GRANTS MANAGEMENT
1. ABOUT THE COURSE
Most of the development projects are financed through grants from donors such as US Government, NIH, DFID, MRC, GIZ, JICA, NORAD and others. It is the responsibility of the project management team toensure that the limited resources are used optimally and efficiently to achieve maximum impact. This course is designed to equip the participants with best practices and essentials skills in effective grants management.
2. TRAINING OBJECTIVES
The training is aimed at the following:
- Identify and understand the critical terms and conditions of grant aid for donor-funded projects
- Ensure compliance with donor terms and conditions;
- Providing supporting documents, correct procurement of goods and services and meeting financial reportingrequirements;
- Managing multiple-funded programmes;
- Prepare a donor financial report to match with a project narrative report;
- Describe the phases in the grant management cycle clarify key responsibilities and routines needed for successful grant management;
- Identify the requirements for closing off a donor grant;
- Manage the relationship with donors, head office and implementing partners with greater confidence;
- Appreciate that finance and programme staff must work closely for successful
grant management.
3. TARGET PARTICIPANTS
This course is specially designed for Project Staff who manage institutional donor grants where programmes are implemented directly or through operational partners such as:
- Financial Managers
- The Project Managers of Donor Funded
- Project Accountants
- Head of Programs
- Administrative and non-finance staff who are new to grant
4. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
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 stakeholders
5. COURSE OUTLINE
- Introduction to Grants Management
- What is grants management?
- Grants management and project development
- Key grants-related terminologies
b) Overview of Project Award Types
- Grants
- Contracts
- Cooperative Agreements
- Subcontracts
c) Types of Grants
- In-kind
- Standard
- Mixed
d) Grants Lifecycle
- Pre-Award activities
- Planning
- Proposal Submission
- Award of Grant
- Post-Award activities
- Implementation
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- Amendments
- Reporting
- Close out
e) Elements of Grants Application
- Grants Preparation and Planning
- Developing Goals, and Objectives
- Finalizing and Submitting Grants Application
f) Grants Budgeting
- Introduction to Grants Budgeting
- Grants Budget Elements
- Budget Development
- Budget Management
g) Accounting Essentials for Grant
- Accounting multiple grants/ awards
- Tracking of matching funds
- Accounting for in-kind contributions
- Developing account code structure
h) Compliance
- Financial and procurement rules
- Contractual agreement
- Donor compliance
- Legislative compliance
- Accounting Standards and Practices
- Community and cultural Compliance
i) Contract Management
- Contract assessment
- Contract negotiation
- Contract management
j) Internal Control in Grants Management
- Control environment
- Risk assessment
- Control activities
- Information and communication
- Monitoring activities
k) Grants Reporting
- Financial
- Narrative
- Evaluations
- Amendments
l) Project Monitoring and Evaluation
FOR MORE DETAILS AND COURSE OUTLINE PLEASE CONTACT:
PIERRE DUPLIS BRENNER
The Admission Director
AFRICA INSTITUTE FOR CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT (AICD)
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