Funding doesn’t end when the award arrives.
An award comes with obligations: reports, deadlines, budget rules, documentation, and closeout. Northlight acts as your grant administration team so the work stays organized and on schedule for the life of the grant.
What’s included
Grant Management
Ongoing professional grant administration after the award — reporting, deadlines, compliance tracking, documentation, budget monitoring, and funder communication.
- Reporting calendars and deadline tracking
- Grant reporting
- Compliance tracking
- Documentation
- Budget monitoring
- Funder communications
- Closeout support and grant administration
Who it’s for
- Organizations managing one or more active awards with limited staff
- Tribes and municipalities with federal or state reporting obligations
- Organizations that have just received a large or first-time award
- Teams that want a single point of coordination for funder requirements
What we’ll need from you
- Award letters, agreements, and approved budgets
- Access to the financial and program information needed for reports
- A designated contact with authority to approve submissions
- Funder portal access, where required
Monthly scope
What we handle every month.
Seven areas of ongoing administration, organized around the terms of your award.
Reporting
Progress and financial reports prepared on schedule, with the information the funder expects.
Deadlines
A reporting calendar covering every obligation in your award terms, tracked month to month.
Compliance tracking
Award conditions organized and tracked so requirements don’t get missed.
Documentation
Records, receipts, and supporting files organized the way an audit or site visit expects.
Budget monitoring
Spending tracked against the approved budget, with issues flagged early.
Funder communication
Questions, updates, and requests to program officers prepared and coordinated.
Closeout
Final reports and closeout requirements handled at the end of the award period.
How it works
The process
Clear steps, clear responsibilities. We tell you what we need and when.
Award review
We read the award documents and terms and list every reporting, budget, and documentation obligation.
Set up
We build the reporting calendar, documentation system, and budget tracking structure around those terms.
Monthly administration
We track deadlines, prepare reports, monitor budgets against the approved plan, and keep documentation organized.
Funder communication
We help prepare correspondence, questions, and requests to the funder, coordinated with your leadership.
Closeout
We support final reports and closeout requirements at the end of the award period.
Related services
Ready to start? $8,000 per month, flat.
Tell us about your project. We’ll confirm fit and scope before any work or billing begins.
Prefer to talk? Call (907) 310-7794 or email [email protected].