At first glance a grant may be viewed simply as money being given to those who deserve and need it. Yet grants are always so much more than this.

In my previous article I looked at the many types of fraud that government grant makers need to identify and take steps to prevent.

Grants are an important tool for central and local government to support citizens and businesses, and improve lives, the economy and society.

A new report, Supporting local communities and people: are local government grants effective?’, published today by CIPFA in partnership with Capita plc.

As declared by Dr Dominique Hes in 2017, there is quite simply “no sustainability without community engagement”. The topic of how organisations bring their staff and customers ’with them’ on cultural and transformative journeys is never far away.

In any given year, and setting aside the extra Covid-19-based demands of 2020, the UK Government disburses over £100bn in grants and funded schemes.

The distribution of grants is an effective instrument for improving and steering economic, social and health outcomes in the UK.

Grants are an important tool for the government to fulfil a policy or public interest need. For many years they’ve been effectively disbursed to businesses, charities, communities and individuals.

How can digital be used to bring in changes in the social care sector to improve ways of working for practitioners and people care.

How can we build services that deliver both health and social care, and how services integration can break the cycles of crisis? Find out more in our article.