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Board Meeting | Decision Point Number | Title |
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| 2013-11-07 | B30 | GF/B30/DP01 |
Appointment of Rapporteur Appointment of Rapporteur
Mr. David Stevenson from the Canada and Switzerland constituency is designated as Rapporteur for the Thirtieth Board Meeting.
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| 2013-11-08 | B30 | GF/B30/DP02 |
Approval of Agenda Approval of Agenda
<p>The agenda for the Thirtieth Board Meeting (GF/B30/1) is approved.</p>
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| 2013-11-07 | B30 | GF/B30/DP03 |
Approval of Report of the Twenty-Ninth Board Meeting Approval of Report of the Twenty-Ninth Board Meeting
<p>The report of the Twenty-Ninth Board Meeting (GF/B30/2) is approved.</p>
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| 2013-11-07 | B30 | GF/B30/DP04 |
Revision to the Whistle-blower Policy Revision to the Whistle-blower Policy
<p>The Board decides to replace the Whistle-blowing Policy and Procedures for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (approved at the Twenty-Third Board Meeting) with the revised Whistle-blowing Policy and Procedures, as set forth in Annex 1 of the Report of the Audit and Ethics Committee (GF/B30/12 Revision 1).</p>
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| 2013-11-08 | B30 | GF/B30/DP05 |
Revision of the Policy on Eligibility Criteria, Counterpart Financing Requirements and Prioritization of Proposals for Funding from the Global Fund Revision of the Policy on Eligibility Criteria, Counterpart Financing Requirements and Prioritization of Proposals for Funding from the Global Fund
<ol>
<li>The Board approves the amended policy on “Eligibility Criteria,Counterpart Financing Requirements and Prioritization of Proposals for Fundingfrom the Global Fund”<sup>[1]</sup>as set out in GF/B30/6 – Revision 1, Attachment 1 (the “Amended Policy”). TheAmended Policy, “The Global Fund Eligibility and Counterpart Financing Policy,”is effective upon the date of this decision and applies to all subsequenteligibility determinations.<br /><br /></li>
<li>The Board requests the Strategy, Investment and Impact Committee and the Secretariat to initiate a process that by the end of 2014 will provide options and recommendations to the Board to refine the Global Fund’s approach to transitioning countries. This approach shall include consideration of appropriate public health indicators to measure progress in sustaining and enhancing gains against the three diseases.</li>
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| 2013-11-08 | B30 | GF/B30/DP06 |
2014 Operating Expenses Budget Approval Process 2014 Operating Expenses Budget Approval Process
<ol>
<li>The Board delegates to theFinance and Operational Performance Committee (the “FOPC”) authority to approvean interim operating expenses budget for the first quarter of the 2014 fiscalyear (the “Q1 2014 Budget”), subject to the following:<br /><br />
<ol type="a">
<li>The Q1 2014 Budget will notexceed the first-quarter amount of the 2013 operating expenses budget; and<br /><br /></li>
<li>The full 2014 operatingexpenses budget will be presented to the Board for approval at the Thirty-FirstBoard Meeting in February 2014.<br /><br /></li>
</ol>
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<li>This decision’s impact onthe 2014 operating expenses budget will not exceed USD 77.4 million.</li>
</ol>
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| 2013-11-08 | B30 | GF/B30/DP07 |
The Global Fund Corporate Key Performance Indicator Framework for 2014-2016 The Global Fund Corporate Key Performance Indicator Framework for 2014-2016
<ol>
<li>The Board:<br /><br />
<ol type="a">
<li>Notes and approves theGlobal Fund Key Performance Indicator Framework for 2014-2016 (the “KPIFramework”), as set forth in GF/B30/7 – Revision 1;<br /><br /></li>
<li>Directs the Secretariat toreport annual key-performance-indicator results to the Board Committees and tothe Board, and where available, interim results will be made available throughthe routine information dashboard;<br /><br /></li>
