Government – Grants Sources and Uses

What is a Grants Funding Sources and Uses Report? Grants Sources and Uses Reports are considered grant analysis tools and are used by Financial Officers and Grant Managers to monitor annual allocation and other key metrics. Some of the main functionality in this type of report is that it is dynamic and users can run it with parameters such as Organization (entity) and Period/Year. Columns in the report has useful information including: Program, Funding Source, Use of Funds, Annual Allocation, Program spend, Prior Year amounts, Total, Anticipated amount available (remainder), Description of use. You find an example of this type of report below.

Purpose of Grants Funding Sources and Uses Reports Public Sector and nonprofit entities use Grants Funding Sources and Uses Reports to easily get a clear summary picture of each grant with essential metrics. When used as part of good business practices in Accounting and FP&A departments, an  organization can improve its grant strategies and investment planning for various programs, and it can reduce the chances that funding for initiatives runs into problems due to lack of visibility into expected grant KPIs.

Who Uses This Type of Report? The typical users of this type of report are: CFOs, controllers, grant managers, program managers. Other Reports Often Used in Conjunction with Grants Funding Sources and Uses Reports Progressive Accounting and FP&A departments sometimes use several different Grants Funding Sources and Uses Reports, along with detailed grants reports, grant budgets, grants dashboards, financial statements, program and initiative reports and other management and control tools.

Where Does the Data for Analysis Originate From? The Actual (historical transactions) data typically comes from enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems like: Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365) Finance, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (D365 BC), Microsoft Dynamics AX, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Microsoft Dynamics GP, Microsoft Dynamics SL, Sage Intacct, Sage 100, Sage 300, Sage 500, Sage X3, SAP Business One, SAP ByDesign, Acumatica, Netsuite and others. In analyses where budgets or forecasts are used, the planning data most often originates from in-house Excel spreadsheet models or from professional xFP&A solutions.

Built for government finance teams and aligned with Solver's xFP&A platform, this Solver report template connects directly to your ERP data via the Solver Data Warehouse, enabling near real-time analysis with minimal setup. Designed for QuickStart deployment, it can be activated rapidly so your team can focus on analysis and decisions — not data preparation.

What is the Government – Grants Sources and Uses in Solver? The Government – Grants Sources and Uses is a pre-built xFP&A report template in Solver designed for government organizations. It delivers key financial and operational metrics in a single, easy-to-use interface — purpose-built for government finance workflows.

Who uses this Solver report template? Cfos, controllers, and public sector finance teams in government organizations rely on this Solver report template to replace manual spreadsheet-based processes with automated, near real-time analysis. It is especially useful during month-end close, budget cycles, and board reporting.

Where does the data come from? Data is sourced automatically from your ERP system through the Solver Data Warehouse, which integrates with platforms such as Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Dynamics 365 Finance, Acumatica, Sage Intacct, and other leading ERP solutions. Once connected, the template updates in near real-time with no manual data entry required.

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