The NGP Mission

The Federal government distributes $400 billion to state and local government and nonprofits for public assistance. State and local governments add tens of billions of their tax dollars. Nonprofits receive more than $75 billion of these government grant funds. The mission of the National Grants Partnership is to foster a partnership among state, local, and tribal government and non-profit stakeholders and Federal grant-making agencies to improve effectiveness of use of grant funds and reduce burdens associated with grants administration.

To accomplish this mission, the NGP is pursuing a number of specific projects and activities on behalf of -- and providing leadership and support to -- state, local and tribal governments and non-profit organizations on issues relating to grants administration and management.

The structure and operation of the NGP is modeled after that of the Federal and university research community's Federal Demonstration Partnership (FDP). The NGP provides interaction among non-federal entities and helps expand Public Law 106-107 and Grants.gov interaction with non-federal entities through meetings and being a focal point for discussion with Federal agencies on behalf of non-federal entities in the grant-making area.