Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2007 2008 2009

Details for Mechanism ID: 5454
Country/Region: Botswana
Year: 2008
Main Partner: U.S. Agency for International Development
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: Own Agency
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $745,000

Funding for Care: Orphans and Vulnerable Children (HKID): $300,000

08.C0890-HQ Technical expertise and support USAID (OVC)

This activity covers salary of the OVC Coordinator, technical assistance, and travel to provide support for

the activities of the PEPFAR, including work with the Government of Botswana. Funding also covers

participation by staff in domestic and international conferences related to their work.

Funding for Management and Operations (HVMS): $365,000

08.X1504-HQ: USAID - Management & Support

USAID provides salaries, benefits and travel funds to two senior level PEPFAR managers. The PEPFAR

Coordinator, who is contracted through a USAID/W mechanism, reports to the Deputy Chief of Mission and

works closely on a day-to-day basis with State/CDC/USAID/DOD/Peace Corps and the other non-present

Inter-agency PEPFAR members.

The USAID Senior HIV/AIDS Program Manager, a USPSC who is contracted through and supervised by the

USAID/Southern Africa Mission in Pretoria, links directly with the Regional HIV/AIDS Program (RHAP) and

is posted in Gaborone. She provides institutional and program expertise and support to all PEPFAR staff

who work with USAID-funded implementing partners and facilitates communications between USAID

partners, the Botswana PEPFAR team, and the Government of Botswana and the US. She will oversee the

development of a fast growing USAID portfolio that will rise from over $12 million in FY 2007 to $23 million

in FY 2008, which will include the design and launch of new programs and mechanisms to support and

strengthen local civil society organizations and expand community-based programs.

Funds are also budgeted to for RHAP staff to travel to Botswana to provide technical and administrative

support in developing new procurements and training new local staff, including the Contracting Specialist

and Program Assistant who will be recruited and hired locally by State Department.

Given the rapid expansion in the budget and number of USAID awards that will be designed and

implemented in Botswana in the coming year, an additional US or TCN PSC position is proposed at the GS-

13 level to serve as the USAID HIV/AIDS Program Specialist. This PSC will be the second certified

cognizant technical officer (CTO) on the PEPFAR team and will work hand-in-hand with the Senior USPSC

(the only other CTO) to provide adequate monitoring and oversight for the USAID agreements operating in

country.

Funding for Management and Operations (HVMS): $80,000

08.X1505-HQ USAID - ICASS

Estimated costs for ICASS and related support services for two US PSCs are budgeted and include funds

for purchases for office-related needs including office furniture and equipment that will be required due to

the move to the new PEPFAR building. Office space, computer and information technology services are

already being provided to USAID staff and contractors by CDC. In FY 2008, this arrangement will be

formalized in a Memorandum of Understanding. The funding for these services is budgeted directly under

CDC.