TARA ANNUAL NARRATIVE REPORT GUIDELINES

Objective:

Final narrative reports provide an opportunity to report the progress you have made towards the goals and intermediate objectives you set out in your grant agreement, as well as any lessons learned that will inform your future work. Tara requires this report to ensure legal compliance with grant agreements, and to monitor progress of the overall programme of which your grant is one component. Annual reports are an important opportunity to present ‘lessons learned’ which also, in turn, helps Tara improve its understanding and grantmaking. Tara staff welcome and appreciate updates on your progress throughout the year, including key wins and losses, so please do not wait for a grant report to tell us how you are going!

This final report should be concise (2-4 pages depending on the scale of the grant) and focused on progress made towards your goal(s) and your intermediate objectives.

As this is a formal document the same rules apply as with the grant agreement. Our focus is the charitable public benefit of your efforts and we cannot support any activities that are constituted as “lobbying” under US law. Please refer to the ‘Tara Funding Request Guidelines’ which explain in detail the restrictions around the use of Tara funding.

Organisation Name: Grant Number: Grant Period: (e.g. 01/01/21 – 31/12/31) Report Period: (e.g. 01/01/21 –31/12/12) 1. Project Background In one paragraph, provide a summary of the objectives of the project. 2. Analysis of proposed and actual results Please fill out the following table to report on each intermediate objective as listed in your final grant proposal. Intermediate Objectives What Progress has been made towards this objective? Challenges Copy Intermediate Objectives from your grant proposal, one row per objective If intermediate objective has not been achieved, please explain the reasons 3. Overall Challenges We are aware that things do not always go according to plan. What were the challenges you faced? What did not work well? Were there unexpected outcomes? 4. Evaluation The main purpose of the final report is to state the real world outcomes that emerged from all your activities. What material progress have you made towards your grant goal(s) and objectives? What outcomes or changes in the real world have been achieved by the activities you have undertaken? This could be things such as policy shifts, better decisions around energy projects, delays or stopping of harmful projects, or meaningful changes in the national debate. 5. Conclusions & Lessons Learned What are the key lessons that you learned from this project? Do you have any advice for Tara on future support in this area? Please include any other comments. 6. Documentation Please provide a list of any publications produced in conjunction with this grant.