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Source: aidspan.org<\/a><\/div>\n
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The Secretariat has received 93 requests for funding in the first application window of the 2017-2019 funding cycle, according to the Global Fund\u2019s Funding Request Status Tracker<\/a>. Under the Global Fund\u2019s differentiated application system, 73 requests used a program continuation application, 13 a full review application, and seven a tailored review application.<\/p>\n

There are different types of tailored reviews. Four applicants filed a tailored-to-material-change request; two a tailored-to-national-strategy-based pilots request; and one a tailored-to-transition request. No applications were received using the fourth type of tailored review: tailored to challenging operating environments. (See GFO article<\/a> for more information on the different types of request.)<\/p>\n

See the table below for a list of components for which funding requests were received in Window 1.<\/p>\n

The deadline for submitting funding requests for Window 1 was 20 March 2017. Deadlines have also been established for three more windows, as follows:<\/p>\n

Window 2 \u2013 23 May 2017
\nWindow 3 \u2013 28 August 2017
\nWindow 4 \u2013 31 January 2018<\/p>\n

It is expected that additional windows will be added in 2018 and 2019.<\/p>\n

Funding requests submitted in Window 1 will be reviewed by the Technical Review Panel (TRP) between 23 April and 2 May 2017. The Secretariat is expected to eventually post copies of the funding requests on its website, but only once agreements are signed for the grants emanating from the requests.<\/p>\n

Table: Components for which funding requests were submitted in Window 1, by type of request<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Bangladesh HIV, TB, malaria
\nMalawi malaria<\/div>\n
Nigeria malaria<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Philippines HIV, TB<\/div>\n
RAI malaria<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Uganda HIV, TB, malaria<\/div>\n
Zimbabwe TB\/HIV, malaria\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Afghanistan HIV, malaria
\nAzerbaijan HIV, TB<\/div>\n
Benin HIV, TB, malaria
\nBurkina Faso HIV, TB, malaria<\/div>\n
Burundi HIV, TB, malaria
\nCameroon malaria
\nCape Verde TB\/HIV, malaria
\nCAR malaria
\nChad malaria
\nCongo DR malaria<\/div>\n
C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire TB, malaria
\nEritrea malaria
\nGambia, TB\/HIV, malaria<\/div>\n
Guinea HIV, malaria
\nGuinea-Bissau TB\/HIV, malaria
\nGuyana HIV<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Haiti TB\/HIV, malaria
\nHonduras malaria
\nIndonesia malaria
\nIran HIV
\nKyrgyzstan HIV, TB
\nLesotho TB\/HIV
\nLiberia malaria
\nMadagascar HIV, TB, malaria
\nMali TB\/HIV
\nMoldova HIV, TB
\nMongolia HIV
\nMozambique malaria
\nMulti-C. W. Pacific TB\/HIV, malaria
\nNicaragua HIV
\nNiger HIV, malaria\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Pakistan malaria
\nPNG malaria
\nParaguay HIV<\/div>\n
Philippines malaria<\/div>\n
S\u00e9n\u00e9gal HIV, malaria
\nS. Leone HIV, TB, malaria, RSSH<\/div>\n
Solomon Islands TB, malaria<\/div>\n
Somalia malaria<\/div>\n
Sudan TB\/HIV and malaria
\nSuriname malaria
\nSwaziland malaria<\/div>\n
Timor Leste TB<\/div>\n
Togo TB\/HIV, malaria
\nUzbekistan HIV, TB
\nZanzibar TB\/HIV, malaria<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Congo DR TB\/HIV (material change)
\nLao TB (material change)
\nMalawi TB\/HIV (material change)<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Mauritius HIV (material change)<\/div>\n
Rwanda TB\/HIV, malaria (NSP pilot)<\/div>\n
Cuba HIV (transition)<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Program continuation is the simplest type of funding request. It involves submitting a letter (as opposed to a full application form) and completing a short template requesting funding for an additional three years under substantially the same goals and strategic objectives \u2013 and under similar interventions \u2013 as the current grant. Use of the program continuation approach is limited to applicants that meet certain criteria, such as strong programmatic performance and absorption, a low risk profile, and no need for a material change in programming.<\/p>\n

All program continuation requests had to be submitted in Window 1 (for grants ending up to 30 June 2018) or Window 4 (for grants ending on or after 1 July 2018).<\/p>\n

When it reviews a program continuation request, the TRP will recommend that it proceed to the grant-making stage provided it considers that the request does not involve any material change. The TRP may recommend that certain issues be addressed during grant-making. If the TRP believes that that the request involves material change, it may recommend that the applicant develop a tailored or full funding request instead.<\/p>\n

For tailored and full review requests, the Global Fund estimates that the process from funding request to grant signing may take, on average, nine months. When the TRP assesses these requests, the outcome will be one of the following:<\/p>\n