Can GovGrants support agencies that award grants and organizations that apply for them?
Yes. GovGrants offers workflows for grantmakers to plan programs, receive and review applications, issue awards, and monitor performance. It also supports applicant and grantee activities such as finding opportunities, submitting applications, managing award information, and reporting progress. The scope depends on how the platform is configured.
Can multiple departments or grant programs use GovGrants?
Yes. GovGrants can be configured with different forms, workflows, review steps, approvals, and reporting needs for different programs. An organization can bring grant work into one platform while maintaining the processes each department or program requires.
How does GovGrants help manage subrecipients?
GovGrants helps grantmakers organize applications, awards, amendments, reporting, monitoring, and communications involving grantees and subrecipients. Configured workflows and notifications give staff a clearer view of what has been submitted, approved, or needs follow-up.
Can GovGrants track grant funds and amendments?
Yes. GovGrants supports award management, amendments, payment requests, and reporting. It can also connect with an organization’s financial system so program and fiscal teams can coordinate their work. The exact fund structure and financial exchange should be scoped for the programs involved.
Can GovGrants replace paper forms and spreadsheets?
GovGrants provides digital registration, applications, reviews, approvals, and reporting that can replace manual steps. San Diego’s Economic Development Department moved a paper-based block grant program to GovGrants. This implementation took two months and increased recipient applications by 30% while reducing errors and noncompliance by 25%.
How does GovGrants support monitoring and compliance?
Teams can configure eligibility checks, review and approval steps, progress reporting, site visits or desk reviews, and follow-up tasks in GovGrants. Keeping these activities with the award record helps staff track requirements and identify outstanding work. Each organization remains responsible for defining and applying its program rules.
Can GovGrants integrate with a state or local ERP system?
Yes. GovGrants integrates with financial ERP systems. The implementation team should confirm the specific system, interfaces, security requirements, data ownership, and reconciliation process before committing to a connection.
What reporting can leaders see across programs?
GovGrants provides dashboards and reports that can bring together information about applications, awards, payments, and program activity. This gives leaders a more consistent view across programs while allowing program-specific measures to be configured. Cook County achieved 50% faster reporting and countywide ARPA standardization with GovGrants.
