Founded in 1978, NGMA has over 5,000 members with chapters throughout the United States and Puerto Rico.

[1] The association provides grants management training and professional certification.

The NGMA is not a grant-making organization and does not award grants.

The NGMA provides the Certified Grants Management Specialist (CGMS) certification program that requires candidates to fulfill specific educational and experiential prerequisites.

The certification exam assesses the candidate's knowledge of grants management across a vast range of topics.