Is GovGrants authorized under FedRAMP?
GovGrants is built on Salesforce cloud services with FedRAMP authorization. That authorization applies to specific Salesforce services and security boundaries, so we’ll review the applicable service, impact level, and your agency’s authorization requirements with you during procurement. We would confirm the status of your proposed GovGrants deployment before describing it as FedRAMP authorized.
Is GovGrants listed by the Grants QSMO?
Yes. GovGrants was selected for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Grants QSMO’s 2024 Catalog of Market Research. That selection can inform your agency’s market research. We can help you evaluate GovGrants against your program, acquisition, security, and integration requirements.
How does GovGrants align with the Federal Integrated Business Framework?
We designed GovGrants to align with the Federal Integrated Business Framework (FIBF) for grants management. Our implementation for the Inter-American Foundation addressed FIBF requirements with an emphasis on discretionary grants. We can map your agency’s specific business capabilities and requirements to GovGrants during evaluation.
Does GovGrants connect with Grants.gov and SAM.gov?
Yes. Grants.gov and SAM.gov are among the systems GovGrants can integrate with. The particular transactions, data fields, interfaces, and agency responsibilities should be confirmed for each implementation.
Can GovGrants support both federal grant staff and applicants or recipients?
Yes. For grantmakers, GovGrants includes functions such as program planning, announcements, applications, reviews, awards, monitoring, payments, closeout, and analytics. Applicant and recipient functions include registration, opportunity search, applications, award amendments, progress reporting, payment requests, and closeout.
Can an agency migrate data from its current grants system?
Yes, data migration can be part of a GovGrants implementation. At the Inter-American Foundation, the deployment accommodated data migrated from the agency’s existing grants system. Migration scope, cleansing, validation, and cutover should be defined around the condition and structure of an agency’s data.
Can GovGrants manage discretionary grant programs?
Yes. We configured GovGrants for the Inter-American Foundation’s multilingual discretionary grants process, which accepts proposals directly from prospective grantees. We can configure eligibility criteria, review steps, and approval workflows to fit your program’s requirements.
How long does a federal GovGrants implementation take?
The timeline depends on your programs, data migration, integrations, security requirements, and agency approvals. We took the Inter-American Foundation from contract award to production in one year and deployed GovGrants for the Northern Border Regional Commission in under 12 months. We’ll develop a schedule based on your agency’s specific requirements.
