The Gavi 6.0 Cash Prioritization (CashPoP) Toolkit supports countries to make transparent, evidence-informed decisions about how to use the cash available to them under Gavi 6.0. It provides a structured process for moving from national priorities and programme needs, through the available funding envelope, to a cost-effective and decision-ready set of investment options for the Gavi 6.0 application.
The toolkit provides one practical approach to cash prioritization and can help countries meet or exceed the minimum standards for a Gavi application. Countries may use the full toolkit or select the components most relevant to their context. The outputs are intended to inform the Gavi application, not replace it. This is the first version (V1). This page contains the English version of the toolkit. The French version is available here.
The toolkit comprises three components:
- User Guide - A practical guide for facilitators to run the 10-step CashPoP process, covering preparation, facilitation and the use of the core tools
- Core tools (T0–T7) - Eight core working tools supporting countries through the main stages of the CashPoP process, including activity prioritization, costing, optimization, geographic prioritization and scenario development.
- NIS.Cost Bridging Module - An optional module connecting NIS.Cost and CashPoP, allowing countries to retain the NIS as the anchoring strategy and budget while undertaking prioritization, optimization and scenario analysis.
Users can access and download each of the three components through the links below, or alternatively all English-language materials are available in one ZIP file. Download and unzip the file to access the complete toolkit.
| Title | Author | Year | Type | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavi 6.0 Cash Prioritization (CashPoP) Toolkit – 01. User Guide [EN] | delivery associates | 2026 | User guide | English, French |
| Gavi 6.0 Cash Prioritization (CashPoP) Toolkit – 02. Core Tools (T0–T7) [EN] | delivery associates | 2026 | Tool | English, French |
| Gavi 6.0 Cash Prioritization (CashPoP) Toolkit – 03. NIS.Cost Bridging Module [EN] | delivery associates | 2026 | Tool | English, French |
The contents of each toolkit component is described in more detail below. Feedback on the toolkit, including bugs, errors and gaps, is welcome and will inform future versions. Please share feedback with Semere Mulugeta (
User Guide
A practical reference for facilitators covering the 10-step CashPoP process, including preparation, facilitation, key decisions and expected outputs at each step. Detailed guidance for using the core tools is also included within the guide.
Core Toolkit
The core working tools to support countries through the main stages of the CashPoP process:
- T0 Prep Checklist: An Excel template to help country teams identify the documents and data required for the CashPoP process, link each item to the specific step it supports, and track collection status. Items are classified as must-have, important, or helpful.
- T1 Stakeholder and Governance Map: An Excel template that maps key stakeholders who shape the prioritization decision, their role, interest and influence, and how to engage them.
- T2 Country Workplan: An Excel template to support country teams in planning the cash prioritization process week by week, with activities, owners, dates and status.
- T3 Framing Note: A Word template for recording, at the start of the process, the strategic goals, must-haves, red lines, decision rules and assessment criteria agreed with leadership.
- T4 Bottleneck-to-Solution Map: An Excel template that links the main program bottlenecks to the relevant Gavi investment areas and flagships.
- T5 Combined Workbook: The core Excel workbook for the CashPoP exercise, bringing together activity identification and prioritization, costing and budgeting, activity optimization, geographic prioritization, and scenario development and assessment. The workbook is macro-enabled and requires Microsoft Excel 365 or Excel 2021 (Windows or Mac), with macros enabled. It is not supported in Excel Online or Google Sheets.
- T6 Scenario Summary: A PowerPoint template for presenting scenarios and their implications to senior leadership.
- T7 Decision Record: A Word template that captures the decision, rationale, trade-offs and conditions, and the inputs to the Gavi application.
The lite process uses the preparation/framing tools and the core prioritization and costing functionality. The full process adds optimization, geographic prioritization and scenario development, depending on country scope and readiness. The User Guide and the “How to use” tab in the workbook provide further instructions.
NIS.Cost Bridging Module (optional)
For countries using NIS.Cost, UNICEF’s platform for National Immunization Strategy costing and budgeting, this module provides a bridge between NIS.Cost and CashPoP. It allows countries to retain the NIS as the anchoring strategy and budget while using CashPoP to undertake prioritization, optimization and scenario analysis.
- NIS–CashPoP Converter Note: explains the purpose of the bridge and how to use it.
- NIS.Cost to CashPoP Converter Template: transfers the activity list from NIS.Cost into the CashPoP Combined Workbook and maps the prioritization results back into the NIS.Cost structure.