Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2011 2012 2013 2014

Details for Mechanism ID: 13473
Country/Region: Indonesia
Year: 2012
Main Partner: National AIDS Commission - Malawi
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: Parastatal
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $1,000,000

The Indonesian Partnership fund for HIV (IPF) was launched in 2005 as funding mechanism to receive and channel funds from domestic and international partners, the government, and the private sector. Its primary goal was to support and strengthen an effective and sustainable multi-sectoral response to the HIV epidemic by increasing Indonesias capacity to halt and begin to reserve the spread of HIV/AIDS infection. The IPF will focus on addressing constraints in national implementation capacity, filling capacity gaps and helping to build national and sub national capacities in the area of prevention and care. PEPFARs contribution to the IPF is consistent with the goals of USAID Forward for procurement reform, as well as an important example of USGs commitment to country ownership.The Government of Indonesia sees an urgent need to continue the IPF to further build on the success of the IPF and to consolidate the achievements to date. The IPF mandate has been refocused to address the new challenges in the funding environment and to strengthen the ongoing administrative alignment with the Government programs. IPF resources are used to expand the scope and range of HIV services delivered by local AIDS Commission, and for grant to CSO for HIV prevention, care and treatment.Monitoring of the IPF is conducted through participation in the IPF Management Committee, of which the PEPFAR Coordinator is a member. USG provides support to IPF and its grantees through the SUM project to strengthen operational performance and technical capacity, including monitoring and evaluation capacity. IN addition, the PEPFAR country team participates in regular site visits where CSOs are operating to monitor implementation performance.

Funding for Health Systems Strengthening (OHSS): $1,000,000

To address new challenges in the funding environment and to align more fully with government programs and systems as guided by the Jakarta Commitment, the IPF will build revise the current operating mechanism for further sustaining management of the IPF. The Indonesian Partnership Fund will develop operating mechanisms with the legal stature and capacity to enter into contracts, adopt mechanisms to generate funds and directly receive and manage funds.IPF will focus on addressing constraints in implementation capacity, filling capacity gaps and helping to build national, local and sub-regional capacities in its special focus area prevention and care. This focus will enable IPF to take advantage of opportunities and to complement mandates, capacities and synergies of its partners. It will also permit investment in management policies, tools and people that are necessary to perform at world-class standards of quality, speed and cost-effectiveness. IPF funding will be used to support provincial and district AIDS commissions and provide grants to CSOs to improve access to prevention and care services to MARPs.

Cross Cutting Budget Categories and Known Amounts Total: $30,000
Gender: Reducing Violence and Coercion $30,000
Key Issues Identified in Mechanism
Addressing male norms and behaviors
Increasing gender equity in HIV/AIDS activities and services