We lower barriers across the government grants ecosystem to maximize results for everyday people.
The CARES, ARPA, and infrastructure acts responding to the COVID-19 pandemic significantly increased federal funding available for many public programs. However, the scale of the funding also brought processing challenges for the cities and states administering these programs.
In 2020, we partnered with three states and three cities to streamline their funding application and reporting workflows, so that they could focus on delivering services to the people who need them.
“The work the USDR team did for grants tracking and funding opportunity tracking easily saved the state thousands of hours. I think for me the most impressive aspect of the USDR engagement was the full-spectrum analysis approach… It wasn’t just looked at from the technical or compliance perspective but also UX design, ease of use, and maintenance.”
“The Grants Reporter has been a huge help to the State of Ohio in compiling reporting for the U.S. Treasury on the use of Coronavirus Relief Funds. Ohio has over 45 different projects that have been administered by 20 different state agencies. The Grants Reporter allowed state agencies to upload their reporting to the tool independently and was seamless in creating the master report.”
CARES Act Fund ReporterThis tool helps states quickly and efficiently report on the funds they received under the CARES Act. It adheres to federal requirements and simplifies the reporting process, saving budget officers time.
Grant Identification ToolOur tool helps states more easily identify federal grant opportunities, coordinate application processes internally, and efficiently access funds for their communities.
UEI Info FinderIn April 2022, the GSA discontinued using Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) numbers in favor of the Unique Entity Identifier (UEI). Our tool looks up all the information for a list of DUNS or UEI numbers in a single click.
