Standard

Government Functional Standard GovS 015: Grants

The Grants Functional Standard promotes efficiency and effectiveness in grant making across all government departments and arm’s length bodies.

From:
Cabinet Office
Published
2 December 2016
Last updated
211 April 20222024 — See all updates

Documents

Government Functional Standard GovS015: Grants v2.0

PDF, 341 KB, 32 pages

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Guidance for General Grants

PDF, 695577 KB, 1314 pages

Equality impact assessment: government grants minimum standards

PDF, 142 KB, 4 pages

1: Senior Officer Responsible for a Grant

PDF, 256200 KB, 1011 pages

2: Governance, Approvals & Data Capture

PDF, 475528 KB, 1415 pages

3: Complex Grants Advice Panel (CGAP)

PDF, 290219 KB, 12 pages

4: Business Case Development

PDF, 284356 KB, 1921 pages

5: Competition for Funding

PDF, 282277 KB, 1314 pages

6: Grant Agreements

PDF, 219239 KB, 1011 pages

7: Risk, Controls and Assurance

PDF, 495 KB, 27 pages

8: Performance and Monitoring

PDF, 137221 KB, 9 pages

9: Annual Review and Reconciliation

PDF, 211304 KB, 8 pages

10: Training

PDF, 224538 KB, 89 pages

Guidance for General Grants (HTML)

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1: Senior Officer Responsible for a Grant (HTML)

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2: Governance, Approvals & Data Capture (HTML)

HTML

3: Complex Grants Advice Panel (CGAP) (HTML)

HTML

4: Business Case Development (HTML)

HTML

5: Competition for Funding (HTML)

HTML

6: Grant Agreements (HTML)

HTML

7: Risk, Controls and Assurance (HTML)

HTML

8: Performance and Monitoring (HTML)

HTML

9: Annual Review and Reconciliation (HTML)

HTML

10: Training (HTML)

HTML

Details

The purpose of this government functional standard is to set expectations for the management of grants, and to promote efficient and effective grant making to ensure funding is used as intended and provides value for money through high quality delivery.

For further information and support, please contact the Government Grants Management Function (GGMF) at: grants-management-function@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Published 2 December 2016
Last updated 211 April 20222024 + show all updates

  1. Replaced all documents with the latest versions. Added HTML versions of all documents

  2. Updated document 7: Risk, Controls and Assurance - added paragraph 23 to provide further information on security risks. Language around Fraud Risk Assessments has been strengthened to reflect the Grants Functional Standard.

  3. Updated document '3: Complex Grants Advice Panel (CGAP)'. Grants which fall under Carbon Net Zero, Levelling Up, Strengthening the Union, Innovation, and Jobs and Skills must be referred to the Complex Grants Advice Panel.

  4. Updated guidance Functional Standards

  5. Updated HTML doc

  6. Updated all documents attached.