# Country Coordinating Mechanism

Country Coordinating Mechanisms are national committees that submit funding applications to the Global Fund and oversee grants on behalf of their countries. They are a key element of the Global Fund partnership.

A Country Coordinating Mechanism – often called a “CCM” – includes representatives of all sectors involved in the response to the diseases: academic institutions, civil society, faith-based organizations, government, multilateral and bilateral agencies, nongovernmental organizations, people living with the diseases, the private sector and technical agencies.

A Country Coordinating Mechanism transparently and inclusively:

- Coordinates the development of the national request for funding
- Nominates the Principal Recipient
- Oversees the implementation of approved grants
- Approves any reprogramming requests
- Ensures linkages and consistency between Global Fund grants and other national health and development programs

More information on the role of Country Coordinating Mechanisms, including a full list of constituencies represented, is in our overarching policy:

- Country Coordinating Mechanism Policy
[download](/media/7421/ccm_countrycoordinatingmechanism_policy_en.pdf "ccm_countrycoordinatingmechanism_policy_en.pdf")

## Contact

To contact a Country Coordinating Mechanism or see its leadership, please visit the relevant country page on [the Data Explorer](https://data.theglobalfund.org/geography).

To contact the Global Fund Secretariat with questions or feedback, email ccm@theglobalfund.org.