<li>Acknowledges that furthermethodological work is required to extend the scope of specified indicators, asdescribed in GF/B30/7 – Revision 1, and requests the Secretariat to submitindicator revisions to the Board for approval, with a complete KPI framework,including baselines for each measure, finalized by June 2014 (subject to agreedexceptions set forth in Annex 2 to GF/B30/7 – Revision 1);<br /><br /></li>
<li>Directs the Secretariat tocomplement indicator results with sex and age dis-aggregated data wherefeasible; and<br /><br /></li>
<li>Requests the Secretariat toregularly review performance targets to drive effectiveness and efficiency andsubmit any proposed changes to the Board for approval.<br /><br /></li>
</ol>
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<li>Budgetary implications of this decision will beincluded in the operating expenses budget of the Secretariat.</li>
</ol>
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| 2013-11-08 | B30 | GF/B30/DP08 |
Appointment of Committee Leadership Appointment of Committee Leadership
<ol><li>The Board approves theappointment of:<br/><br/><ol type="a"><li>Claude Rubinowicz as Vice-Chair of the Audit and Ethics Committee;<br/><br/></li><li>Soltan Mammadov and Jason Lawrence as Chair and Vice-Chair,respectively, of the Finance and Operational Performance Committee; and<br/><br/></li><li>David Stevenson and Anita Asiimwe as Chair and Vice-Chair, respectively,of the Strategy, Investment and Impact Committee.<br/><br/></li></ol></li><li>The Board notes each Committee Chair andVice-Chair appointed under this decision shall begin their term on 1 March 2014and serve for two years or until the appointment of their successor.</li></ol>
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| 2013-11-22 | B30 | GF/B30/EDP01 |
Decision on the Secretariat’s Funding Recommendations for Grant Renewals Decision on the Secretariat’s Funding Recommendations for Grant Renewals
<p>The Board:</p>
<ol>
<li>Approves additional funding for the next implementation period for the grants listed in Table 1 in the amounts indicated for each grant, based on the understanding that the amounts approved are upper ceilings rather than final funding amounts for that period and that on-going implementation arrangements for each grant shall be pursued by the Secretariat consistent with the principles of the recommendations set forth in the related documentation submitted to the Board and in accordance with Global Fund policies. Approval is also subject to the availability of funding and to the provision that funding for renewals of existing grants shall be committed in annual tranches (GF/B25/DP16, paragraph 7 of Annex 1).</li>
<li>Reaffirms that the maximum funding amount available for the next implementation period of each grant shall be the sum of the amount set out in Table 1 below for each listed grant and the amount of any funds approved for the prior implementation period which have not been utilized during that period, either as undisbursed funds or cash balances held by recipients under the grant.</li>
</ol>
<p>See attached tabledetailing total recommended funding amount of US$ 46,371,589 for the following grants: <span>ERT-H-MOH ; </span>ERT-T-MOH ; IRN-M-UNDP ; TLS-H-MOH</p>
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| 2013-11-22 | B30 | GF/B30/EDP02 |
Decision on the Secretariat’s Funding Recommendations for Interim Applicants Decision on the Secretariat’s Funding Recommendations for Interim Applicants
<p>The Board:</p>
<p>Approves, in accordance with its decision to launch the transition to the New Funding Model (GF/B28/DP5), incremental funding in the amount listed for the interim-applicant grants in Table 2 (the “Recommended Incremental Funding under the New Funding Model”), which will be in addition to the relevant grants’ total budget amounts that the Board has already approved for the implementation period. The Recommended Incremental Funding under the New Funding Model increases the upper-ceiling amount available for commitment rather than representing the final funding amount for the relevant implementation period, and is subject to the availability of funding and to the provision that the approved funding for each grant shall be committed in annual tranches.</p>
<p>See attached tabledetailing total recommended funding amount of US$ 30,831,682 for the following grants: BEN-T-PNTUB ; DMR-309-G07-T ; MON-H-MOH ; MWP-708-G06-H ; NIC-202-G05-T ; TGO-809-G08-H ; TGO-809-G09-H ; VTN-910-G08-T</p>
