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
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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.