eCivis.com recently shared one of my articles on the foundations of grant management with an new article on Three Ways to Simplify Grant Management.
I compared the of diversity of grant management to a cupcake bakery.
I Explore the Common Characteristics of Great Grant Management
Just as baking a cake includes three basic types of ingredients, grant management includes three essential characteristics.
When you understand these three elements, grant management becomes much simpler Cupcakes and Grant Management.
(For the bakers out there, these concepts may seem familiar.)
The structure of cakes is based on a combination of:
- Tougheners such as the starches contained in flour and proteins contained in the eggs and milk
- Tenderizers such as sugars and leavening agents like baking powder and fats contained in oils and butter
- Moisteners like water and other liquids that blend the ingredients together to create the desired end result
Similarly, grant management consists of three main elements:
- Tougheners that provide the structure of grant management to know how to manage a federal award
- Tenderizers that create focus on the “serving a public purpose” of the award
- Moisteners that blend all the various aspects of federal award Cupcakes and Grant Management together and ensure achievement of the desired results
I look at the how this framework fits into three ways to simplify grant management:
- Support the Requirements
- Serve the Public
- Ensure Desired Outcomes
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Author:
Lucy Morgan CPA, MBA
CEO, Compliance Warrior
Author of “Decoding Grant Management-The Ultimate Success Guide to the Federal Grant Regulations in 2 CFR Part 200” The 2nd Edition is now available on Amazon in Paperback and Kindle versions.
