Research grant management software to accelerate innovation 

From crafting applications and reviewing submissions to tracking budgets, manage the entire grant process swiftly, effectively, and confidently.

Build relationships with research grantees

Collaborate seamlessly with researchers and institutions in real-time

Foster transparent, ongoing communication to support long-term research goals.

Reduce burden for researchers

ORCID integration automatically pulls personal and professional data from researchers’ ORCID profile, saving them time and reducing errors.

Gain a comprehensive view of each grantee’s research journey

Access a full timeline of proposals, awards, reports, and outcomes.

Engage our subject matter experts

Our Client Support teams have years of experience in the social good sector to help support best practices and streamline workflows for your unique foundation.

Simplify processes across your foundation

Use tailored workflows to streamline internal collaboration

Coordinate across program officers, finance, and legal teams with ease.

Plan and manage multi-year research initiatives

Visualize long-term funding commitments and milestones across programs.

Monitor budgets and allocations with dynamic dashboards

Track spending, forecast future disbursements, and ensure compliance.

Streamline research applications and reviews

Design intuitive applications for researchers and institutions

Make it easy for applicants to submit proposals aligned with your foundation’s goals.

Efficient reviewer management

Centralize reviewer profiles and streamline recruitment, enabling quick identification of experts based on your criteria. Recruit and assign reviewers by subject matter expertise and conflict-of-interest checks to ensure the most qualified assessments.

Automate data import from applications and progress reports

Reduce manual entry and ensure consistency across records.

Gain better financial oversight of your research funding

Leverage real-time analytics to understand funding impact

Analyze who is receiving funding, what research areas are being supported, and how those investments are translating into outcomes like publications, patents, or policy influence.

Ensure financial transparency across stakeholders

Generate clear, accessible financial reports for program staff, leadership, and board members to evaluate spending patterns and funding effectiveness.

Track research budgets with precision

Use personalized dashboards to monitor grant disbursements, manage multi-year commitments, and ensure funds are used as intended.

Visualize financial and programmatic data together

Combine budget data with research outputs to assess return on investment and inform future funding strategies.

What people are saying

SmartSimple definitely had the most flexible platform on the market. The competition only offered ‘out of the box’ solutions, while SmartSimple’s presentation showed us not only the functionality of their software, but the passion and commitment to shaping the system we wanted.”

Donal Keane, Science Foundation Ireland

Ready to explore our research grant management software?

Discover how our research grant management software can transform your grantmaking processes and maximize your impact.

With powerful features customized to:

  • Meet your team’s unique needs
  • Save time
  • Boost operational efficiency
  • Improve your decision-making.