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Grant Acquittal Report

Post grant reporting template.

This worksheet produces

  • Funder
  • Grant reference
  • Amount received
  • What was delivered
  • Outputs
  • Outcomes
  • Expenditure summary

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Use the name shown on the grant approval letter or online portal.

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Example Community Trust

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This links the acquittal to the original approval. Check emails, letters and the funder portal.

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ECT-2026-01482

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Use the bank record, not the amount originally requested. Note any GST treatment if relevant.

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$9,750 received 14 March 2026

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Use dates, locations and completed items. State any approved changes rather than hiding them.

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Purchased 40 helmets and 10 equipment bags, trained eight volunteers and delivered 18 weekly sessions from April to August.

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Outputs are direct quantities: sessions, participants, items purchased, volunteers trained or events held.

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18 sessions, 92 participants, 50 equipment items issued and eight volunteers trained.

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Outcomes are effects, not activities. Use comparison data, feedback or observed change where possible.

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Weekly capacity increased by 30%, equipment-related cancellations stopped and 78% of surveyed families reported lower participation barriers.

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List costs by category and ensure they reconcile to invoices and bank payments.

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Equipment $8,940; volunteer training $600; delivery supplies $210. Total $9,750. All invoices and bank evidence attached.

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Be direct. State whether the funder approved the change and what happened to any unspent money.

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Supplier delay moved completion by three weeks. A lower equipment price created a $210 underspend, which the funder approved for delivery supplies by email on 9 June.

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Use a checklist so invoices, bank records, photos, attendance data and approval emails are not omitted.

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Invoice schedule, bank statement extracts, six labelled photos, attendance summary, survey results and approved variance email.

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Include name, role, approval date and any committee minute reference.

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Prepared by treasurer; reviewed by programme lead; approved by committee on 12 September 2026, minute 6.2.

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