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: 2014 2015 2016
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.
This mechanism aims to build capacity for Vietnam's military laboratory system and promote collaboration between U.S. and Vietnam militaries. Geographic Coverage: nation-wide military medical system with focus on 5 key military hospitals and 3 military preventive medicine centers. Target Populations: Military lab personnel and military/civilian patients. Key activities: AFRIMS will assist Vietnam's Ministry of Defense (MOD) to: 1) build capacity on HIV testing technique; 2) implement lab QA and QC; and 3) conduct lab equipment assessment and provide equipment maintenance services to core lab equipment at selected sites. Cost-efficiency strategy and transition out plan: AFRIMS will continue to adapt all available national policies and guidelines, SOPs, and standardized training/TA curriculum across its activities. It hired a local coordinator since 2011 to provide timely support to sites and reduce overhead costs (less need for international travel and interpretation). Overtime AFRIMS will transition to supervision approach when TA for lab quality management and related work will be taken over by local staff /organizations and military health professionals. Quality improvement and M&E plan: AFRIMS will work closely with DoD PEPFAR, CDC Vietnam, MMD and other PEPFAR interagency partners to provide routine observation, supervision and oversight through site visits and on-site coaching and mentoring. DOD PEPFAR will further strengthen collaboration with other PEPFAR agencies and partners in regard to promotional activities to reach the target population, including implement Lab QA/QC/TQM standard training curriculum and interagency QA and M&E activities.
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.
