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Spec score 7.2 #12 of 20 in Research Administration Software

What it is

GrantsNow is a cloud-based platform for managing pre-award and post-award grants, due diligence, ethics, and contracts. Its Opportunity Scanner searches funding opportunities from sources such as UKRI, Horizon, and Grants.gov; a separate funder scanner covers more than 200 global funders, with filters, alerts, and conversion of call data into funder templates. Proposal tools let institutions configure forms and approval workflows, add peer review, and flag outstanding actions. Costing supports multiple budget scenarios, full economic costing models including FEC and Horizon, and recalculation. After awards, teams can manage setup, budgets, milestones, changes, compliance, and reporting integrated with ERP systems. Ethics and due diligence workflows include custom forms, automated approvals, collaboration, and centralized risk, compliance, governance, and document management. Contracts tools cover creation through renewal, with tracking, reminders, and digital signatures through DocuSign or another third-party application. Integrations include Oracle systems, Unit4, TechnologyOne, and SAP. Pricing is on request; the maker offers a free demo and says its team can assist with implementation and system integration.

Spec sheet

Purpose
GrantsNow is an AI driven, cloud-based grants management platform covering pre-awards, post-awards, due diligence, ethics management and contracts management.Read 4 Oct 2026 · grantsnow.net
Product
GrantsNow is an AI driven, cloud-based platform for managing pre-award and post-award grants, due diligence, ethics, and contracts.Read 3 Oct 2026 · grantsnow.net
Intended users
The maker describes GrantsNow as built by research professionals for research professionals and designed for universities and research organisations.Read 4 Oct 2026 · grantsnow.net
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.Read 4 Oct 2026 · grantsnow.net
Security
The Contracts module page lists access controls, encryption, and audit trails as measures to protect sensitive contract data.Read 3 Oct 2026 · grantsnow.net
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.Read 4 Oct 2026 · grantsnow.net
Founded
2009Read 28 Sep 2026 · grantsnow.net
Availability
The maker describes GrantsNow as a True SaaS Cloud platform and calls it cloud-based.Read 4 Oct 2026 · grantsnow.net
Contracts
The contracts module supports template-based creation, collaboration, version tracking, reminders, approval workflows and digital signatures through DocuSign or another third-party application.Read 4 Oct 2026 · grantsnow.net
Costing
The costing tools support full economic costing, multiple cost options, proposal recalculation, and cost regeneration.Read 3 Oct 2026 · grantsnow.net
Ethics and due diligence
The ethics and due diligence features include configurable forms and checklists, reminders, organisational vetting and risk assessment workflows.Read 4 Oct 2026 · grantsnow.net
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.Read 4 Oct 2026 · grantsnow.net
Opportunity discovery
Its Opportunity Scanner provides a searchable database of funding opportunities from sources including UKRI, Horizon, Grants.gov, and other sponsors.Read 3 Oct 2026 · grantsnow.net
Post-award
Post-award features include award setup, budget and milestone tracking, award-change workflows, compliance monitoring, audit trails and ERP-integrated reporting.Read 4 Oct 2026 · grantsnow.net
Pre-award costing
The pre-awards module supports multiple budget scenarios, full economic costing models including FEC and Horizon, and automated costings and overheads.Read 4 Oct 2026 · grantsnow.net
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.Read 4 Oct 2026 · grantsnow.net
Proposal workflow
Users can configure proposal forms and workflows, add peer review steps, and track approvals with alerts for outstanding items.Read 4 Oct 2026 · grantsnow.net
Reporting
The platform provides proposal reports, KPIs, status tracking, and post-award reporting.Read 3 Oct 2026 · grantsnow.net
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.Read 4 Oct 2026 · grantsnow.net
Support and onboarding
The maker offers a free demo and says its team can help institutions with implementation and system integration.Read 4 Oct 2026 · grantsnow.net
Workflow
Institutions can configure approval workflows, add proposal steps such as peer review, and set alerts for outstanding items.Read 3 Oct 2026 · grantsnow.net

Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Searches opportunities from more than 200 global funders.
  • Configurable proposal workflows can include peer review.
  • Tracks post-award budgets, milestones, and compliance.
  • Contracts support digital signatures through third-party applications.

Limits

  • Pricing is available on request.
  • No free plan or trial duration is stated.
  • Digital signatures require DocuSign or another third-party application.

Who it suits

GrantsNow is aimed at research professionals, particularly teams at universities and research organisations. It suits institutions that want grant, ethics, due diligence, and contract workflows in a cloud-based platform.

Verdict

GrantsNow spans the grant lifecycle and related ethics, due diligence, and contract work. Institutions should request a demo and clarify pricing and integration needs before proceeding.

Where Specifiction places it

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