P092 - OACP-EU- GRANTS MANAGEMENT

All-OACP-EU- Grants Management – Collective Signature and Training on Grant Management

Grants management- Collective signature and training on Grant management for the 7 Grantees:

The seven grant contracts under the Call for Proposals—2 Contributions Agreements and 5 grant contracts—collectively signed by the seven grantees and the respective Contracting Authorities—the EC and ACP Secretariat;
A two-day training workshop to build grantees’ capacity to implement the Actions under respective Grant Contracts from the technical and procedural/administrative/financial points of view following the European Union procedures and requirements:
Provide basic, practical guidance and raise knowledge of existing EC Contractual Conditions;
Accountability and Internal Controls, documentation, filing and record keeping, accounting and audit requirements involved in contractual and financial management procurement, payroll and time management, cash and bank management, Financial Reporting, supporting documents which must be kept by the Grant Beneficiary in case of an inspection;
Identify important risk areas, indicate what can go wrong and explain how these risks can be avoided; record-keeping requirements, and consequences for non-compliance;
Provide best practices, tools and templates;
Technical management of the implementation of the projects under the Grant Contracts and the respective periodic reporting requirements enhanced;
Audit procedures elaborated;
Accountability and communications to ultimate beneficiaries of the outputs of the Grant Contracts, and the respective sustainability aspects specified.

Programme funded by European Union at the request of the Organisation of African Caribbean and Pacific States - Implemented by AESA CONSORTIUM