For UK charities, CICs and social enterprises

Post-Award Grant Management Support

An awarded grant creates ongoing work: translating conditions into actions, monitoring the position, keeping evidence usable and reporting at the right time. Post-award grant management support brings those activities into a shared operating routine.

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Antony Draper

Antony Draper Advisory

Operational guidance. Updated 8 November 2026.

Manage awarded funding through clear controls

This service is for organisations managing existing grants. It is relevant when finance, fundraising and delivery each hold part of the picture, or when reporting relies heavily on a few people.

We start with the current operating problem and one real grant. A larger portfolio may add coordination work, but size alone does not establish weak control. The free assessment scores 11 control answers separately from portfolio size.

The working system

A practical system connects the obligations register, reporting calendar, dated budget position, evidence index and exceptions log. Each component has a named owner and a purpose. The aim is to make the current position explainable without rebuilding it for every meeting.

Before choosing software or automating a dashboard, clarify where the source records live, who updates them and which decisions the leadership team needs to make. A sophisticated dashboard cannot repair an unclear obligation or missing evidence by itself.

Start small, then decide what to extend

The free pack gives your team a starting sequence and reusable workbook. Use it with the grant whose next report matters most. Test whether a deputy can find the agreement, evidence and open actions.

If the gap needs hands-on work, the fixed-fee diagnostic covers one active grant. A wider Grant Control Setup can be scoped separately afterwards. There is no automatic ongoing retainer or software purchase in the diagnostic.

Keep the professional boundary clear

We provide operational-control and management-information support. Statutory accounts, audit, independent examination, tax advice, legal interpretation and compliance certification sit outside this offer.

Where an issue needs specialist advice or funder clarification, we identify the question and appropriate route. Your organisation retains responsibility for its records, decisions and submissions. The actual agreement and approved changes remain the source of grant requirements.

See the format before deciding

Inspect the fictional example action pack and open the blank branded Excel workbook. Examples show the working method and format, not a claimed client outcome.

Read the service terms and delivery promise. Contact Antony directly if you need to check the scope.

Useful preparation guides

Choose a practical next step.

Use the free plan yourself, or talk to Antony about the grant that needs attention. The free call ends with one agreed priority, a suggested owner and the next action.

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