Grant reporting is the process of providing funders with information about how grant money was spent and what outcomes were achieved. Reporting requirements are specified in grant agreements and typically include: progress reports during project implementation, financial statements showing actual expenditures against budget, outcome data demonstrating project results, and final reports summarizing accomplishments. Reports may require supporting documentation like invoices, contracts, and photos. Reporting ensures accountability for public money and enables program evaluation. However, reporting requirements create administrative burden, particularly for smaller municipalities managing multiple grants with different requirements. Funders periodically review reporting requirements, attempting to balance accountability with administrative burden. Effective grant management includes establishing tracking systems at project initiation to capture required information throughout implementation, avoiding scrambles to compile data at reporting deadlines.