It is a level of commitment prescribed by the funding entity to the grantee to show a local commitment to the project. We typically utilize state forfeiture funds as our match. We go before the City Commission to accept the award and all associated stipulations and addtionally place funding into accounts to expense as determined by the grant. On a monthly or quarterly basis we complete an expense report and submit it to the granting authority for reimbursement. We then are wired or mailed a check for the reimbursement.
All grants require strict compliance with the terms and conditions set forth in the grant.
A grant is a contract to provide services for a given amount of funding. Written requests for budget modifications must be submitted and approved to the granting authority prior to using the fund for something other than its original proposed purpose. The average time frame between the initial grant application and actual granting of money can range dramatically from as little as four months to as many as 12 plus months. My average proposal is 20 pages. Relatively, the time it takes to complete applications can range from several hours to weeks of research, coordination, and organization and involves a Problem Statement, Methodology, Budget, Activities Implementation Schedule, and any MOU's that are needed.