Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2008 2009

Details for Mechanism ID: 3873
Country/Region: Russia
Year: 2008
Main Partner: U.S. Agency for International Development
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: Own Agency
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $251,860

Funding for Management and Operations (HVMS): $251,860

In FY07, USAID had one full-time USDH HIV/AIDS Officer for three quarters of the year, two quarter time

USDH officers, two full-time FSN professionals, one half time FSN professional, one quarter time FSN

professional, one half time FSN administrative staff person's time, and a half time budget person. The

DOD's Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) dedicated a small part of one USDH staff person's time and

relied on USAID for technical support. They did not hire a new FSN as planned due to delays in the

DOD/MOD project thus USAID and DOD shared the FSN located in USAID until the end of his contract in

May 2007. Overall in FY07, USAID reduced its technical staff person's time by 1.5 and cut administrative

staff by one--despite the growing workload. In FY08, the FSA account is expected to cover 66% of AIDS

programs and 100% of all "wrap-around" programs. The coordination function within the overall health

portfolio is therefore important to maintain internal cohesion across Embassy operations. USAID and CDC

will share the costs of two FSN staff members and share administrative oversight of the HHS/SAMSHA-

initiated activities through USAID partners.

Within the USG framework USAID is responsible for enhancing the GOR's public health response,

HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, care and support focused on MARPs, outreach to the faith based

community, HIV/AIDS policy, diagnosis and treatment of co-infections and other related infectious diseases

(ID), substance abuse prevention programs targeted to youth and "wrap around" programs in reproductive

health, tuberculosis and vulnerable youth. Given the labor intensive nature of launching new programs and

setting up new PEPFAR reporting systems, introducing and facilitating the work of new USG agencies

(SAMSHA and CDC), there was substantial additional USAID USDH level of effort exerted in FY07 that was

not reflected in last year's COP. In FY08, USAID will continue to play the key coordination and liaison role

with PEPFAR for the Embassy and will also continue to manage all interagency PEPFAR and Global Fund

reporting and most of the administrative and local accounting and contracting support.