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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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01Grant Website Builder

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

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02Form Creation

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

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03Multi-Round Review

Allow reviewers to see all of their assigned submissions and submit their scores as soon as they log in.

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04Progress Overviews

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

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05Reporting & Analytics

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

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06Fund Tracking

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

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07Email Wizard

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

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09Integrations Hub

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

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.

Frequently Asked Questions About OpenWater’s Grant Management Software

For more answers to common questions about OpenWater, check out our FAQ page. 
What is grant management software?

Grant management software is technology that helps grantmakers streamline all aspects of the grant lifecycle, from application collection and multi-round review to funding disbursement and outcome reporting. The best grant management platforms (like OpenWater) include tools for all of these steps in one customizable, user-friendly solution.
What organizations use OpenWater’s grant management software?

OpenWater’s grant management software is designed for grantmaking organizations, including associations, higher education institutions, and public and private foundations. OpenWater is not a grant management solution for grant recipients—there are other tools on the market that help organizations track and report on grants they’ve won. This platform also doesn’t support the management of non-traditional corporate “grants,” such as challenge or volunteer grants.
What makes OpenWater stand out among grant management platforms?

Users on G2 and Capterra praise OpenWater most frequently for its:

  • Extensive customization options, which are available throughout every stage of grant application and review.
  • Ease of use, since even complicated form-building and landing page design require no coding abilities and minimal technical expertise.
  • Helpful and prompt customer support—our team’s average response time is 10 minutes, and we’ll always respond to your queries within one business day.

OpenWater also stands out for its end-to-end nature and ability to handle award, abstract, scholarship, and fellowship management in addition to grants.
How does OpenWater handle post-award tracking and reporting for grants?

OpenWater includes both monetary and impact-related progress dashboards, as well as built-in reporting tools that make it easy to track funding disbursements, visualize key insights, and monitor your grants’ effectiveness. You can also export data in various file formats (e.g., Excel sheets, Word documents, CSV, PDF, and JSON) or perform bulk downloads to share information with your team and prove your grants’ value to organizational decision-makers.