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Discover Grants Management
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Certification
Community
Members
Be active in your NGMA membership!
Volunteers play a key role in helping execute NGMA’s mission and achieve the goals of NGMA’s strategic framework. Every spring, NGMA sends out a call for volunteers for members to serve on member-lead committees, workforce development task forces, local NGMA chapters or other programs as needed.
Volunteers must have an active NGMA membership.
Please note: Due to a high volume of interest, not everyone who submits interest is guaranteed a volunteer role.
Learn more about member-led committees and task forces
The annual call for volunteers has closed. NGMA will contact selected volunteers by May 1, 2026.
Education Committee
The Education Committee focuses on providing quality professional development and education programs related to the administration and implementation of grants management requirements.
Certification Council
A division of NGMA formed to independently govern, the Council oversees and manages the Certified Grants Management Specialist (CGMS) certification program. The Council is solely responsible for all essential decisions related to the core aspects of the CGMS program.
Task forces in process from May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2027
GMBoK Task Force
The task force will ensure that content in the Grants Management Body of Knowledge (GMBoK) Guide and associated training is correct, up-to-date and accessible to grants managers.
Sector Mentors Task Force
The task force will provide leadership to the sectors within NGMA: federal government | state & local government | K-12 education | higher education | nonprofit | tribal. Task force members will lead virtual and in-person sector meetings; participate in Ask an Expert series as advisors to new grants managers; and act as subject matter experts (SME) and contribute to NGMA projects as needed.
Educational Content Development Task Force
The task force will develop high-quality educational content to support grants management, compliance and operational best practices. Members will contribute to creating eLearning courses, webinars, toolkits and other resources designed to support NGMA membership.
Educational Content Review
Task Force
The task force will ensure that newly-developed eLearning courses and educational materials are accurate, clear and compliant with regulations. Members will review content for proofreading errors, accessibility and alignment with grants management policies and best practices.
Year-round opportunities to engage, earn recognition and work on professional development
Contribute a Blog Article
The NGMA Blog features articles written by members and NGMA corporate partners (CAPP) with valuable advice and best practices tips on key grants management and general workplace issues. Whether you have a specific topic in mind, or simply want to contribute, let us know! NGMA can provide a topic if you don’t already have one in mind.
Contact NGMA’s communications department at andrea@ngma.org to learn more.
Share Your Professional Journey
NGMA encourages members to share their journey in grants management, to be featured in NGMA publications (monthly newsletter), social media or the Member Highlight page. Personal stories encourage and resonate with members and prospects!
If you are interested in participating, complete this brief questionnaire and NGMA will reach out to you.