Applying for a grant is exciting; accounting for it is where the real work lies. Municipalities, provinces and funds require proof afterwards that the money was spent as intended — miss the reporting deadline or hand in a messy dossier and you risk a clawback . The grant lifecycle: five phases, one dossier Every grant follows the same phases: applied → awarded → running → reported → settled . Treat that lifecycle as the backbone of your dossier, storing the matching documents per phase: the appl