Grant Management Software to Streamline Grantmaking

As a grantmaker, you need the right tools to manage funding opportunities and create your desired impact. OpenWater’s grant management software simplifies this objective with streamlined applications, a user-friendly reviewer portal, and powerful features for program administrators.

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Key Grant Management Software Features

Say goodbye to stress caused by messy spreadsheets and hard-to-use tools! OpenWater’s grant software is designed to make life easier for grant administrators at your foundation, government agency, association, or higher education institution.







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Grant Website Builder

Create a website that wows applicants and boosts your grants’ credibility right in OpenWater—no coding required!

An example grant website from SelectCobb created with OpenWater’s grant management software.

Form Creation

Use our drag-and-drop form builder to collect all necessary grant application information, accept attached files of any size, and set conditional logic.

The backend of the form builder tool in OpenWater’s grant management software.

Multi-Round Review

Allow reviewers to see and score all of their assigned grant applications as soon as they log in.

An example of a review form in OpenWater’s grant management software.

Progress Overviews

View all open grant opportunities in one place and download reports to help you track outreach and follow-ups.

The progress reporting tool in OpenWater’s grant management software.

Reporting & Analytics

Collect and review data on your grant management process to fine-tune your efforts over time.

The reporting features of OpenWater’s grant management software.

Fund Tracking

Keep tabs on funding amounts and disbursements to maximize your organization’s grantmaking budget.

The fund tracking tool in OpenWater’s grant management software.

Email Wizard

Keep your community in the loop about new grant opportunities, application instructions, submission deadlines, decisions, and more with a user-friendly email builder.

The Email Wizard tool in OpenWater’s grant management software.

Integrations Hub

Integrate OpenWater with popular databases and organizational management systems like iMIS, Salesforce, and Higher Logic to ensure seamless information transfer.

The configuration process for integrating OpenWater’s grant management software with a CRM.

The OpenWater Grant Management Difference

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Need for Multiple Systems

Most online grant management solutions begin and end with application collection. Then, you have to handle review and tracking via email or spreadsheets.

Unified, Robust Platform

With OpenWater, your organization can handle all grant management tasks—whether completed by applicants, reviewers, chairs, or administrators—in one fully integrated solution, saving you time, money, and stress.

Disconnected Look & Feel

Many grant solutions take applicants to a seemingly unconnected site to upload their materials. This switch confuses users and often lowers the number of submissions.

Consistent Branding

OpenWater will create a custom-branded upload portal that matches your organization’s existing visual identity. This way, users will know they’re in a place they can trust and be more likely to submit their grant application.

Too Many Moving Parts

Without real-time reporting and analytics, it’s almost impossible to understand the applicant or reviewer side of the grant process. And, if you aren’t informed, you can’t make the best possible decisions to improve your practices.

Easily Accessible Information

OpenWater’s advanced analytics capabilities eliminate confusion and simplify communication. You can automatically send reminders to applicants and reviewers, and it’s easy to tell the status of any action item.

OpenWater Grant Management Software

Unified, Robust Platform

With OpenWater, your organization can handle all grant management tasks—whether completed by applicants, reviewers, chairs, or administrators—in one fully integrated solution, saving you time, money, and stress.

Consistent Branding

OpenWater will create a custom-branded upload portal that matches your organization’s existing visual identity. This way, users will know they’re in a place they can trust and be more likely to submit their grant application.

Easily Accessible Information

OpenWater’s advanced analytics capabilities eliminate confusion and simplify communication. You can automatically send reminders to applicants and reviewers, and it’s easy to tell the status of any action item.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Our Grant Management Software

For grantmakers, grant management describes all activities associated with offering grant funding opportunities to organizations or individuals. The process includes everything from promoting grants to reviewing submitted materials to awarding grants to their recipients.

Grant management software encompasses tools that foundations, government agencies, associations, higher education institutions, and other similar organizations use to organize, review, and track grant opportunities. The best grant management solutions (like OpenWater!) provide streamlined applications, a user-friendly reviewer portal, and other powerful features to help grantmakers create their desired impact.

The grant lifecycle starts with funding and promoting the grant opportunity to prospective recipients. Then, grant administrators receive, verify, and review submissions to find the best fit for the opportunity, leading the organization to award the grant accordingly.

Nonprofits manage grants with specific grant tools that enable them to track their spending, monitor the progress of the program or project the grant is funding, and report back to funders as needed. These solutions are distinct from grantmaker-focused grant management platforms like OpenWater.