Grant Application

Scenario

A public submission creates a record that routes through an internal eligibility check, reviewer scoring, and a final committee decision with a full audit trail.

How it works

Grant applications follow a structured multi-stage review process:

1. Grant application: anyone with the link submits organisation details, project summary, requested amount, and supporting documents. The email they enter identifies the applicant, so no account is needed to apply.
2. Eligibility screening: the grants office confirms the request meets the programme's basic criteria. Anything that fails is closed as Not Eligible with the reason recorded.
3. Reviewer scoring: the review panel scores impact, feasibility, and budget out of 10 on a scorecard and records written comments for the committee.
4. Score band routing. A condition block reads the total score: 24 and above is shortlisted for the committee, 15–23 is Waitlisted, and anything below 15 is Declined without consuming committee time.
5. Committee decision: the committee reviews the scorecard and comments on shortlisted applications and either funds or declines, with a required comment as the recorded rationale.

Every run ends on one of four terminal states: Funded, Waitlisted, Declined, or Not Eligible.

Who uses this

• Foundation grants
• Research awards
• Scholarship funds
• Government program funding
• Corporate giving programs

Why stepbase

Traditional grant management relies on spreadsheets passed between reviewers, leading to lost context and inconsistent evaluation. stepbase keeps every score, comment, and decision in one auditable trail, so committees can defend their decisions and applicants get timely updates.