Grants and Relief Funds Management solution

We orchestrate the seamless and efficient delivery of grants and relief funds, distributing quickly and securely, maximizing impact, minimizing risk and providing transparency.

The Team

A photographic portrait of Mark Wesley
Mark Wesley
Partner, Government and Public Sector, Ernst & Young LLP
Photographic portrait of Simon Inglis
Simon Inglis
Partner, Managed Services, Ernst & Young LLP
Photographic portrait of Amy Fenstermacher
Amy Fenstermacher
EY Americas Grant and Relief Funds Management Leader

The global challenge

The demand for coordinated public action to address both global and local challenges is greater and more urgent than ever. Vital grants and relief funds must reach intended recipients quickly and securely, with minimal fraud and error, maximum impact and full transparency. ​​

Solution benefits

Driven by our purpose of Building a Better Working World, we designed the EY Grants and Relief Funds Management solution to help governments and international organizations narrow the gap between policy and impact.

  • Designed for users: Improving access to hard-to-reach people in hard-to-reach places, acting quickly to address new challenges, and reducing both complexity and manual burden for grantors and recipients
  • Powered by technology: Rapid configuration of new programs, using data to improve targeting and cross-program impact, automating compliance and monitoring to focus on driving impact, and quickly scaling through the cloud
  • Focused on outcomes: Designed for impact by aggregating data across programs, reporting transparently, and informing design and policy with finance and risk experience
  • Ready for complexity: Risk and fraud management through robust, AI-powered controls, capacity building, and tracking of trends to stay ahead of what comes next

Solution features & functionality

Our solution enables the seamless orchestration and governance of grants and relief funds:

  • Governance compliance and transparency: Oversight and orchestration of funds disbursement with complete transparency, robust control and rigorous assurance.
  • Strategy and capability building: Strategic advice and capability building to maximize impact and build a foundation for sustainable success
  • Operational delivery: Effective and efficient end-to-end processing of grant and relief fund programs
  • Technology enablement: Rapidly configurable, leading technology platform
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Why EY

Our award-winning solution1 brings together leading economic and financial policy design, compliance management, fraud detection, cybersecurity, risk and program management and digital transformation capabilities to provide a rapidly deployable, integrated solution for end-to-end administration of grant and relief programs.

EY Grants Accelerator

Connect policy with impact using an efficient grants management platform (via EY.com US).

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Narrowing the gap between policy intent and impact

In an increasingly interconnected world, we must think differently and act collectively to address global challenges.

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The Team

Mark Wesley

Partner, Government and Public Sector, Ernst & Young LLP
Helps governments provide economic benefits for their people and realize their social and environmental ambitions. Keen golfer and cook.
London, GBR

Simon Inglis

Partner, Managed Services, Ernst & Young LLP
Partnership builder obsessed about achieving positive outcomes - and hates waste. Devoted cricket parent.
London, GBR

Amy Fenstermacher

EY Americas Grant and Relief Funds Management Leader
Focused on designing creative, technology-enabled solutions to thorny problems at all levels of government. Avid crossword puzzler, foodie and traveler.
Washington, DC, USA

How EY can help

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