Grant and Funding ManagementPurpose
1.2. Automatically alert staff or responsible parties when new or updated opportunities become available.
1.3. Track sources for compliance and recordkeeping.
1.4. Enable timely application action by automating notifications, ensuring deadlines are not missed.
1.5. Centralise funding data across platforms and provide monthly digests or real-time alerts.
1.6. Reduce manual search, data entry, and lag in funding intelligence sharing.
1.7. Integrate structured reporting for board and management review.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Change or update to criteria, timelines, or requirements for existing grants.
2.3. Receipt of relevant grant emails in organisation mailbox.
2.4. New RSS feed post or website update from monitored sources.
2.5. Manual input of discovered opportunity by employee.
Platform Variants
• Feature: Webhooks + Schedule + Filter
• Sample: Monitor Australia.gov.au/Indigenous-grants, trigger webhook on update, filter by category.
3.2. Make (Integromat)
• Feature: HTTP + RSS + Mail Parser
• Sample: Automate fetching RSS feeds from GrantConnect, parse and relay as notification.
3.3. Microsoft Power Automate
• Feature: Email (Outlook) Triggers + SharePoint Integration
• Sample: Extract grant content from emails with keywords, store in SharePoint for tracking.
3.4. Google Workspace (Apps Script)
• Feature: Gmail + Google Sheets + Time-driven Trigger
• Sample: Scan inbox for funding emails daily, log details in Sheets, trigger Slack alert if new found.
3.5. Twilio SMS
• Feature: Messaging API
• Sample: Push SMS to program managers when urgent grant deadlines arise.
3.6. SendGrid
• Feature: Transactional Email
• Sample: Auto-send structured grant summary emails to internal lists.
3.7. Slack
• Feature: Incoming Webhooks + Notifications
• Sample: Post instant message on dedicated #funding-alerts channel.
3.8. Microsoft Teams
• Feature: Connector + Adaptive Cards
• Sample: Send actionable grant notification to a Teams channel as adaptive card.
3.9. Trello
• Feature: Card Creation API
• Sample: Auto-create grant opportunity card in ‘Funding Pipeline’ list with source details.
3.10. Salesforce
• Feature: Custom Objects + Email Services API
• Sample: Create Grant Opportunity records on update notification.
3.11. HubSpot
• Feature: Workflows + Contact Property Update
• Sample: Trigger marketing workflows for fundraising task teams.
3.12. Airtable
• Feature: API + Automations
• Sample: Log all new opportunities as records, flag for follow up.
3.13. Monday.com
• Feature: Automations + Item Creation
• Sample: Add grant opportunities to dedicated boards, assign tasks.
3.14. Notion
• Feature: Database Integration + Page Templates
• Sample: Create structured grant note pages on detection.
3.15. Asana
• Feature: Task API
• Sample: Trigger funding alert tasks with key deadlines and assign to relevant members.
3.16. Dropbox
• Feature: File Upload API
• Sample: Store downloaded grant docs and guidelines in shared workspace folders.
3.17. OneDrive
• Feature: File Save & Notification
• Sample: Automatically save and notify about new grant PDFs.
3.18. DocuSign
• Feature: Workflow Trigger
• Sample: Initiate doc signing process for grant applications post-notification.
3.19. Mailgun
• Feature: API-based email broadcasts
• Sample: Distribute periodic funding digest to subscriber list.
3.20. RSS.app
• Feature: RSS Feed Generator
• Sample: Convert funding web pages to RSS feeds for monitoring.
Benefits
4.2. Ensures all relevant staff are promptly informed and tasks assigned.
4.3. Centralises grant intelligence for auditing and management report needs.
4.4. Integrates tightly with existing workflows and productivity tools.
4.5. Scalable and customisable for future funding sources or team changes.
4.6. Improves compliance with funding rules by ensuring timely and documented action.