The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria

(GFATM)

Fatima A. Babiker, MDMara Brain

What is the Global Fund?

• A non-profit, public/private partnership that encourages cooperation between donors, recipient governments, businesses and individuals.

• Financing agent, not implementing body• Since 2001, the Global Fund has attracted $4.7

billion and committed funding to support 154 programs in 93 countries worldwide.

www.TheGlobalFund.org

How does the Global Fund work?

• Performance-based funding

• Call for proposals (CFPs) – Round 9

• Who submits the proposals?

Eligibility Rules

http://www.theglobalfund.org/documents/rounds/9/CP_Pol_R9_Guidelines

Proposal Application and Review Process

http://www.theglobalfund.org/documents/rounds/9/CP_Pol_R9_Guidelines

Important Acronyms• Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM)

• Principal Recipient (PR)

• Sub-Recipients (SRs)

• Local Fund Agents (LFAs)

• Technical Review Panel (TRP)

Grant Implementation

Funding Strategy

• Phase I

• Country Assessment (after the first 18 months)

• Phase II

About the Proposal

The proposal must prove:

• Additionality (time-bound outputs & outcomes)

• Sustainability

• Feasibility

• Absorptive Capacity

The Global Fund Does Not Fund:

• Basic science research and clinical research aimed at demonstrating the safety and efficacy of new drugs and vaccines; or

• Large scale capital investments such as building hospitals or clinics

http://www.theglobalfund.org/documents/rounds/9/CP_Pol_R9_Guidelines

Project Components

• Written proposal (60%)• 10-minute presentation followed by 10

minute Q&A session (40%)– 6 groups on November 25– 6 groups on December 2

Proposal Outline

• SECTION I: Information about the applicant• SECTION II: Executive summary of Proposal • SECTION III: General information about the

country setting• SECTION IV – Scope of proposal

Proposal Outline

• SECTION V – Budget information• SECTION VI – Programmatic/Financial

Management Information• SECTION VII – Monitoring and evaluation

information• SECTION VIII – Procurement and supply-chain

management information

Helpful Hints

• Read background material on health status in country

• Read “Guidelines for Proposals – Round 9” document on website

• Look at proposals, progress reports and grant score cards from previous rounds

• Remember the BIG picture• Consider group dynamics…

Resources

• Global Fund website • World Health Organization• UNAIDS• Stop TB Partnership• Roll Back Malaria Partnership• Ministry of Health websites