Grants and contribution information management system

The Grants and Contribution Information Management System (GCIMS) is a web-enabled transfer payment management system that automates the Department's transfer payment business processes, manages funding agreement information, and provides on-line access for First Nations and other funding recipients.  From 2007 to 2013, GCIMS was named the First Nations and Inuit Transfer Payments System (FNITP). While the GCIMS system supports a number of business processes, its primary function is to effectively manage transfer payments to recipients of departmental grants and contributions.

The system offers a number of benefits by providing:

• improved accountability through the use of robust financial and non-financial reporting capabilities;
• better management of funding arrangement information and;
• the employment of prudent cash management practices in accordance with Treasury Board requirements for Transfer Payments and the Department's internal accountability performance reporting and evaluation.

The functionality of GCIMS includes:

• Submission and review of Applications and Proposals.
• Creation and management of funding agreements, amendments and adjustments.
• Financial transaction management and reporting.
• Submission, review, and approval of recipient reporting requirements.

Recipients system access that provides:

• Tracking of reports submitted with immediate feedback for any issues which might trigger funding halts so they can be managed in a timely manner.
• Electronic access to reports which provide information for the statistical analysis of program information.
• Electronic access to cash flow and payment information.
• Electronic access to funding agreement information such as terms and conditions.
• The ability to access the status of amendments or budget adjustments within the funding agreement.

For more information, please contact the Financial system center of expertise: cesf-fsce@sac-isc.gc.ca