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This proposal development process involves community consultations, evidence gathering, program design, and advocacy to address gaps in HIV prevention. The proposal will be submitted to the Global Fund for funding consideration.
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Proposal Development: What’s involved? Work would begin as soon as possible after this meeting: 12-16 months to develop proposal Community consultations to identify gaps and needs: National and Regional level Evidence gathering Program design Advocacy Consensus
Global Fund Process Board launch of a new Round:'Call for Proposals' Released minimum once per yearon the GF Website - Likely early 2010 Submission deadline: 4 months after Call GF Screening for eligibility Independent TRP review: 11 days, 35 members Board Approval: November 2010 LFA Assessment and Grant Negotiation Process: 3-12 months
Amount of Funding… • Based on identified gaps and needs and a realistic assessment of absorptive capacity • Smallest GFATM grants are around $12 million for five years • Most are much larger….
Benefits of a Regional Proposal • We set the agenda and decide what is included in the proposal • Scale and Experience sharing • Capacity development and organizational strengthening • Regional-level and national-level programs • Advocacy and human rights-based approaches • Multi-country operational and epidemiological research • Funding controlled by community
Level of Risks Stage of Epidemic Public Policy Community Network Individual Ecological Model for HIV Risk in MSM HIV Epidemic Stage Criminalization, Homophobia, Human Rights Contexts, Condom Availability, Excluded from National Surveillance, Sexual Health Education c Access to preventive services, Stigma, VCT Access, ARV Access STI Prevalence, Condom knowledge, IDUs, MSW, Transgenders Unprotected Receptive Anal Intercourse, GUD, Lack of circumcision, frequency of male partners, high lifetime partners, IDU, poppers, meth, BME Source: Baral and Beyrer, 2006
Implications of receiving GFATM Money • Accountability - must meet targets in order to receive ongoing funding (as defined in proposal) • Need to have good systems in place for managing funding and monitoring and evaluating programs • Possibility that it could distort country-level programs and organizational priorities