A grant tracking spreadsheet, or grant software?

Most small teams start with a spreadsheet, and many should stay there. This is where a spreadsheet stops being enough, and what GrantCue does instead.

When a spreadsheet is enough

If one person tracks a handful of grants a year from funders they already know, a spreadsheet works. GrantCue's free plan covers that too, but you don't need it.

When it stops working

When a second person needs to edit it, when each grant has more than one deadline, or when you need to find new funders, keeping the spreadsheet up to date becomes the work.

SpreadsheetGrantCue
CostFreeFree plan; paid plans from $49 a month
Finding grantsYou search each funder’s site yourselfDiscover searches Grants.gov plus 188 state and state-agency sources across 49 states and the District of Columbia and recommends listings that fit your profile
DeadlinesA column you have to remember to checkReminder emails and a calendar feed
More than one personShared editing, with one set of permissions for the whole sheetSeats with admin, contributor and view-only roles
Drafts and documentsIn separate files and foldersDrafts, documents and comments on the grant’s record
HistoryVersion history for the whole file, not for each grantAn activity log, and version history on documents
ReportsBuilt by handPipeline reports, exported to PDF, CSV or Excel

What moving takes

Export your sheet as a CSV file and import it. GrantCue maps the common columns, such as grant name, funder, amount, deadline and status, and you check the rest before anything is saved.

Questions before you start

Can I still get my data back into a spreadsheet?
Yes. Export your grants to CSV or Excel whenever you like.
Is the free plan really free?
Yes. One seat and up to 10 tracked grants, with no time limit and no card.

Bring your spreadsheet over, free

Every new workspace gets 14 days of Team with no card, then a free plan. Start free and the import opens after three quick questions.

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