The National Grants Management Association (NGMA) is exploring the need for and feasibility of developing a certification program in the field of grants management.

Certification would be aligned with the knowledge and skills, gained through work experience in the grants management profession, and demonstrated by the successful completion of an examination based upon a standard body of knowledge. Those successfully demonstrating proficiency in a set of required subject areas of the certification program would receive a designation, possibly titled the Certified Grants Management Professional (CGMP)©.

Certification is the voluntary process by which an organization, such as NGMA, recognizes individuals who have demonstrated certain knowledge, skills and abilities. The purpose of a professional certification program is to ensure that certified individuals:
a. meet minimum levels of knowledge, skill and experience
b. pursue their professional development on an ongoing basis
c. abide by a professional code of ethics

On April 6th, NGMA contacted over 1,500 grants management professionals, soliciting their views of those working in the grants management community to help guide the Association. The short electronic survey was created to gather information on the need for and feasibility of developing a certification program.

View the NGMA Certification Feasibility Survey.

The aggregated survey results will be made available to NGMA members and the grants management community by the end of May. The NGMA Board of Directors anticipates review of the results over the summer, with a recommendation and next steps scheduled to be released in Fall 2005.

NGMA wishes to thank BearingPoint for their technical support in providing survey collection and data analysis.

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