Key Global Fund Structures
Board: The Global Fund's international Board includes representatives of donor and recipient governments, nongovernmental organizations, the private sector (including businesses and foundations) and affected communities. Key international development partners also participate, including the World Health Organization (WHO), the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Bank. The latter also serves as the Global Fund's trustee.
The Board has also established the following six committees (read more on the Board's
Committees):
- Governance and Partnership Committee
- Monitoring, Evaluation, Finance and Audit Committee
- Portfolio Management and Procurement Committee
- Resource Mobilization and Communication Committee
- Ethics Committee
- Partnership Forum Steering Committee
Secretariat: The Global Fund's staff is responsible for day-to-day operations, including mobilizing resources from the public and private sectors, managing grants, providing financial, legal and administrative support, and reporting information on the Global Fund's activities to the Board and the public. The Global Fund has a Secretariat of about 70 persons based in Geneva, Switzerland.
Partnership Forum: Every two years, the Global Fund will convene a broad group of stakeholders in a Partnership Forum. In 2004, the first of these Partnership Forums will meet to allow stakeholders to provide important feedback and guidance to the Global Fund on its impact in fighting these diseases. This will also serve as an opportunity for the Global Fund to inform our stakeholders of progress and challenges.
Country Coordinating Mechanisms (CCMs): Country-level partnerships that develop and submit grant proposals to the Global Fund, monitor their implementation, and coordinate with other donors and domestic programs. CCMs are intended to be multi-sectoral, involving broad representation from government agencies, nongovernmental organizations, community- and faith-based groups, private sector institutions, individuals living with HIV, TB or malaria, and bilateral and multilateral agencies.
Principal Recipient (PR): A local entity nominated by the CCM and confirmed by the Global Fund to be legally responsible for grant proceeds and implementation in a recipient country. Once the Board approves a proposal, the Secretariat negotiates a two-year grant agreement in which disbursement of funds to the PR is based on the achievement of measurable results. There may be multiple public and/or private PRs in a country.
Technical Review Panel (TRP): An independent panel of disease-specific and cross-cutting health and development experts that provides a rigorous review of the technical merit of applications. The TRP may recommend to the Board that proposals be funded without condition, approved conditionally, resubmitted or not approved. Thus far, the TRP has recommended funding for 40% of the proposals submitted.
Local Fund Agent (LFA): Independent organizations hired by the Secretariat to assess the PR's capacity to administer funds and provide ongoing oversight and verification of reported data on financial and programmatic progress. In 2003, the Secretariat is in the process of conducting a global tender for LFA services.
