Common Grant Application
Common Grant Application is a customizable web system for managing grant and scholarship lifecycles, from applications through agreements, reports, and payme…
What Common Grant Application is
Common Grant Application is a customizable web system for managing grant and scholarship lifecycles, from applications through agreements, reports, and payments. Grantmakers can build reusable forms for applications, recommendations, and reports, including text, document, and media fields. The system supports online and paper-based applications, configurable evaluation stages, reviewer groups, scoring or ranking, notes, and controls over evaluation visibility. Grantmakers can manage agreements, reports, and payment amounts, then export payment information to a spreadsheet. Each application can have up to two grant agreements and eight grant reports. The service targets private, public, community, operating, and corporate foundations; government agencies; giving circles; faith-based or fraternal organizations; and scholarship providers. It runs in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari without installation. Applicants pay nothing, while grantmakers pay monthly. The maker also lists email, phone, and online help.
Good
- Reusable forms for applications, recommendations, and reports
- Configurable reviewer groups and scoring
- Agreement, report, and payment administration
- Browser-based with no installation
- Setup, support, and training included
Watch out
- No free plan
- Each application allows two grant agreements
- Each application allows eight grant reports
Who it suits
Common Grant Application suits organizations administering grant or scholarship programs with structured forms, reviews, agreements, reports, and payments. It is designed for grantmakers; applicants use the system at no charge.
Verdict
Common Grant Application covers the main stages of grant administration in one browser-based system. Its paid monthly plans and agreement/report limits are important for organizations planning their workflows.
Plans and prices
From Common Grant Application's own pricing page, checked 29 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Low Complexity | $175 a month | 1–2 administrative users · 1–50 applications received per year · $0–$500,000 annual grant value · unlimited reviewers, programs, applications and documents · all features · setup, support and training included · Monthly subscription; $175–$250 per month |
| Medium Complexity | $250 a month | 3–5 administrative users · 51–200 applications received per year · $500,000–$2,000,000 annual grant value · unlimited reviewers, programs, applications and documents · all features · setup, support and training included · Monthly subscription; $250–$450 per month |
| High Complexity | $450 a month | 6 or more administrative users · 201 or more applications received per year · $2,000,000 or higher annual grant value · unlimited reviewers, programs, applications and documents · all features · setup, support and training included · Monthly subscription; $450 or higher per month |
The facts
Each one read from Common Grant Application's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- Applicant pricing
- Applicants pay nothing to use the system; grantmakers pay a monthly subscription fee.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Forms and applications
- Grantmakers can create reusable forms for applications, recommendations and reports, with fields for text, documents and media uploads.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Notable application limits
- Each application can have up to two grant agreements and eight grant reports.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Platform requirements
- The maker says nothing needs to be installed and the system can be used in a web browser, including Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari.checked 29 Sep 2026
What it does
- Data access
- A July 2026 release note says the service added an MCP resource server and OAuth 2.1 authorization server for future AI use.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Grant administration
- Grantmakers can manage grant agreements, reports and payment amounts; payment information can be exported in a spreadsheet.checked 29 Sep 2026
- History
- The maker says development of its online application began in 2005 and its first beta users started using Common Grant Application at the end of 2007.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- The maker says there is no DocuSign integration or general online payment mechanism; it offers a Bill.com integration to generate an invoice for online payment.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Intended users
- The maker lists private, public, community, operating and corporate foundations, government agencies, giving circles, faith-based or fraternal organizations, and scholarship providers as its audience.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- The product is a customizable online system for managing grant and scholarship lifecycles, including online and paper-based applications.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Reviews
- The system supports configurable evaluation steps, reviewer groups, scoring or ranking, notes, and evaluation visibility controls.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Security and privacy
- The maker says it generally adheres to GDPR and CCPA, does not sell user information, stores data in the United States, and uses secure communications and password-protected accounts.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Support
- The maker lists setup help, ongoing support, online help, and email and phone support; its pricing page says setup, ongoing support and training have no additional charge.checked 29 Sep 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2007checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Santa Monica, California, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
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