On the 8th of January the Global Fund published its 2026 Eligibility List. This Eligibility List identifies which country components (HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis or malaria) are eligible to receive an allocation for the 2026-2028 allocation period (Grant Cycle 8 (GC8)). If a country has no eligible components, it does not appear on the list. For a number of lower burden, higher income country components GC8 might be the final country allocation.

Changes in eligibility are relevant for the following countries in the EECA region:

• Armenia, HIV component – not eligible. This component received Transition Funding in the 2020-2022 (GC6) and 2023-2025 (GC7) allocation periods. As per the Eligibility Policy, country components that have received Transition Funding or have voluntarily transitioned from the Global Fund are not eligible to receive an allocation in future grant cycles.
• Kosovo, HIV component – not eligible. Same explanation as for the Armenian HIV component. 
• Russia, HIV component – not eligible. Russian Federation is now classified as a high-income country based on the latest three-year average of GNI per capita data (Atlas method). As a result, Russian Federation is no longer eligible for an allocation under paragraph 9B of the Eligibility Policy. Country components with existing grants that move to High Income are not eligible for Transition Funding in line with Paragraph 19 of the Eligibility Policy.

Regarding the eligibility of disease components for other countries, please note that eligibility does not guarantee an allocation.