this up with individual and group sessions. The group therapy approach enables counseling service delivery to a larger population. In addition TASO conducts joint support supervision visits with district, MOH and development partner teams, involving the VHTs in service delivery and community mobilization. TASO programming in FY 2012 will emphasize combination HIV prevention.
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.
This mechanism has no published performance targets or indicators.
