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.
This TBD implementing mechanism will support the forthcoming Partnership Framework objectives of reducing the level of HIV transmission among most-at-risk populations (MARPs), improving the quality and cost effectiveness of HIV prevention, care, and treatment services for MARPs and their sexual partners, and strengthening leadership, capacity, institutions, systems, policies, and resources to support National AIDS Program objectives. The implementing mechanism will conduct an extensive assessment of HIV prevention programs targeted to MARPs, with a particular focus on the quality and effectiveness of prevention services for injecting drug users (IDUs. Elements to be reviewed will include the targeting of services, reach and coverage, the delivery of a comprehensive targeted package of services and the quality of individual services in the package, referral systems, and the optimal utilization of public sector and non-governmental resources. The implementing mechanism will assess programs funded via all USG agencies. The forthcoming recommendations will form the basis of a multi-year technical assistance strategy that will aim to harmonize approaches, guidelines, standards, and quality across HIV prevention programs targeted to MARPs.
