b'Step 5: Post-GrantNew grants must submit a Progress Report after sixWhat challenges or disappointments did you months and a Final Report two months after theencounter?Requirements. conclusion of the grant. Renewal Grants and Multi-Year Grants instead submit annual Progress Reports,What changes, if any, have you made or do you If a grant is awarded, you will be asked to sign a Grantdue 10 weeks before the Board reviews the next grantanticipate making and why?Agreement Letter. Progress reports will generally be dueinstallment, and a Final Report two months after theWhat specific steps have you taken towards securing every six months. See our Reporting Requirements forconclusion of the final Grant Term. Final Reports shouldadditional and ongoing funding for the project or specific instructions.be cumulative, covering the entire Grant Term. We willorganization, and what steps do you plan to take over send you an email reminder approximately four weeksthe next year?REPORTING REQUIREMENTSbefore your Report is due. The email will include a web-The purposes of our Reporting Requirements are:based link to submit your Report. We will only acceptList program expenditures and revenue to date, Reports submitted through that link. We also encouragefollowing the original budget submitted with your (1) Grant Monitoringto assure that funds are beingregular, ongoing communication. proposal, showing variances if any (remember, you spent as planned;must request prior approval from the Foundation for The Progress and Final Reports should answer thematerial changes to your program or budget). General (2) Measurementto help assess the impact of the grant;following questions: operating support grantees should instead submit the (3) Organizational Learningcareful collection and useorganizations internal (unaudited) financial report for of data should help ongoing program development andWhat activities have taken place/services have beentheir fiscal year-to-date.refinement. provided and which of the results or outcomesAttach a copy of your most recent audited financial identified in your proposal as flowing from thosestatement if we do not already have it. Also include While most programs likely will not require a formal,activities have occurred (recognizing that it maylinks or references to publicity and other materials outside evaluation, we do expect a thoughtful process andtake a full year or longer before some of these areregarding the program that would be helpful in written report. Program evaluation provides ongoing,observable)? Please be sure to specify the number ofimproving our understanding of the program.systematic information that strengthens projects duringpeople served, the units of service provided and/or any their life cycle and provides outcome data to assess theother relevant quantifiable data. Please cumulate your extent of change. Evaluations should include both Processdata for us where possible.and Outcome components, meaning that they will document the development and operation of the program (Process) as well as measure the programs impact (Outcomes). For information about metrics for specific program areas, please refer to our Grant Guidelines.The Journey Forward53'