For government program leads, finding the right grant opportunities and building strong partnerships with peer organizations and jurisdictions is critical to securing federal funding, but it can be a major challenge. Collaborating and staying informed is crucial to navigating the grant discovery process. With the latest release of Federal Grant Finder, we’ve taken feedback from our partners to focus on making collaboration easier.
Share grant details seamlessly and foster connections
One major hurdle in grant collaboration is communicating opportunity details accurately. The new details page for each grant listing in Federal Grant Finder is now displayed in an intuitive, scannable layout so critical information can be quickly seen.
Sharing is also easier with individual grant pages’ new ‘Print’ and ‘Copy Link’ buttons. This lets you quickly share grant specifics with colleagues and potential partners, accelerating collaboration for grant applications.
The details page also surfaces if others in your organization or network are interested in the grant. With one click, you can copy their contact information to discuss partnering up on the application — facilitating cooperation from the start.
Lastly, the improved export functionality boosts collaboration. You can export details on a list of grants from your customized, saved search results into a spreadsheet. This includes the category of funding activity, funding type, and funding agency. Spend less time manually copying and pasting when sharing with others.
Browse federal grants with a more streamlined experience
We’ve also enhanced the grant browsing experience:
- Pinpoint relevant grants: The new Category of Funding Activity filter lets you narrow opportunities by topics like education, healthcare, arts, and more. For grant seekers who specialize in specific fields, this helps surface relevant opportunities faster.
- Smoother search: The platform now remembers your filtering and sorting preferences as you navigate between pages. This continuity helps you pick up where you left off as you search and review grants.
- Easier bookmarking: All your saved searches now have a unique URL that makes bookmarking simple for your personal future reference.
Collaborate more effectively with new improvements coming soon
We know collaboration features are critical for meeting the needs of grant-seeking governments, and there’s more to come. Here’s what we’re prioritizing next:
- Upcoming enhancements will notify you when connections in your network have marked interest in a grant you’re tracking. This will facilitate outreach and team formation for joint applications.
- Also coming are changes to allow further customization of your user profile to highlight your interests, helping you connect with other grant seekers with complementary interests.
- We’re working to include forecasted federal grant opportunities in search results so you can start preparing and collaborating before official postings.
Collaborating on securing federal funding just became easier. Existing users can experience the new, more collaborative Federal Grant Finder by logging into grants.usdigitalresponse.org today. Or contact us to learn how to get started.
