How Agencies Can Improve Grant Management

In late January, grants experts from around the country came together to analyze the results of the 2017 Annual Grants Management Survey, sponsored by The George Washington University, the National Grants Management Association and REI Systems. One observation that ran through this year’s gathering at GWU was that many grant managers face the same challenges. The good news is that grant managers from federal, state, local and non-profit organizations for the most part feel well-equipped to succeed. This continues a trend seen in the 2016 Survey results. Another positive finding was that more than 56 percent of survey respondents indicated they thought federal laws and directives have been helpful, while just 9 percent perceived a negative effect and 35 percent were neutral.