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| 2013-12-20 | B30 | GF/B30/EDP03 |
Decision on the Secretariat’s Funding Recommendations for Grant Renewals (including Interim Applicants) Decision on the Secretariat’s Funding Recommendations for Grant Renewals (including Interim Applicants)
<p>The Board:</p>
<ol>
<li>Approves additional funding for the next implementation period for the grants listed in Table 1 in the amounts indicated for each grant, based on the understanding that the amounts approved are upper ceilings rather than final funding amounts for that period and that on-going implementation arrangements for each grant shall be pursued by the Secretariat consistent with the principles of the recommendations set forth in the related documentation submitted to the Board and in accordance with Global Fund policies. Approval is also subject to the availability of funding and to the provision that funding for renewals of existing grants shall be committed in annual tranches (GF/B25/DP16, paragraph 7 of Annex 1).</li>
<li>Reaffirms that the maximum funding amount available for the next implementation period of each grant shall be the sum of the amount set out in Table 1 below for each listed grant and the amount of any funds approved for the prior implementation period which have not been utilized during that period, either as undisbursed funds or cash balances held by recipients under the grant.</li>
</ol>
<p>See attached tabledetailing total recommended funding amount of US$ 300,584,953 for the following grants: COL-011-G05-T ; COL-011-G06-T ; GUA-M-MSPAS ; KAZ-H-RAC ; KEN-011-G13-M ; KEN-011-G14-M ; MMM-011-G01-H ; PER-011-G08-H ; STP-011-G05-H ; SLE-M-CRSSL ; SLE-M-MOHS ; SOM-T-WV ; TNZ-405-G06-H ; TNZ-809-G13-H ; VTN-011-G10-S ; YEM-911-G07-T ; ZIM-M-UNDP</p>
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| 2013-12-20 | B30 | GF/B30/EDP04 |
Decision on the Secretariat’s Funding Recommendations for Interim Applicants Decision on the Secretariat’s Funding Recommendations for Interim Applicants
<p>The Board:</p>
<p>Approves, in accordance with its decision to launch the transition to the New Funding Model (GF/B28/DP5), incremental funding in the amount listed for the interim-applicant grants in Table 2 (the “Recommended Incremental Funding under the New Funding Model” column), which will be in addition to the relevant grants’ total budget amounts that the Board has already approved for the implementation period. The Recommended Incremental Funding under the New Funding Model increases the upper-ceiling amount available for commitment rather than representing the final funding amount for the relevant implementation period, and is subject to the availability of funding and to the provision that the approved funding for the relevant grants shall be committed in annual tranches</p>
<p>See attached tabledetailing total recommended funding amount of US$ 2,248,918 for the following grants: EGY-607-G02-T ; SUR-708-G04-M</p>
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| 2013-12-20 | B30 | GF/B30/EDP05 |
Decision on the Secretariat’s Early Applicant Funding Recommendation Decision on the Secretariat’s Early Applicant Funding Recommendation
<p>The Board:</p>
<p>Approves, in accordance with its decision to launch the transition to the New Funding Model(GF/B28/DP5), funding in the amount listed for the early-applicant grants in Table 1 (the “Total Incremental Funding Recommendation”). The Total Incremental Funding<br />Recommendation increases the upper-ceiling amount available for commitment for the relevant implementation period and is subject to the availability of funding and to the provision that the approved funding for each grant shall be committed in annual tranches.</p>
<p>See attached tabledetailing total recommended funding amount of US$ 100,000,000 for the following grant: Malaria - Regional Artemisinin Resistance Initiative (Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Viet Nam)</p>
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| 2014-01-14 | B30 | GF/B30/EDP06 |
Appointment of Board Constituency representative to the Audit and Ethics Committee Appointment of Board Constituency representative to the Audit and Ethics Committee
<ol>
