OmniGrants Review

Increase Transparency And Accountability In The Grant Lifecyle Process

Transparency and accountability is one of the key features present in OmniGrants. The online grants management system has the capability to collect and consolidate information in one place, regardless of which stage of the grant lifecycle process the pieces of information are coming from. In fact, users can even combine disparate information together to facilitate decision-making. As they track information across the phases of the grant lifecycle process, the system permits them to also view all interactions and communications between all parties involved in each phase. Thus, they can see how researchers, staff, and stakeholders engage and exchange information with each other, thereby driving accountability.

Advanced Reporting Feature

Advanced reporting is another feature included in OmniGrants. It has a customizable and configurable dashboard where users can access all the mission-critical data they need,  helping them better evaluate the performance of their operations and activities. In addition, they can view built-in and predefined reports as well as create ad hoc reports. If they want to gain insights into specific or underlying data, they can use the system’s advanced search and filtering tools.

Build A Fast, Personalized, And Intelligent Application Process

With OmniGrants, organizations can set up an application process which is fast, personalized, and intelligent through the aid of its smart form technology. They can use this technology to build online grant application forms that can be added to the different stages of the entire grant application process. The smart form technology has a prepopulate feature. How does this feature work? It automatically captures data and information that were entered into the forms from the previous stages of the application process and inputs them into the forms that applicants need to accomplish in the subsequent stages. In other words, grantseekers or applicants no longer need to enter the same information all over again, making the application process fast and easy.

Monitoring Of Application Status And Progress

In OmniGrants, after grantseekers or applicants submit their application, they will able to track its status and determine what actions have been made so far for that application. Once the grant application is approved and funding is awarded, the system lets them view specific details about the funding as well as the corresponding obligations.

Superior Relationship Management

The online grants management system offers a superior relationship management feature. In this feature, institutions, researchers, and persons involved in the grant lifecycle can be classified into different categories. As a result, users are ensured that they are able to deliver the right message and information to the right contact or audience.

Offline Forms Capability

OmniGrants is built with an offline forms capability wherein forms such as grant forms, progress reports, and final reports can still be downloaded and filled out with information even if there is no Internet connection at the moment. Once the device reconnects to the Internet,  the pieces of information are updated and synchronized across the forms or reports online.

A Complete And Tamper-Proof Audit Log That Improves Compliance

Compliance is one of the main reasons why OmniGrants was developed. The system allows users to always see to it that they are adhering to the requirements being enforced by legislative bodies and regulatory agencies, giving them the ability to validate and prove that grant funds are being used properly based on the limits and requirements set by the organization and authorities as well as confidently execute grant management activities. To attain this, the grants management system provides a complete and tamper-proof audit log of all records, contracts, projects, grant applications, evaluations, and more.

Effective Communication And Collaboration

Effective communication and collaboration is enabled in OmniGrants. Communication with personnel, applicants, and stakeholders can be done from a central area. Moreover, OmniGrants has an email and notification component or framework which allows the sending of emails and newsletters to internal and external users. Multiple emails and newsletters can also send in bulk.

Integrates With External Services And System

To wrap it up, OmniGrants automates tasks and improves efficiencies by integrating with third-party systems and services like SharePoint, TRIM, MYOB, QuickBooks, FMIS, ORCID, and ABN.