Early applicants

ABSTRACT The Global Fund Board has approved up to $100 million for use on special initiatives and $200 million for regional programs during the 2014-2016 period, a sum that excludes the $116 million already committed to early applicants under the new funding model (NFM).

ABSTRACT New funding model early-applicant El Salvador has chosen sub-recipients representing key populations for its $23.1 million HIV grant.

ABSTRACT Democratic Republic of Congo has concluded a first inclusive country dialogue to develop a roadmap for an HIV concept note under the new funding model.

ABSTRACT A new report from Open Society Foundations says that local civil society participated extensively in the development of concept notes in Myanmar and Zimbabwe.

ABSTRACT In its first quarterly update on the new funding model, the Secretariat described lessons learned from the early and interim applicants that have already gone through the process. It also provided the criteria used to select the applicants that would participate in the transition.

ABSTRACT The first five concept notes from early applicants have made it through the Technical Review Panel and the Grant Approvals Committee, and will be submitted for Board approval in June.

ABSTRACT The Global Fund forecasts that $1.9 billion dollars will be available for the 57 early and interim applicants in the transition period of the new funding model. The NFM was officially launched on 28 February.