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.
Years of mechanism: 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
NOTE: The following is taken from summaries released by PEPFAR on the PEPFAR Data Dashboard. They are incomplete summary paragraphs only and do not contain the full mechanism details. When the full narratives are released, we will update the mechanism pages accordingly.
THPS is a local indigenous organization that provides comprehensive clinical services and is transitioning from being a sub-contractor under international partner ICAP, to receiving its first prime award from CDC. THPS services are consistent with national strategic plans, GHI, and the PF. Interventions will reach and impact PLHIV and key populations in Kigoma (pop 2.1M, HIV prev 3.4), Pwani (pop 1.1M, HIV prev 5.9), Mtwara (pop 1.3M, HIV prev 4.1), Unguja (pop 0.9M, HIV prev 1.2), and Pemba (pop 0.4M, and HIV prev 0.3). THPS’s regional focus may shift in the FY 2015 COP when geographic realignment plans for PEPFAR/T clinical partners are finalized and THPS will be taking over activities from ICAP. The priority for the FY 2014-15 COP is adoption of national guidelines as they incorporate the 2013 WHO Treatment Guidelines and the scale-up of Option B+. THPS will conduct activities in the following PF goal areas: maintain and scale up comprehensive HIV care and treatment; enhance leadership, management, and accountability support to RHMTs/CHMTs that includes commodity supply; human resource development; and routine M&E, data analysis and use. In FY 2013, THPS complied with the CDC accountability framework including site monitoring visits and EA. In FY 2014, THPS will continue capacity building work with RHMs/CHMs to improve staff effectiveness and quality services and enhance sustainability.
THPS’ activities are not measured with FY 2013 EA DSP UEs; however, expenditures reported were in line with programmatic priorities and approved budgets.
Since COP2014, PEPFAR no longer produces narratives for every mechanism it funds. However, PEPFAR has now included performance targets or indicator information for each mechanism based on the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting (MER) system. The MER guidance is available on PEPFAR's website https://www.pepfar.gov/reports/guidance/. Note that COP years 2014-2015 were under a previous version of the MER system and the indicators and definitions may have changed as of the new 2.0 guidance.
