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: 2007 2008 2009
The Vanderbilt University-University of Alabama at Birmingham AIDS International Training and Research Program (VU-UAB AITRP), led by Dr. Sten Vermund, has played an important role in the development of research capacity in Zambia. The program has been instrumental in strengthening the ability of Zambian investigators to take part in large-scale research projects, take on leadership positions in these initiatives, and apply for additional research and public health service funding. VU-UAB-AITRP in-country trainees will continue to sustain the current research and training efforts, even once the AITRP training funds are exhausted, because considerable attention has been given to sustainability. Since the program's implementation, there has been a high demand for additional primary training as well as continuing education for those who are already trained and to continue building institutional capacity in Zambia. Since the beginning of its collaboration with University of Zambia and the University Teaching Hospital, the VU-UAB AITRP has continued to work closely with these institutions and the University of Alabama at Birmingham Sparkman Center for Global Health to build medical informatics capacity, to provide biostatistics training at the University of Zambia, and to improve the overall climate for research with donated journals, guest seminars, and research consultation in Zambia.
The goal of this fiscal year (FY) 2007 activity is to build institutional and individual research capacity and sustainability in biomedical and behavioral research focused on HIV-related research and programs in both prevention and care. This activity aims to develop and train Zambian clinical investigators to be leaders in independent investigation. The specific aims are 1) to train a new generation of HIV/AIDS research leaders in Zambia through bi-annual week-long workshops in Zambia that will focus on research skills, scientific writing for publication and proposal development; these workshops will be aimed at persons in academia, GRZ, and/or non-governmental organizations who are best placed for future leadership in research and public health; 2) to promote the initiation of new prevention research that complements and facilitates existing international research endeavors between US and foreign investigators and builds long-term collaborative relationships among international scientists; and 3) to track and document the long-term impact of training on Zambian trainee careers, research capacity of home institutions, and impact of conducted research at institutional, regional, national, and global levels.
The FY 2007 funding will support two short courses to be conducted in research skills and scientific writing to support HIV/AIDS related research efforts in Zambia. The basic conceptual design of these training programs will be both didactic and practical. Basic didactic coursework will be conducted in the morning. The afternoons will be devoted to hands-on applications of the materials to reinforce research skills; hands-on applications through data set manipulation, data analysis, case studies, or small group projects that are critical to skill building. The impact of the training program on the trainees will be assessed with the help of a pre- and post-test evaluation as well as a follow-up assessment after one year post-training. Immediate post-test evaluation will be based on the participants' understanding of concepts as evidenced by homework, participation and group dynamics, as well as project assignments. One-year evaluations will be based on perceived relevance and evidence of implementation of their acquired research skills in their work setting. Trainees will be awarded certificates of completion at the end of the workshops.
