Help center
How each page of the GrantAssembly portal works, and how to get the most from it. New here? Start with Getting started.
Start here
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Getting started
Set up your account, add your first client and track your first grant.
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Home
What's due this week and how your applications are going.
Your clients
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Clients
Add, find, archive and delete the organizations you write grants for.
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The client page
Details, Grant readiness, Documents, Text library, Eligibility profile, Programs, Government grants and Grants for one client.
Find grants
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Recommended and match preferences
New grants recommended for each client, and how to choose what gets recommended.
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Federal grants and State grants
Search every open federal grant on Grants.gov and every open California state grant.
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Foundations
Research private foundations by what they've funded, keep track of the ones you work with, and start an application to one.
Track your work
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Grants
The grants you're working on: statuses, filters, adding, moving and exporting.
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The grant page
The Application score, eligibility, Go/No-Go, the Application section, the proposal, the award, notes and documents for one grant.
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Using AI tools responsibly
Draft with the AI tool you choose, check what it writes, follow the funder's rules on AI and keep a record.
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Calendar
Every deadline, milestone and report due across your clients, by month or as a list.
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Writing
Write proposals, letters and narratives on a Word-style page, find them by client, grant or foundation, fill in your data, and save them as Word or PDF.
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Alerts and watching
Deadline reminders and changes to the grants you follow.
Your account
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Account settings and billing
Your sign-in details, who you find grants for, the daily email, your plan, payment method and invoices.
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Team and client access
Invite colleagues, choose what each person can do, let a client follow their grants and approve proposals, and give people tasks.
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Pause or cancel your subscription
Take a break for up to 3 months without being charged, or cancel. Your work is kept either way.
Grant basics
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W-9
The IRS form that gives a funder your organization's legal name and tax ID before it pays you.
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IRS determination letter
The IRS letter that shows your organization is tax-exempt, and how to get a copy if you can't find it.
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Form 990
The yearly IRS return most tax-exempt organizations file, and why funders read it.
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Organizational budget
Your whole organization's planned income and expenses for the year, and how it differs from a project budget.
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Audit or financial statements
What an audit, a review and a compilation are, and when an audit is required.
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Board of directors list
Who governs your organization, and what funders look for in the list.
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SAM.gov registration and UEI
The free federal registration you need before you can apply for a federal grant.
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Your first federal grant application
The steps from registering to the award and reporting, and what to expect at each one.
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When a funder says "no unsolicited proposals"
What the phrase means, and how to get an invitation-only foundation to notice your organization.
Still have a question? Email support@grantassembly.com. We reply within one business day.