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For grantees

All essential guidance documents and templates for grantees will be available on this page.

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Financial reporting

The financial reporting templates available on our website are for informative purposes only and are not to be used for the financial reporting of your projects, the BESTLIFE2030 finance team will provide you with a customised financial reporting template based on your proposal, approved budget and reporting period. Should you have any questions regarding this, please contact the BESTLIFE2030 finance team financebestlife2030@iucn.org

Financial reporting guide

This guide supports BESTLIFE2030 grantees in preparing their interim and final financial reports. It provides practical guidance on how to complete the financial reporting templates and outlines a non-exhaustive list of supporting documents required for each expense category. 

Technical reporting

At BESTLIFE2030, we are committed to ensuring the success and impact of every project we support. Our robust monitoring and evaluation framework helps us – and our grantees – understand what’s working, identify areas for improvement, and ensure that funded projects deliver real, measurable change.

As part of this approach, we provide a comprehensive Interim and Final Technical Report Templates designed to guide awarded organisations through a clear and structured reporting process. These templates support grantees in tracking project progress, evaluating outcomes, measuring efficiency, and capturing the real impact on beneficiaries. They also prompt early identification of risks and the implementation of effective mitigation strategies.

All grantees are expected to download and complete the relevant template as part of their reporting requirements. Submissions must be made in line with your assigned reporting period deadlines.

Monitoring, evaluation and learning

This handbook provides an introduction and guidance for monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) requirements of BESTLIFE2030 grantee projects. 

Grant agreement

This section provides access to the grant agreement template and annexes for informational purposes only. These documents are made available to help awarded grantees review the terms and conditions before signing the final agreement with IUCN.

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