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Funding

Mar 22, 2026 · 8 min

Grant lifecycle in one system

Mapping the full grant lifecycle - configure, receive, evaluate, monitor - in one structured system.

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Grant lifecycle tools often cover intake OR reporting. Rarely both with continuity. Configure program - criteria, timelines, required documents, evaluation rules Receive applications - structured intake, status tracking Evaluate & decide - scoring, committees, approvals Monitor & report - disbursements, milestones, sta…

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Funding

Mar 20, 2026 · 9 min

Multi-stage grant evaluation

Designing multi-stage grant evaluation workflows that auditors and committees can trust.

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Evaluation committees don't fail because people aren't smart. They fail because the process isn't visible. 1. Intake validation - complete applications only 2. Individual scoring - structured criteria, comments attached 3. Committee review - aggregated scores, conflict handling 4. Approval - role-assigned final decisio…

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Funding

Mar 18, 2026 · 10 min

Why grant programs fail in spreadsheets

Why grant programs break when managed in spreadsheets - and what structured workflows fix.

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Spreadsheets work until someone asks: "Who approved this, with what score, based on which criteria, on what date?" Grant programs generate that question constantly. The HATT Grants Platform centralizes: - Application intake with status visibility - Evaluation scoring with committee coordination - Multi-stage approval p…

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