Conditions for Catalytic Investment Matching Funds

This page summarizes the financial and programmatic conditions to access Catalytic Investment Matching Funds for Grant Cycle 8 (GC8). Financial conditions outline the minimum country allocation investment amounts required for each priority area. Programmatic conditions describe the programmatic elements that must be reflected in the applicant’s GC8 funding application.

Conditions will be verified as part of the funding application and grant-making process. Further details on Matching Funds will be provided in the Global Fund’s GC8 Matching Funds Guidelines (forthcoming).

Matching Funds	Financial conditions	Programmatic conditions
Public Financial Management (PFM)	Investment of at least a quarter of the amount of available Matching Funds from the country allocation in PFM activities.	Investments in PFM and/or health financing, aligned with relevant country PFM reforms, that address: (a) documented bottlenecks impacting national health sector performance; (b) health service delivery; and/or (c) financial sustainability.
Social Contracting	Investment of at least an equal amount of available Matching Funds from the country allocation in social contracting through community-led organizations (CLO) or community-based organizations (CBO).	Government co-financing commitments that include: (a) measurable and time-bound domestic investments in social contracting; (b) a defined set of financial and policy or regulatory measures (such as enabling legislation and budgetary reforms) to institutionalize social contracting; and (c) mechanisms to monitor and validate execution of these financial commitments and measures. Workplan tracking measures to monitor programmatic progress related to social contracting (for High Impact and Core countries only).
Integrated HIV Prevention	Investment of at least an equal amount of available Matching Funds from the country allocation in HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) interventions and HIV self-testing (HIVST) commodities.	HIVST and PrEP coverage indicators, with a minimum target of PrEP users during the grant reporting period as communicated by the Global Fund. Planned procurement of a mix of oral- and blood- or urine-based WHO pre-qualified HIVST. Where these products are used, evidence showing that national policies and strategies currently allow, or will be developed within the first year of the grant implementation period to allow, (1) a single HIV rapid diagnostic test for initiation and continuation of long-acting injectable PrEP; and (2) HIVST for initiation and continuation of Tenofovir-based oral PrEP and the Dapivirine Vaginal Ring. Investments in targeted HIV prevention programs based on geographic and population‑level risk data from 2024 onwards. Plans to increase the number of sites delivering integrated PrEP, HIVST and sexual and reproductive health services for HIV prevention, at primary health care and community level, compared to the number of sites at the end of 2025.
Integrated Community & Health Services for Women & Children	Investment of at least half of the amount of available Matching Funds from the country allocation in activities for integrated community and health services for women and children.	Investments that respond to documented priorities in national MNCAH acceleration plans and HRH and community health strategies, the results of which should align with these plans and strategies. Further, while not a programmatic condition, but as part of the country’s GC8 co-financing commitments (where applicable under the STC policy) the country is encouraged to finance integrated services, including HRH/CHW activities, to which this Matching Fund contributes.
Digital Solutions Supporting Integration	Investment of at least half of the amount of available Matching Funds from the country allocation in digital activities supporting integration.	Fulfilment of the Integrated Community & Health Services for Women & Children Matching Fund financial and programmatic conditions. Investments to strengthen or maintain elements of digital data systems and/or data use that support programmatic activities funded under the Integrated Community & Health Services for Women & Children Matching Fund.
Addressing Human Rights & Gender Barriers to Services	Investment of at least an equal amount of available Matching Funds from the country allocation in activities to address human rights and gender-related barriers to services.	Investments (which include funding to civil society organizations and CBOs) to address relevant barriers to health services that are informed by recent evidence on such barriers and the effectiveness of actions to address them. Indicators to assess performance and quality of programming in this priority area, as well as annual self-assessments of progress against baseline scores agreed with the Global Fund, for each programmatic area to enable Global Fund KPI reporting. Evidence of functional and inclusive national coordination mechanisms to oversee programs addressing barriers to accessing HIV, TB and malaria services, including those relating to human rights and gender.