The mission of the Grants Administration & Government Programs Department is to maximize resources available to the school district to improve educational services, and to ensure accountability in the use of those resources.

• Disseminating grant funding opportunities from local, state, federal and private sources to schools, Innovation Zones, and district departments;
• Providing technical assistance, proposal review, editing, budget development, and writing assistance;
• Coordinating inter-departmental grant proposal development;
• Submitting proposals to funding agencies on behalf of schools and Innovation Zones (including preparing forms, acquiring signatures, and obtaining school board approval);
• Providing results-driven training to schools, Innovation Zones and departments in grant proposal development, grant financial management, and district grant processes;
• Maintaining a database of all grant proposals submitted and funded in the district;
• Producing various reports and publications for the School Board, the district, Innovation Zones, and schools;
• Tracking federal legislation, appropriations and regulatory actions that affect grant programs operated in the Broward County Schools;
• Reviewing all grant Board Agenda Items;
• Assisting with budget amendments, program amendments, and no cost extensions;
• Assisting with development/submittal of grant program performance reports to funding agencies;
• Assisting with site monitoring visits by funding agencies; and
• Serving as an advocate for grant managers in identifying and resolving issues that impact grant program implementation in the district.