<s>
Grant	B-Application
management	I-Application
software	I-Application
is	O
a	O
program	O
or	O
application	B-Application
that	O
helps	O
non-profits	O
administer	O
the	O
grant	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
types	O
of	O
software	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
combined	O
solutions	O
serving	O
both	O
sets	O
of	O
users	O
,	O
are	O
available	O
as	O
self-hosted	O
programs	O
or	O
web-based	O
cloud	B-Architecture
applications	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grant	B-Application
management	I-Application
software	I-Application
automates	O
functions	O
such	O
as	O
opportunity	O
discovery	O
,	O
peer	O
collaboration	O
and	O
workflow	O
tracking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pre-award	O
grad	O
process	O
encompasses	O
everything	O
done	O
before	O
a	O
grant	O
is	O
awarded	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
searching	O
for	O
specific	O
grant	O
types	O
open	O
for	O
application	B-Application
,	O
writing	O
and	O
submitting	O
the	O
grant	O
application	B-Application
,	O
and	O
receiving	O
the	O
rejection	O
or	O
denial	O
letter	O
from	O
the	O
potential	O
grantor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commonly	O
called	O
SaaS	B-Architecture
(	O
software	B-Architecture
as	I-Architecture
a	I-Architecture
service	I-Architecture
)	O
or	O
a	O
cloud	B-Architecture
service	I-Architecture
,	O
hosted	O
software	O
is	O
available	O
as	O
an	O
application	B-Application
that	O
is	O
run	O
at	O
vendors’	O
own	O
facilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grant	B-Application
management	I-Application
software	I-Application
companies	O
operate	O
in	O
the	O
information-management	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grant	B-Application
management	I-Application
software	I-Application
can	O
help	O
customers	O
find	O
grants	O
by	O
automatically	O
searching	O
known	O
funding	O
sources	O
and	O
alerting	O
users	O
when	O
applicable	O
grant	O
opportunities	O
are	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
grant	B-Application
management	I-Application
software	I-Application
offer	O
collaboration	O
solutions	O
to	O
make	O
this	O
process	O
easier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
select	O
few	O
software	O
vendors	O
deploy	O
social-media	O
applications	O
to	O
simplify	O
collaboration	O
,	O
which	O
help	O
limit	O
the	O
sometimes	O
cumbersome	O
serial	B-Protocol
communications	I-Protocol
process	O
of	O
emails	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
can	O
record	O
who	O
participates	O
and	O
manage	O
grant-related	O
documents	O
such	O
as	O
letter	O
templates	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
export	O
data	O
to	O
programs	O
such	O
as	O
Excel	B-Application
for	O
easier	O
reporting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grant	B-Application
management	I-Application
software	I-Application
is	O
designed	O
to	O
facilitate	O
best	O
practice	O
grants	O
management	O
and	O
ensure	O
transparency	O
in	O
managing	O
government	O
funded	O
programs	O
.	O
</s>