<li>In accordance with paragraph 15.2 of the Global Fund’s Board and Committee Operating Procedures (‘Operating Procedures’) and after the approval of the Coordinating Group on 13 January 2014, the Board leadership decides to appoint Marc de Santis from the Canada/Switzerland constituency to serve as a member of the Audit and Ethics Committee (‘AEC’) to fill a current vacancy.<br /><br /></li>
<li>Mr de Santis shall serve on the AEC for a two year term or until the appointment of his successor. This appointment is effective on 14 January 2014.</li>
</ol>
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| 2014-02-28 | B30 | GF/B30/EDP07 |
Decision on the Secretariat’s Funding Recommendations for Early Applicants Decision on the Secretariat’s Funding Recommendations for Early Applicants
<p>The Board:</p>
<p>Approves,in accordance with its decision to launch the transition to the New FundingModel (GF/B28/DP5), funding in the amount listed for the early-applicant grantsin Table 1 (the “Total Incremental Funding Recommendation”). The TotalIncremental Funding Recommendation increases the upper-ceiling amount availablefor commitment for the relevant implementation period and is subject to theavailability of funding and to the provision that the approved funding for eachgrant shall be committed in annual tranches.</p>
<p>See attached tabledetailing total recommended funding amount of US$ 55,629,879. for thefollowing: Eurasian Harm Reduction Network (EHRN) (HIV/ AIDS), The RegionalMalaria Elimination Initiative in Mesoamerica and Hispaniola - EMMIE (Malaria)and Philippines (TB).</p>
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| 2014-02-28 | B30 | GF/B30/EDP08 |
Decision on the Secretariat’s Funding Recommendations for Grant Renewals (including Interim Applicants) Decision on the Secretariat’s Funding Recommendations for Grant Renewals (including Interim Applicants)
<p>The Board:</p>
<ol>
<li>Approves additional funding for the next implementation period for thegrants listed in Table 2 in the amounts indicated for each grant, based on theunderstanding that the amounts approved are upper ceilings rather than finalfunding amounts for that period and that on-going implementation arrangementsfor each grant shall be pursued by the Secretariat consistent with theprinciples of the recommendations set forth in the related documentation submittedto the Board and in accordance with Global Fund policies. Approval is alsosubject to the availability of funding and to the provision that funding forrenewals of existing grants shall be committed in annual tranches (GF/B25/DP16,paragraph 7 of Annex 1).</li>
<li>Reaffirms that the maximum funding amount available for the nextimplementation period of each grant shall be the sum of the amount set out inTable 1 below for each listed grant and the amount of any funds approved forthe prior implementation period which have not been utilized during thatperiod, either as undisbursed funds or cash balances held by recipients underthe grant.</li>
</ol>
<p>See attached tabledetailing total recommended funding amount of US$ 89,129,143 for the followinggrants: COG-911-G06-H, COG-911-G05-H (Congo), LSO-H-MoFDP, LSO-813-G09-H (Lesotho), MOZ-708-G07-T (Mozambique)and MAT-011-G01-H (Multicountry Americas - REDTRASEX).</p>
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| 2014-02-28 | B30 | GF/B30/EDP09 |
Decision on the Secretariat’s Funding Recommendations for Interim Applicants Decision on the Secretariat’s Funding Recommendations for Interim Applicants
<p>The Board:</p>
<ol>
<li>Approves, in accordance with its decision to launchthe transition to the New Funding Model (GF/B28/DP5), incremental funding inthe amount listed for the interim-applicant grants in Table 3 (the “RecommendedIncremental Funding under the New Funding Model”), which will be in addition tothe relevant grants’ total budget amounts that the Board has already approvedfor the implementation period. The Recommended Incremental Funding under theNew Funding Model increases the upper-ceiling amount available for commitmentrather than representing the final funding amount for the relevantimplementation period, and is subject to the availability of funding and to theprovision that the approved funding for the relevant grants shall be committedin annual tranches.</li>
</ol>
<p>See attached tabledetailing total recommended funding amount of US$ 3,000,000 for the followinggrants: CAM-708-G12-T (Cambodia) and MLW-708-G05-M (Malawi).</p>
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