After the award
The grant is awarded. Now is when it gets lost.
The financial report is due within six months of the end of the financial year, with paid invoices attached. One missing document, one out-of-period expense, and the funder cuts the balance or demands repayment of money already spent.
What the funder takes back, and why
Rejected outright
- An invoice dated outside the eligibility window
- An unpaid invoice: a promise to pay is not enough
- Fines, penalties, corporate tax, financial charges
- Spend beyond the agreed base
What saves a file
- Documents gathered before the deadline, not during
- A summary statement that adds up on the first try
- Tracking the justified share during the project
- Certified proof of payment when required
The grant follows justified spend, not the notified amount. Justifying 60% of the base means receiving 60% of the grant, and nobody warns you before filing.
Open a file, the deadlines set themselves
From the notification date and your financial year end, the obligation calendar follows from the rule.