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 2012 2013 2014 2015
I-TECH is a HRSA multicountry mechanism supporting capacity development for HIV providers, especially in all aspects of ART. The rapid expansion and decentralization of ART in Ukraine is increasing the need for training of increased numbers and types of providers and new curricula are needed. Two new regional ART training centers will be set up in addition to the National ARV Training Center. This mechanism will increase the capacity to provide ART services by designing and incorporating new training curricula and supporting an ART training monitoring system to improve training planning.
I-TECH will work with the MOH, ARV training centers, AIDS Centers, and national pre/post-service training institutions to improve ART curricula and master trainers' skills and ART competencies. In addition to existing curricula, training topics will include program management, needs assessment, training methods, teaching skills, and monitoring and evaluation of training. Additional curricula, such as pediatric HIV, ART in penitentiaries, will be developed upon request. I-TECH will strengthen the Ukrainian AIDS Center's ability to monitor the national decentralized ART training programs by introducing its open-source, web-based training data collection system (TrainSMART) modified to meet GOU needs.
All activities will be planned and conducted in close coordination with the national ART working group and other USG mechanisms.
Emphasis will be placed on building the capacity of future master trainers and mentors to ensure sustainability.
The project will have a detailed M&E plan with indicators for each objective. The indicators will measure performance in terms of both the number of actual master trainers and participants trained and the number of curricula improved/introduced.
Activities in FY12 will build upon the results achieved with the previous years funding. Based on the results of the needs assessment and discussions with national partners, I-TECH will concentrate on improving the skills at both the national and subnational level. With the experienced trainers at the National ARV Training Center ITECH will provide training in improving ARV mentoring, advanced clinical topics, and developing new curricula covering topics beyond basic ART including pediatric ART. For the new subregional centers, the clinicians designated to be trainers will be supported in their assuming of their new roles by providing 'training for trainers' in teaching on ARV therapy which will include various topics including the ART basic course, advanced course, and opportunistic infections. A new curriculum on paediatric HIV treatment will be developed and piloted. An incountry consultancy will work with the National ARV Training Center on the feasibility of introducing a web-based clinical ART seminar series for ART providers. Implementation of the training monitoring system will be continued with the inclusion of additional areas and mentoring. TRAIN SMART, a computerized trainee and training tracking program will also be implemented to improve monitoring of ARV training. The project will serve all regions of Ukraine and enroll participants from health care institutions and NGOs according to the developed training plan.
