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.
Published 2 December 2016 Last updated 4 December 2024 +show all updates
Updated the following document '3: Complex Grants Advice Panel (CGAP)' to reflect the change in the mandatory referral for manifesto schemes.
Updated the document: 7: Risk, Controls and Assurance
Replaced the following file with the latest version:7: Risk, Controls and Assurance
Added PDF versions of the guidance documents.
Added the document:m Grants Continuous Improvement Assessment Framework V1.1
Replaced all documents with the latest versions.Added HTML versions of all documents
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.
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.
