1. 15 step process for developing an inclusive and widely supported integrated RH/HIV Proposal R8 Richard Matikanya International HIV/AIDS Alliance

2. Step 1: CCM meets to decide on submission of Round 8 proposal Soon after 1 March, the CCM needs to convene to make a decision on submitting or resubmitting a proposal for Round 8 Opportunities exist at this point for: – Advocacy for CCM to submit Round 8 proposal – Advocacy to resubmit Round 7 proposal

3. Step 2: CCM meets minimum 6 requirements The CCM has to meet 6 minimum requirements – CCM members selected by their own constituencies – Evidence of membership of people living with the 3 diseases – Transparent and documented process to solicit and review submissions for integration into proposal – Transparent and documented process to ensure the input of a broad range of stakeholders – Transparent and documented process to nominate PRs (DTF) – Put in place plan to mitigate against conflict of interest

4. 6 CCM minimum eligibility requirements

5. Step 3: CCM identifies SRH/HIV integration as intervention area Opportunities exist at this point for: – Advocacy to CCM to include SRH/HIV as an intervention area New R8 guidelines state GF will support Interventions related to interactions between the 3 diseases, including providing access to prevention services through integrated health services, especially for women and adolescents through reproductive health care Important to have read previous proposals submitted to ascertain extent to which SRH has been integrated

6. Step 4: Establish system for regular communication among stakeholders Need to put in place mechanisms to ensure that all stakeholders have ongoing access to information regarding the development of the proposal Need to be aware that between 1 March and 1 July, there only 120 days available to develop and submit a proposal. Work- planning is therefore critical

7. Step 5: PR and SR selection through a transparent process Opportunities exist at this point for: – Advocacy to strong CSO involved in RH to submit a nomination for one of the two principal recipients for Round 8 (DTF) – Advocacy to ensure that all relevant SRs involved in RH submit proposals as sub-recipients – Provide technical assistance to SRH focused potential SRs in proposal development

8. Step 6:Strengths & weaknesses of previously submitted proposals are analysed Ensure that we have addressed TRP comments for those of us that submitted SRH/HIV integrated proposals

9. Step 7: Know the epidemic and its interaction with SRH Do we have enough intelligence for a comprehensive situation analysis, including information about: – The epidemiological situation and needs relating to HIV and broader SRH by key affected population groups*, gender and age? – What are the existing responses to meet the needs identified? – What are the programmatic and policy gaps? – What are the current funding allocations within the national budget? – What are the current donor contributions to meeting the needs? – What are the financial gaps? *UNAIDS definition includes: women and girls, youth, MSM, IDU, CSW, prisoners, migrants, people in conflict, IDP, refugees and people living in poverty

10. Step 8: Identify objective for SRH/HIV integration The proposals should: – Articulate SRH/HIV integration as a key objective – As far as possible, be developed in the context of the national HIV and SRH strategies, and refer to priorities and recent country-specific analysis of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats relevant to that programme. – Clearly state how the proposed work is linked to existing or planned support funded either by a previous GF grant or through other sources – Only request funding that is additional to existing efforts to combat the three diseases

11. Step 9-12: Design of the proposal Consider and fully assess the selection of the appropriate SRH/HIV integration interventions within the proposals components (including CSS and HSS) N.B. clear link needs to be established between SRH and service delivery for HIV Ensure that relevant TA for selection of SRH/HIV interventions is available and is utilized Assign responsibilities for developing the proposal Process designed & implemented for soliciting and reviewing submitted proposals

12. Step 13-15 Draft the proposal* and get 2-3 people to independently peer review it to strengthen overall technical soundness Submit it Proposal gets accepted! Time to celebrate *GF recommends multi-stakeholder drafting committees

13. Country SWOT Exercise Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats On developing and submitting an RH/HIV integration Round 8 proposal focusing on the political context and enabling/ challenging factors