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GrantsNow
What it is
GrantsNow is a cloud-based platform for research professionals managing grants across pre-award and post-award work, due diligence, ethics and contracts. Its Opportunity Scanner searches funding calls from sources such as UKRI, Horizon and Grants.gov; the funder scanner covers more than 200 global funders and can turn call details into funder templates. Institutions can configure proposal forms and approval workflows, add peer review and track outstanding actions with alerts. Costing tools support multiple budget scenarios, full economic costing models including FEC and Horizon, and recalculation. After an award, teams can set up awards, track budgets and milestones, manage changes and monitor compliance, with ERP-integrated reporting. Ethics and due diligence functions include custom forms, automated approvals and centralized risk, compliance, governance and document management. The Contracts module covers creation, negotiation, execution and renewal, with tracking and reminders; digital signatures can be handled through DocuSign or another third-party application. Listed integrations include Oracle, Unit4, TechnologyOne and SAP. Pricing is available on request, and the maker offers a free demo.
For and against
For
- Covers pre-award and post-award grant work
- Searches funding opportunities from over 200 funders
- Supports configurable approvals and peer review
- Tracks award budgets, milestones and compliance
Against
- Pricing is available on request
- A free demo is offered, but no free plan is stated
- Digital signatures use DocuSign or another third-party application
The verdict
GrantsNow combines grant lifecycle management with related ethics, due diligence and contract workflows. Institutions considering it can request a free demo; pricing is available on request.
Who it suits
GrantsNow is aimed at research professionals, including teams at universities and research organisations. It may suit institutions coordinating proposal, award, compliance and contract workflows.
On the record
- Availability
- The maker describes GrantsNow as a True SaaS Cloud platform and calls it cloud-based.grantsnow.net · read 4 Oct 2026
- Compliance
- The ethics page describes support for regulatory compliance including UK GDPR, the Human Tissue Act 2004, and guidance from the Health Research Authority and UK Research Integrity Office.grantsnow.net · read 4 Oct 2026
- Contracts
- The contracts module supports template-based creation, collaboration, version tracking, reminders, approval workflows and digital signatures through DocuSign or another third-party application.grantsnow.net · read 4 Oct 2026
- Costing
- The costing tools support full economic costing, multiple cost options, proposal recalculation, and cost regeneration.grantsnow.net · read 3 Oct 2026
- Ethics and due diligence
- The ethics and due diligence features include configurable forms and checklists, reminders, organisational vetting and risk assessment workflows.grantsnow.net · read 4 Oct 2026
- Funder discovery
- The funder scanner provides a searchable database of opportunities from 200+ global funders, with filters, alerts and automatic conversion of funding call data into funder templates.grantsnow.net · read 4 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The maker lists Oracle ERP, Oracle HR and Finance, Oracle Grants Management Cloud, and says it can integrate with other finance, HR and ERP systems including Unit4, TechnologyOne and SAP.grantsnow.net · read 4 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The maker describes GrantsNow as built by research professionals for research professionals and designed for universities and research organisations.grantsnow.net · read 4 Oct 2026
- Opportunity discovery
- Its Opportunity Scanner provides a searchable database of funding opportunities from sources including UKRI, Horizon, Grants.gov, and other sponsors.grantsnow.net · read 3 Oct 2026
- Post-award
- Post-award features include award setup, budget and milestone tracking, award-change workflows, compliance monitoring, audit trails and ERP-integrated reporting.grantsnow.net · read 4 Oct 2026
- Pre-award costing
- The pre-awards module supports multiple budget scenarios, full economic costing models including FEC and Horizon, and automated costings and overheads.grantsnow.net · read 4 Oct 2026
- Pricing and trial
- The opened maker pages invite visitors to request a free demo but do not state a product price, free plan, or trial duration.grantsnow.net · read 4 Oct 2026
- Product
- GrantsNow is an AI driven, cloud-based platform for managing pre-award and post-award grants, due diligence, ethics, and contracts.grantsnow.net · read 3 Oct 2026
- Proposal workflow
- Users can configure proposal forms and workflows, add peer review steps, and track approvals with alerts for outstanding items.grantsnow.net · read 4 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- GrantsNow is an AI driven, cloud-based grants management platform covering pre-awards, post-awards, due diligence, ethics management and contracts management.grantsnow.net · read 4 Oct 2026
- Reporting
- The platform provides proposal reports, KPIs, status tracking, and post-award reporting.grantsnow.net · read 3 Oct 2026
- Security
- The Contracts module page lists access controls, encryption, and audit trails as measures to protect sensitive contract data.grantsnow.net · read 3 Oct 2026
- Security controls
- The pre-awards page lists version control with an audit trail, user login tracking, role-based page access controls and proposal sharing with delegated access.grantsnow.net · read 4 Oct 2026
