Budgeting, Evaluation, and Compliance
Duration: 20 Hours | Prerequisites: None | Modality: 100% Online
Course Description:
This course covers grant budgeting, monitoring and evaluation, and compliance with donor requirements.
Course Objectives:
- Develop grant budgets
- Apply evaluation frameworks
- Understand compliance requirements
- Monitor funded projects
- Prepare reports
Learning Outcomes:
- Create grant budgets
- Design evaluation plans
- Apply compliance standards
- Monitor grant performance
Course Units:
- Unit 1: Grant Budget Basics
- Unit 2: Allowable and Unallowable Costs
- Unit 3: Budget Narratives
- Unit 4: Monitoring and Evaluation
- Unit 5: Performance Indicators
- Unit 6: Data Collection for Evaluation
- Unit 7: Compliance and Reporting
- Unit 8: Financial Accountability
- Unit 9: Risk Management
- Unit 10: Budget and Evaluation Capstone
Assessment & Evaluation:
Discussion participation, applied assignments, and capstone project.
Capstone Project:
Applied grant proposal and management plan addressing a real funding opportunity.

