What is The Grant Gateway?

The Grant Gateway is the AmeriCorps grant application and review system — a purpose-built platform designed specifically for state service commissions that administer AmeriCorps Formula grants. It provides a complete grant application system for collecting, reviewing, scoring, and managing grant applications — replacing spreadsheets, email chains, and generic tools with a streamlined, auditable workflow.

Who built The Grant Gateway?

The Grant Gateway is built by America Learns, a company that has partnered with the AmeriCorps community since 2003. With over two decades of experience serving state service commissions, AmeriCorps programs, and national service organizations.

How much does The Grant Gateway cost?

The Grant Gateway is one annual license — Unlimited Competitions — at $7,500 per year, or $3,500 per year for organizations using the America Learns Impact Suite. Summer pricing is $4,500 through September 1, 2026. The license includes unlimited applicants, reviewers, and commission staff.

Does The Grant Gateway support the Volunteer Generation Fund (VGF)?

Yes. The Grant Gateway supports multiple concurrent competitions, so your commission can run Formula, Volunteer Generation Fund (VGF), and any other grant competitions simultaneously — each with its own timeline, application template, scoring rubric, and reviewer pool.

How quickly can our commission get started?

Your commission can go live in as little as one day. The Grant Gateway is a cloud-hosted SaaS platform — there's no software to install, no servers to configure, and no lengthy implementation process.

Is The Grant Gateway secure and compliant for government use?

Absolutely. The Grant Gateway is a secure platform with encryption at rest and in transit, WCAG 2.1 AA compliance, complete audit trails, and multi-tenant data isolation.

How does The Grant Gateway compare to other grants management platforms?

Unlike general-purpose grants management software (such as Submittable, Fluxx, or Foundant), The Grant Gateway is the only AmeriCorps grant application and review system purpose-built for Formula grant competitions. This specialization means less configuration, faster setup, and a platform that fits your process out of the box.

Can our state procurement office sole-source this?

Yes. The Grant Gateway is a purpose-built, niche solution specifically for state service commissions managing AmeriCorps Formula grant applications. There is no comparable off-the-shelf product. A sole-source justification template is available upon request. America Learns is registered on SAM.gov with an active UEI.

Why was The Grant Gateway created?

When AmeriCorps shifted to block grants, state service commissions suddenly needed their own systems to collect and review Formula grant applications — a process previously handled at the federal level. The Grant Gateway was built to solve that problem with a dedicated, compliant, and easy-to-use platform.

What features does The Grant Gateway include?

The Grant Gateway includes a flexible form builder, structured reviewer scoring with customizable rubrics, conflict-of-interest management, real-time reviewer progress tracking, in-platform clarification requests and resubmissions, aggregated score ranking, exportable reports, and a branded applicant portal with custom welcome video support.

How does reviewer management work?

Commissioners can invite internal or external reviewers and assign them to specific applications. Built-in conflict-of-interest disclosure and recusal tools ensure fair, unbiased reviews. Reviewers score independently using your custom rubric — they cannot see each other's scores.

eGrants replacement

An eGrants replacement
built for state service commissions

When AmeriCorps moved Formula administration to the state level, commissions needed a way to collect and review applications themselves — without standing up their own version of eGrants. The Grant Gateway is the AmeriCorps grant application and review system commissions use instead.

Already in use by nearly 20 state service commissions.

Application intake — without the eGrants quirks

AmeriCorps-aware application, budget, attachment, and performance-measure templates. Applicants collaborate inside one submission instead of emailing Word docs and PDFs.

Peer review built in, not bolted on

Blinded reviewer workspace with custom rubrics. Reviewers can't see each other's scores. Conflict-of-interest disclosure, recusal, and resolution are a first-class workflow — not a spreadsheet on the side.

Clarifications and resubmissions in-platform

Structured two-way communications tied to specific application sections, with configurable return settings. No more parallel email threads to reconcile at audit time.

Audit-ready under 2 CFR 200

Every submission, score change, COI event, return, and decision is captured in an immutable, timestamped audit log scoped to your commission. Pull the record on demand.

Live by next business day

Cloud-hosted SaaS. Nothing to install or stand up. Commissions go from contract to first live competition in as little as one business day.

What's in the box

Notice of Intent collection, decisioning & hard gate to the application
Application, budget, attachment & performance-measure template builders
Multiple concurrent competitions (Formula, VGF, governor's service awards, mini grants, VISTA, host sites)
Blinded peer review with custom rubrics
COI disclosure, recusal & resolution workflow
Risk assessments linked to each award, with edit history
Two-way clarifications & resubmissions
Immutable, commission-wide audit log
Security posture dashboard for admins
Unlimited applicants, reviewers & commission staff

Why this matters

A generic form builder or a CRM bolt-on can collect submissions, but it can't reproduce the AmeriCorps workflow your commission is responsible for: structured peer review, conflict-of-interest handling, clarification exchanges tied to specific sections, and an audit trail that holds up under 2 CFR 200. That's what The Grant Gateway was built to do.

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An eGrants replacementbuilt for state service commissions