Who Can Apply for GDF Grants?

Requirements for GDF support

Eligibility Criteria for support specific for grants of Adult anti-tb drugs
-- Estimated GNI per capita equal to or less than US$ 3,000 per year.
-- Highest priority will be given to countries with a GNP of less than US$1,000 per year.

Eligibility Criteria for support specific for grants of Paediatric anti-TB drugs

Countries fulfilling the following criteria are eligible for Paediatric anti-TB drug support from the GDF:
-- At least 85% of GDF funds should be spent on low income countries (LICs ), i.e. with a GNI per capita < US$ $875 or less.
-- No more than 10% of GDF funds should be spent on lower middle income countries (LMICs ), i.e. GNI per capita of US$ 876 - $3,465
-- No more than 5% of GDF funds should be spent on upper middle income countries (UMICs ), i.e. GNI per capita of US$ 3,466 - $10,725 with priority given to those with a high disease prevalence, subject to these countries providing co-financing for their projects as to 20% in year 1 rising to 40% in year 4 (the same arrangements as per the Global Fund).

In the case of both LMICS and UMICs, contributions should be used to scale up existing programmes targeted principally at vulnerable groups (in accordance with the GDF definition).

The GDF Technical Review Committee will consider all applications received from countries that are LICs, LMICs and UMICs taking into account the above criteria.