COURSE INFORMATION

Scheduled Dates: 11 – 15 Mar '2024 | 10 – 14 Jun '2024 | 09 – 13 Sep '2024 | 09 – 13 Dec '2024

Duration: One (1) Week

Customized dates and one-on-one sessions can be organized.

PREAMBLE

This course is designed to train participants on the practice of good Grants management. The course will equip participants with the ability to understand the Primary functional areas of Grants Management. The Grants Management Cycle will also be explored in depth, whereby participants will be asked to relate their training to actual issues and experiences at their place of work.

TARGET GROUP

Senior and middle level managers, project teams, individuals working in public and private sector projects. Employees working in CDF, LATF, NGOs and other programs are encourage to attend this valuable seminar in order to improve their skills in PM.

COURSE OUTLINE

The following issues will be discussed:
1. Introduction: Fundamentals of Grants Management
2. Grant Management Cycle, Roles, Responsibilities and Requirements:

• Planning
• Proposal Submission
• Award of Grant
• Implementation
• Monitoring & Evaluation
• Amendments
• Reporting
• Close out

3. Types of Grants, Applications and the Obligating Documents

• In-kind
• Standard
• Mixed

4. Compliance:

• Who to comply with and areas of compliance

- Donor compliance
- Legislative compliance
- Accounting Standards and Practices
- Community and cultural Compliance

• Key Departmental Compliance Areas in Donor Fund Management:

- Financial
- Reporting and Documentation
- Procurement Procedures
- Travel and Per diems
- Human Resource Management
- M&E and Impact Assessment

5. Contract Amendments

• Types of Amendments
• Necessitating Reasons
• How to manage and carry through successfully

6. Reporting

• Financial
• Narrative
• Evaluations
• Amendments

7. Internal Control Systems

• Procedures & Processes
• Risks and mitigation

8. Fund raising, budgeting and costing
9. Partnerships & Consortia

• Reasons
• Managing
• Problem areas to watch

10. Co-Financing and Multi Donor Funding

• Sources and reasons
• Managing the intricacies varied compliance issues
• Own/community cost contribution

REGISTRATION

To register, kindly fill the Seminar Registration Form and send it to us through:
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PAYMENT

1. Fees Payment - All fees are payable strictly in advance 2 working days before the course starting date.
2. Cancellation Fee - Cancellation of any participant 5 working days before the start day of a course will incur a 20% cancellation fee.
   We regret that no cancellations will be accepted within 2 working days of a course, but substitutions may be made.