Table 1 Global Fund actors and their roles
Global Fund Actor | Description of role |
|---|---|
Fund Portfolio Manager (FPM) | The Global Fund point person responsible for all communication between the Fund and the grant recipient country actors. |
Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) | A country-level partnership that writes and submits grant proposals to the Global Fund based on defined country priorities. |
Principal Recipient (PR) | Entities nominated or selected by CCMs to implement programs, or sub-contract other entities to implement the programs. The sub-contracted entities are referred to as ‘Sub-Recipients (SRs)’. Principal recipients may be government agencies, non-governmental organizations, private commercial firms or multilateral agencies. |
Local Fund Agent (LFA) | Country-level organizations contracted by the Global Fund to oversee grant implementation on its behalf. Their roles include pre-grant assessment of country systems, and verification of information submitted by PRs. |
Office of the Inspector General (OIG) | An independent unit of the Global Fund that ensures proper use of resources through audit, inspection and investigation of grants. |