What does it do?

It's a complete grant management system that can receive and manage online and paper-based LOIs, applications and grants.

Why use it?

It's easy to setup and use. You can manage the questions you want to ask and the types of applications you want to receive.

What does it cost?

You pay a low monthly asset-based subscription fee and a low per application fee. There is no charge for setup, training and support.

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Online Grant Management System

The Common Grant Application® is an online grant management system for grantmakers. Grantmakers can receive, track, review, evaluate and manage online and paper-based LOIs, grant applications, grant agreements, grants and grant reports.

It is simple and easy to...

  • Manage LOIs, grant applications, grants and grant reports.
  • Setup and manage LOI and application questions and filters.
  • Receive and review Web or paper-based LOIs and applications.
  • Assign, score, rate and rank LOIs and applications.
  • Approve and reject LOIs and applications.
  • Use online grant agreements.
  • Schedule payments.
  • Receive and review grant reports.
  • Manage documents and media work product.
  • Generate and export or print reports and board books.
  • Provide real-time status updates to grantseekers.

The Common Grant Application is private, secure and reliable. We also provide free training and unlimited support on how to setup and use our system for you and your grantseekers. If you have a question, email or call.

If you would like additional information, please browse our online Online Help and FAQs. To get started, click on the Sign Up button below.

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The Common Grant Application...

  • Is an online grant management system.
  • Provides an online application review, evaluation and approval process.
  • Is low cost. Your organization pays a low monthly asset-based subscription fee and per application fee. Grantseekers pay nothing.
  • Offers free setup and migration.
  • Offers free administrator and evaluator training.
  • Offers unlimited and free grantmaker and grantseeker support.
  • Is private, secure and reliable.

    As an executive director or grants administrator, you can...

  • Select and customize LOI and application questions and filters.
  • Receive and manage online LOIs, applications, grant agreements and grant reports.
  • Review, evaluate, reject or approve applications and documents.
  • Manage documents.
  • Manage communications.
  • Manage and track evaluators.
  • Generate online or printed board books and custom reports.
  • Provide real-time status to your grantseekers.

    As a grants evaluator, you can...

  • Review and evaluate applications and documents online.
There is no charge for grantmakers to set up an account on our website. There are also no setup, installation, training, maintenance, support or per user fees.

You will pay a monthly asset-based subscription fee after you start accepting LOIs and applications for consideration. The fee depends on your organization's assets or corpus under management. To find out exactly how much this will cost, use the price calculator to the right. If your organization is a community or corporate foundation and does not have any assets under management, please contact us for pricing information.

Grantseekers do not pay any fees. Grantmakers do not pay a per LOI fee but will pay a low per application fee. Grantmakers total cost will be a combination of the subscription fee and per application fees.