10 Steps to 
Getting That Grant

You also want to shop around for a system that is online and allows you to upload reports directly by clicking on one link versus having to visit 20 websites for 20 different grant awards. Remember, you need to continually track available financial resources versus point-in-time expenditures. Cost management, manual or automated, requires understanding and following cost principles pertaining to matching-funds requirements, allowable costs and, for government grants, indirect costs.