From around 2000 onwards, the PEAP framework shaped a new relationship between GoU and Development Partners (DPs) at the economy-wide level. Since then, there has been a shift from project-focused aid to sector programmes.
The MTEF/BFP process provided the framework for this, with DPs, and also NGOs, participating in the Sector Working Groups through which sector plans and budgets evolved. The funding modalities also changed, with key DPs providing either general or sector-earmarked budget support, based on dialogue with Government of Uganda (GoU) about policies and targets, rather than earmarking to specific projects.