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.
Project SEARCH - Supporting Evaluation and Research to Combat HIV/AIDS (SEARCH) - is an
Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC) awarded to five organizations to support HIV/AIDS research and
evaluation in developing countries.
The goal of the project is to carry out research and evaluation to improve the coverage, quality, and
effectiveness of HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment programs worldwide, and to strengthen local
capacity in HIV/AIDS research and public health evaluations through training and in-country
collaborations. The five awardees are Boston University, Futures Group International, Family Health
International, Johns Hopkins University and the Population Council.
The awards - based on full and open competition - fall under a mechanism called an Indefinite Quantity
Contract (IQC), which provides a more efficient response to the short- and long-term needs of Missions
overseas by establishing a competitive bidding process among only the Project SEARCH contractors.
The PEPFAR Lesotho team anticipates using Project SEARCH for supporting Partnership Framework
evaluation needs in key areas where the PEPFAR program doesn't have yet partners established on the
ground and where national programming is fragmented such as prevention and community care/OVC. It
is envisioned that this partner will coordinate with other PEPFAR implementing partners working in the
relevant technical areas and work closely with GOL counterparts in strengthening their capacity in
evaluation procedures and by providing technical assistance to local institutions.
ground and where national programming is fragmented such as prevention and community care/OVC.
