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Features & Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about GrantCue's features and how to use them.
Getting started is easy. Sign up for a free account, create your organization, and start discovering grants. You can import existing grants from CSV files or add them individually. Check out our onboarding guide for step-by-step instructions.
GrantCue provides powerful grant discovery tools powered by the Grants.gov API:
- Quick Search: press Cmd/Ctrl+K to open the quick search modal and find grants instantly
- Advanced Filters: filter by 23+ categories including agency, status, funding amount, and deadlines
- Saved Searches: save filter combinations and quickly reload them from Discover
- Recent Searches: quickly access your previous searches
- Custom Grants: add grants from other sources manually
GrantCue offers a visual Kanban-style pipeline to manage your grants:
- Add grants from the Discover page or add custom grants manually
- Organize grants through stages like Researching, Drafting, Submitted, and Awarded
- Move grants between stages with simple drag-and-drop
- Toggle to list view for a compact view of all grants
- Select multiple grants for bulk actions like stage changes or deletions
- Customize pipeline stages to match your workflow
Break grant work into manageable tasks with our task management system:
- Task templates for common grant workflows
- Assign tasks to specific team members
- Set due dates and priorities for each task
- Progress tracking with completion indicators
- Break complex tasks into subtasks
- Visual indicators for overdue tasks
Never miss a deadline with smart deadline tracking and notifications:
- Track multiple deadlines per grant (LOI, full proposal, final report)
- Automatic email reminders at 30, 14, 7, 3, and 1 day before deadlines
- Daily digest email with all upcoming deadlines
- Color-coded urgency countdown indicators
- Immediate alerts for passed deadlines
- Configurable notification preferences in Settings
Yes. GrantCue offers robust calendar integration:
- ICS calendar feed you can subscribe to in any calendar app
- Two-way Google Calendar sync
- Microsoft Outlook and Office 365 integration
- Calendar events update automatically when deadlines change
- Feeds protected with unique, secure tokens
GrantCue is built for team collaboration:
- Invite team members via email (seat allowances vary by plan)
- Role-based access (Admin, Contributor, Viewer)
- @mention team members in comments to notify them
- Assign an owner to each grant for accountability
- Switch across multiple organizations you belong to
- Real-time activity feed of what your team is working on
Track your organization's grant performance with comprehensive analytics:
- Submission count, win rate, and funding amounts
- Deadline performance (how often you meet deadlines)
- Time-to-submit from discovery to submission
- Performance metrics by team member
- ROI tracking (requested vs. awarded amounts)
- CSV export and scheduled email reports
Set up multi-level approval processes for grant stage transitions:
- Configure who needs to approve stage transitions
- Multi-level approval requirements
- Status tracking (pending, approved, rejected)
- Complete audit trail of approvals and rejections
- Automatic notifications to approvers
- Approvers can leave feedback with their decision
GrantCue includes comprehensive post-award management:
- Budget tracking with line items and categories
- Log and track payment disbursements
- Manage expected payment dates and amounts
- Track compliance requirements and deadlines
- Generate financial reports on spending and remaining funds
- Track interim and final report deadlines
Yes. GrantCue makes it easy to migrate from other systems:
- Dedicated GrantHub migration tool
- CSV import from Excel, Google Sheets, or any spreadsheet
- Interactive field-mapping wizard
- Preview and validate data before importing
- Import hundreds of grants at once
GrantCue leverages AI to save time and improve decision-making:
- NOFO PDF summarizer — extract deadlines, eligibility, and funding amounts
- Grant recommendations based on your history and similar organizations
- Smart tagging across four categories
- Separate opportunity fit and application readiness with evidence, confidence, and missing inputs
- Proposal assistant for outlines, sections, and budget narratives
- Proposal review with AI feedback and suggestions
AI features are included with paid plans (Essentials and up) — no API key or extra setup required.
The AI Writing Module is a complete workspace for drafting professional grant proposals. Start an application from a grant in your pipeline; GrantCue creates 7 default sections (Executive Summary, Statement of Need, Goals & Objectives, Project Description, Evaluation Plan, Organizational Background, Sustainability Plan).
- Generate Draft: create content using grant requirements and your org profile
- Refine, Expand, and Condense existing content
- Inline assistance: select text for Simplify, Elaborate, Make Formal, Rewrite, or Ask AI
- Content Library: store and insert reusable content (mission statements, staff bios)
- Budget Builder: line-item editor with AI-generated justification narratives
- Export to a formatted Word document (DOCX) with cover page and table of contents
GrantCue provides complete visibility into all activities:
- Real-time activity feed across your organization
- User attribution — see who made each change and when
- Complete change-history audit trail
- Filter by user, grant, date range, or action type
- Export activity logs for compliance or reporting
Stay informed with customizable notifications across channels:
- Configurable email notifications per event
- In-app notification center
- Slack and Microsoft Teams integrations
- Custom schedules per event type
Choose monthly or annual billing. Annual plans save 20% versus monthly. Upgrade, downgrade, or cancel anytime with no penalties. Manage your subscription from Settings → Billing.
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