Course Overview
This course is meant to equip participants with knowledge of good Grants management practices. It’s designed equip the participants with best practices, essentials skills in effective grants management and the ability to understand the Primary functional areas of Grants Management Process. Most of the development projects are financed through grants from donors. It is the responsibility of the project management team to ensure that the limited resources are used optimally and efficiently to achieve maximum impact. The participants will also explore the Grants Management Cycle. At the end of the course participants will appreciate the emerging issues and trends in the Grants management.
Target Participants
The course is designed for top and Middle level managers of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), State Corporations and other donor funded institutions and these include grants management officers/managers, financial managers and the project managers of donor funded projects.
Course duration
5 Days
Objectives
By the end of this training the participants will learn to:
- Handle pre-award activities that will set your program on the right track
- Oversee post-award start-up, operation, and closeout duties
- Ensure compliance with funder requirements
- Address the critical aspects of managing grant finances
- Effectively report grants management progress to stakeholder
Course Outline
Introduction: Fundamentals of Grants Management
- What is grants management?
- Grants management and project development
- Key grants-related terminologies
Overview of Project Award Types
- Grants
- Contracts
- Cooperative Agreements
- Subcontracts
Types of Grants, Applications and the Obligating documents.
- In-kind
- Standard
- Mixed
Grants Management Life Cycle
Pre-Award activities
- Planning
- Proposal Submission
- Award of Grant
- Post-Award activities
- Implementation
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- Amendments
- Reporting
- Close out
Elements of Grants Application
- Grants Preparation and Planning
- Developing Goals, and Objectives
- Finalizing and Submitting Grants Application
Grants Budgeting
- Introduction to Grants Budgeting
- Grants Budget Elements
- Budget Development
- Budget Management
Accounting Essentials for Grant
- Accounting multiple grants/ awards
- Tracking of matching funds
- Accounting for in-kind contributions
- Developing account code structure
- Compliance
- Financial and procurement rules
- Contractual agreement
- Donor compliance
- Legislative compliance
- Accounting Standards and Practice
- Community and cultural Compliance
Key Departmental Compliance Areas in Donor Fund Management:
- Financial Reporting Document
- Procurement Procedures
- Travel and Per diems
- Human Resource Management
- M and E and Impact Assessment
Contract Management
- Contract assessment
- Contract negotiation
- Contract management
Internal Control in Grants Management
- Control environment
- Risk assessment
- Control activities
- Information and communication
- Monitoring activities
Grants Reporting
- Financial
- Narrative
- Evaluations
- Amendments
Fundraising, budgeting and costing
- Partnership and Consortia
- Reasons
- Managing
- Problem areas to watch
- Co-Financing and Multi Donor Funding
- Sources and Reasons
- Managing the intricacies varied compliance issues
- Own /community cost contribution
Training Approach
Training manuals and additional reference materials are provided to the participants.
Certification
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be issued with a certificate.
Tailor-Made Course
We can also do this as a tailor-made course to meet organization-wide training needs. A training needs assessment will be done on the training participants to collect data on the existing skills, knowledge gaps, training expectations, and tailor-made needs.
