Connecting a grant to the work it funds is what turns a grant record into something you can report from. Open the grant and click Connections in the workspace navigation.

What You Can Connect

The Connections page has a panel for each type:

• Associated Programs: the programs the grant funds.
• Associated Projects: handled on Grant Details, see below.
• Associated Tasks and Associated Time Sheet Tasks: the work items, and the staff hours logged against them.
• Associated Expenses: spending charged to the grant.
• Associated Deposits: the money as it arrives.
• Associated Properties: property tied to the grant.

Connect A Program

1. Open the grant and go to Connections.
2. In Associated Programs, start typing the program name.
3. Pick it from the list to connect it.

The other panels work the same way: start typing, pick the record. Expenses also have a Connect button for adding several at once. To undo a connection, remove it from the panel and confirm.

Connect A Project

Projects are set on the grant itself rather than the Connections page:

1. Open Grant Details.
2. Turn on Project Grant.
3. Choose the Corresponding Project.
4. Click Save All Changes & Continue.

Why Bother

• Reporting: when the funder asks what their money did, the answer is on the grant instead of in someone's memory.
• Staff time: connected time sheet tasks show the hours worked on grant-funded activity, with a running total of tasks and hours.
• Spending: connected expenses show what has actually been charged against the grant.
• Programs: your programs show which grants support them, which is the view you want when a grant ends and you need to know what is at risk.

Connect things as they happen. Reconstructing a year of activity the week a report is due is the slowest possible way to do this.