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Management Minute Video Series

The Management Minute video series offers a concise overview of key fiscal regulations and requirements that guide Head Start grant recipients. In these animated videos, directors, grants management specialists, and fiscal specialists share their experiences and best practices in building strong fiscal systems. These videos are a regular feature in the Financial Essentials series on the iPD. Learn more about this five-module series here.

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Common Reasons Grant Applications Are Returned

Common Reasons Grant Applications Are Returned

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Management Minute: Common Reasons Grant Applications Are Returned

Shandra Davis: I noticed during my time as a grants management specialist in the regional office that there were some common themes amongst the reasons why grant applications were returned. 

One of those things was the budget detail. Recipients would not include details to justify their numbers. For example, they would submit a budget with a travel line item of $20,000 but failed to detail what makes up that $20,000. 

The second thing would be signatures. The board chair is the person in the organization who certifies this application is complete and ready to be submitted. However, some applications would not include the board chair’s signature, so that application needed to be returned. 

Then, the board and Policy Council minutes are required to be submitted in the application. Not only do you want minutes to show that the board and Policy Council met, but it needs to indicate that they approved the grant application during that meeting.

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A grants management specialist shares common reasons why non-competitive baseline and continuing grant applications are returned. These include incomplete financial details, missing signatures, and missing board and Policy Council minutes. Learn more about this topic and other fiscal requirements in the iPD course Financial Essentials 1: The Grant Application Process.

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