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Grant reporting reminders and submissions

Purpose

 1.1. Automate grant reporting reminders and submissions to ensure animal shelters comply with regulatory and funding agency requirements.
 1.2. Track upcoming grant deadlines and report statuses across multiple projects.
 1.3. Alert assigned staff via various channels and auto-submit standardized reports or upload documents to required portals.
 1.4. Maintain audit trail of all submissions and reminders for compliance checks.
 1.5. Integrate with shelter management, grant tracking, and communication software for seamless data flow.

Trigger Conditions

 2.1. Calendar-based: Grant report due date approaches (customizable lead time).
 2.2. Status change: Report marked “Ready for Submission” in shelter CRM/grant tracker.
 2.3. External input: New grant requirements imported via API or form submission.
 2.4. Manual override: Admin initiates instant reminder or submission via control dashboard.

Platform Variants

 3.1. Gmail API
  • Feature/Setting: Use 'Users.messages.send' for scheduled reminder emails; prepopulate message with grant data.
 3.2. Outlook Graph API
  • Feature/Setting: 'SendMail' endpoint for automated scheduled notifications to staff.
 3.3. Slack API
  • Feature/Setting: 'chat.postMessage' to send due-date alerts to #grant-reporting channel.
 3.4. Microsoft Teams
  • Feature/Setting: 'Create chatMessage' via Graph API targeting compliance group.
 3.5. Twilio
  • Feature/Setting: 'Messages' API for SMS reminders to assigned coordinators.
 3.6. SendGrid
  • Feature/Setting: 'Mail Send API' to distribute customizable, trackable reminders with attachments.
 3.7. Zoho CRM
  • Feature/Setting: Custom workflow rule triggers when a grant stage changes, invoking webhook for notification.
 3.8. Salesforce
  • Feature/Setting: 'Process Builder' to fire webhook on report status update; 'Email Alert' action setup.
 3.9. Monday.com
  • Feature/Setting: Automations for approaching date columns to trigger an API call or send email/SMS.
 3.10. Google Calendar
  • Feature/Setting: Watch for event reminders with 'Events.watch', trigger automation when deadline nears.
 3.11. Trello
  • Feature/Setting: Power-Up/webhook when grant card due dates approach; send info to notification API.
 3.12. Airtable
  • Feature/Setting: Script block to run on grant record due date and automate alert via webhook or email.
 3.13. DocuSign
  • Feature/Setting: 'Envelope status' webhooks to signal when a compliance report is signed and ready.
 3.14. DropBox API
  • Feature/Setting: 'Files.upload' to auto-submit reports; 'Sharing.createSharedLink' for stakeholder access.
 3.15. Box
  • Feature/Setting: 'Events' trigger on file upload in grant folder; initiate secondary notification flow.
 3.16. Asana
  • Feature/Setting: Custom fields for reporting status; webhook triggered reminders.
 3.17. ClickUp
  • Feature/Setting: Automations for task due-dates; notifications via email/Slack on approaching deadlines.
 3.18. Notion
  • Feature/Setting: API database check for approaching report due dates, send message to assigned users.
 3.19. Intercom
  • Feature/Setting: Triggered message or email when a certain report due property is set for a contact.
 3.20. Zendesk
  • Feature/Setting: Ticket automation when field updated (reporting required), push alert to compliance agent.
 3.21. HubSpot
  • Feature/Setting: Workflow automation for deal/grant pipeline; automated internal email notification.

Benefits

 4.1. Guarantees stakeholders receive reminders before deadlines, reducing risk of missed submissions.
 4.2. Prevents compliance lapses and funding delays by automating routine follow-ups.
 4.3. Centralizes audit-trail of all communications and submissions, enabling faster reporting during inspections.
 4.4. Frees up staff for mission-critical tasks by eliminating manual tracking and reminders.
 4.5. Offers multi-channel reach ensuring messages are seen regardless of staff availability platform.

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