Number: RL33135
Title: The Global Fund and PEPFAR in U.S. International Aids Policy
Authors: Raymond W. Copson, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division 
Abstract: The United States is responding to the international AIDS pandemic through the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), which includes bilateral programs and contributions to the multilateral Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria. PEPFAR overall appears on target to meet the Administration's five-year, $15 billion spending plan, although competing budget priorities could affect its prospects. By contrast, the Global Fund, which relies on multiple donors, is reporting a funding gap that may prevent it from awarding new grants to fight the pandemic. The Fund estimates that it needs $3.3 billion in 2006 and 2007 to cover the renewal of its existing grants, in addition to $3.7 billion in order to fund two new Rounds of grant-making. At a September 2005 Global Fund pledging conference in London, donors offered a total of $3.7 billion for the two years, and unless additional pledges are made, the Fund will be able to do little more than fund existing grants.
Pages: 13
Date: November 3, 2005