Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2007 2008 2009

Details for Mechanism ID: 5669
Country/Region: Zambia
Year: 2008
Main Partner: U.S. Agency for International Development
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: Own Agency
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $1,060,000

Funding for Management and Operations (HVMS): $1,060,000

In FY 2008, USAID/Zambia will pay an estimated $60,000 USD in IRM taxes. IRM imposes a pro-rata "tax"

or charge for the operation, maintenance, and repair of information technology equipment and services

such as web services, voice operations, and financial system integration, e.g. MACS to Phoenix. The IT Tax

funding mechanism is centrally procured and country funded using Field Support. USAID/Zambia transfers

the IT tax funds to USAID/Washington IRM Office under the IT Cost Recovery, Project # 969-10.CR

Agreement. Program-funded US Direct Hires and US PSC contracts in USAID/Zambia are charged to cover

the Information Resources Management (IRM) "tax" as per their time allocated to PEPFAR.

Per USAID/Washigton requiremement, this $1million must be moved to the USAID HMVS IRM Tax area.