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 activity relates to NASTAD (#9013), SHARe (#8910), University of Zambia (#9030), and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (#9023).
The United States Government (USG) supports the National HIV/AIDS/STI/TB Council (NAC) in assuring strong monitoring and evaluation (M&E) centrally and to promote it across sectors in Zambia. NAC is charged with establishing and maintaining Zambia's HIV/AIDS information as reported by provincial and district levels. At the policy level, research and evaluation capability has become its own strategic theme in the 2006-2010 HIV/AIDS Strategic Plan. This elevates the importance of strong information and M&E capability to a higher level of priority. The wide span of M&E responsibilities under NAC requires continued support for information systems as well as sustainable workforce development to ensure a trained and competent cadre of M&E specialists.
Specifically, this activity will continue to support key staff positions within the NAC's M&E Unit, which may include positions such as an M&E Director, M&E Specialist, Information Technology Specialists, and others based on NAC's needs. The continued support of activities in relation to directives of the National Monitoring and Evaluation Technical Working Group convened by NAC are provided by this funding.
A primary focus of activities in fiscal year (FY) 2007 is to continue to develop new and strengthen existing systems for continued training and performance support at district, provincial, and national levels in the deployment of the national M&E system and Information Systems/Information Technology strategy. In FY 2005 and FY 2006, USG facilitated a process which resulted in a joint capacity building plan to harmonize M&E capacity building efforts across USG agencies and cooperating partners such as SHARe and National Association of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD). A single M&E training manual and training package was developed with technical assistance from CDC-Atlanta. By the end of FY 2006, all Provincial AIDS Coordinating Advisors (PACAs) and district level HIV/AIDS focal points will have been trained with the material. In FY 2007 USG will support in-depth M&E training focused on localized data use for planning and reporting. A new element in FY 2007 is an enhanced focus on building proficiency with data use and retrieval from anchor national information systems such as the Health Management Information Systems (HMIS), and the Continuity of Care: Patient Tracking System (CCPTS).
Additionally, USG provides ongoing technical assistance to NAC on information and communications infrastructure planning, development, and the deployment of the national monitoring and evaluation system. NAC's goal is to reach over 70 people in trainings on strategic information, as well as assist every District AIDS Task Force (72), and Provincial AIDS Task Force (9) in M&E implementation and skill-building. CDC-Zambia will also help NAC build its Resource Center by facilitating linkages with key research tools and services.
