Purpose-built for commissions

    Everything your commission needs

    The AmeriCorps grant application and review system that manages the full lifecycle — from template creation to final award decisions — in one secure, accessible platform.

    Competition Management

    Multiple Competitions

    Run several grant competitions simultaneously — each with its own timeline, templates, reviewer pool, and scoring rubric. No limits on how many you manage at once.

    • Independent timelines and deadlines per competition
    • Clone competitions to save setup time across cycles
    • Dashboard view of all active and archived competitions

    Customizable Templates

    Master application and budget templates you fully control. Build them once, version them, and tailor for each grant cycle or program type.

    • Flexible form builder with text, number, dropdown, and file-upload fields
    • Budget templates with auto-calculating line items
    • Template versioning so you always know what changed

    Full Configuration Control

    Set submission windows, define eligibility rules, configure notification schedules, and control exactly what applicants see at every stage.

    • Custom branding with your commission's logo and colors
    • Configurable application statuses and workflow stages
    • Deadline enforcement with automatic lockout

    Applicant Experience

    Applicant Collaboration

    Multiple users from the same organization can work on a single application with role-based access. No more emailing Word documents back and forth.

    • Invite co-authors with view or edit permissions
    • Real-time progress tracking across all application sections
    • Organizational admin can manage user access

    Branded Applicant Portal

    Every applicant gets a guided, branded experience — including a custom welcome video from your commission explaining the process and expectations.

    • Custom welcome video embedded in the portal
    • Step-by-step guided submission process
    • Built-in help text and instructions per section

    Automated Notifications

    Keep applicants informed at every stage — from submission confirmations to deadline reminders to decision notifications — without manual effort.

    • Configurable email notifications at each workflow stage
    • Deadline reminder sequences
    • Decision notification with customizable messaging

    Notice of Intent & Risk Assessment

    Notice of Intent (NOI)

    Open a graceful front door to your competition. Applicants signal intent, your staff approves or redirects, and approved organizations move into the full application — all inside The Grant Gateway, never inside an inbox.

    • Configurable NOI templates per competition, with versioning
    • Three decisions — Approve, Return for revisions, Reject — each with reason text and applicant-facing email
    • Hard gate: when required, only organizations with an approved NOI can start an application
    • Commission-wide decision email defaults with per-competition overrides
    • Every decision captured in the immutable audit log

    Risk Assessments

    The thoughtful, audit-ready risk conversation, made simple. Score grantee risk on your own rubric, document mitigations, and keep the whole record alongside the award — no more separate spreadsheet, no more lost context.

    • Commission-defined risk assessment templates with edit history
    • Linked to specific competitions, with a "required for approval" gate
    • Senior-accessible review experience (≥16px base, generous spacing)
    • Full post-completion edit history with change-by-change diffs
    • Audit-defensible: every assessment, edit, and decision is timestamped

    Review & Scoring

    Structured Scoring

    Assign reviewers, manage conflicts of interest, and enforce consistent scoring with your rubric. Every score is timestamped and immutable.

    • Custom scoring rubrics with weighted criteria
    • Conflict-of-interest disclosure and recusal workflows
    • Independent, blinded scoring — reviewers can't see each other's scores

    Clarification Workflows

    Request clarifications from applicants on specific sections. Allow targeted resubmissions. Track every exchange with timestamps.

    • Section-level clarification requests
    • Threaded conversations within the platform
    • Resubmission windows with version tracking

    Aggregation & Decisions

    Automatically aggregate scores across all reviewers, rank applications, issue decisions, and generate reports — all from one dashboard.

    • Weighted score aggregation with automatic ranking
    • Side-by-side application comparison
    • Exportable reports for boards, federal partners, and public records

    Security & Compliance

    Secure Cloud Infrastructure

    Hosted on secure cloud infrastructure with encryption at rest and in transit, robust access controls, and continuous monitoring.

    • AES-256 encryption at rest
    • TLS 1.3 encryption in transit
    • Continuous vulnerability scanning and patching

    WCAG 2.1 AA Compliance

    Fully accessible to users with disabilities. Screen reader support, keyboard navigation, and high-contrast modes are built in — not bolted on.

    • Screen reader compatible with ARIA labels throughout
    • Full keyboard navigation support
    • High-contrast and large-text display options

    Multi-Tenant Data Isolation

    Your commission's data is fully isolated. No cross-tenant access, no shared databases. Complete audit trails for every action.

    • Dedicated data partitions per commission
    • Immutable audit logs for all user actions
    • Role-based access control at every level

    See it in action

    Plans start at $4,500/year ($3,500/year for Impact Suite users). Your commission can go live in one day.