# New Government platform shares data on £100 billion worth of grants awarded last year - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/10/26/new-government-platform-shares-data-100bn-worth-grants-awarded-last-year/ - Published: 2017-10-26T10:30:59+01:00 - Author: Melanie May **The Government has published £100bn of grant data for the 2016/17 financial year through its new Government Grants Information System (GCIS).** The GCIS, which was [announced last year](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/01/27/215986/), holds data on the billions of pounds worth of grants government departments made in 2016/17 with the aim of providing greater transparency, improving efficiency and countering fraud. According to the Government, GGIS enables grants data to be recorded and reported across government departments in a simple, standardised and scalable way, and represents the most comprehensive picture of the grants landscape available to government. Grants range from government funding for schools, to UK Sport grants, to funding for Bus Service Operators. The data for the Department for Transport and the Ministry of Justice has also been released to a standard format developed by the [360Giving](http://www.threesixtygiving.org/) initiative, which means it is available to the public and can be compared with that of other grant making organisations to provide a bigger picture of the UK funding landscape. ## Advertisement The grant data is collected at scheme and awards level where the scheme is related to an overarching policy area and the grant award is given out to meet the objectives of the grant scheme. The GGIS does not reflect the total funding of all sectors or organisations but that received by means of a grant. Additional funding awarded through contracts or other funding mechanisms is not recorded. John Manzoni, Chief Executive of the Civil Service and Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary, said: > “We spend more than £100bn a year on government grants. We will continue to ensure > that this money is being spent effectively. Through the GGIS, for the first time, > we are able to collect more extensive data across government departments, not > only on the levels of grant giving, but also how the process is being managed > within each department. > “The new system will reinforce our drive for efficiency, effectiveness and transparency > in how we do our business in government and gives us greater assurance identifying > and preventing fraud.” * **[The Wellcome Trust publishes £6 billion worth of grants data in 360Giving Standard](https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/04/10/wellcome-trust-publishes-6bn-worth-grants-data-360giving-standard/)**( 10 April 2018) * **[Online will writing: what potential legators really think](https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/04/24/online-will-writing-potential-legators-really-think/)**( 24 April 2018) * **[Digital trail analysis service helps charities screen staff & partners](https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/10/25/digital-trail-analysis-service-helps-charities-screen-staff-partners/)**( 25 October 2018) ![Loading](https://fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/page-views-count/ajax-loader- 2x.gif)