GRANTnet

An online funding portal that enables local authorities, business support organisations, educational institutions and community sector support bodies to provide a complete and cost-effective funding information service in their area.

GRANTnet users typically include local authorities, business networking organisations, chambers of commerce, large voluntary organisations, housing associations, dioceses and NHS trusts who use it not only to integrate a high-quality funding search into their own website but also to capture data and offer follow-on support to organisations in their area looking for funding.

Key features:

  • Step-by-step user-friendly search tool – suitable for all levels of IT experience.
  • Choice of standard or enhanced levels of results – allowing the host organisation to tailor the level of information to encourage enquirers to work independently or return to the host organisation for more detailed information and follow-on support.
  • Simple software – portals are easily integrated into existing websites and tailored to match current branding, logos and colour schemes.
  • In-depth statistics available at the touch of a button – statistical reporting allows organisations at any given time to extract an Excel report on the number and type of searches conducted, in turn measuring the impact of any promotional and marketing campaigns.
  • GRANTnet Plus – ready-made software template allows host organisations to publish local funding and event information on their website without input from a webmaster or IT manager. These easily updateable management records can be tailored to match particular search criteria and can be pre-set to appear between designated dates only.
  • Fully maintained – all funding information is kept fully up to date and accurate by experienced in-house research team.
"Linking to GRANTnet from our corporate website has been a successful tactic for us and the 11,000 tourism businesses with whom we regularly communicate. The advantage has been three-fold. Firstly, the system acted as a reactive, one-stop-shop to help businesses quickly identify if there is any funding available for them to develop their product or raise their quality. Secondly, it has encouraged businesses to proactively explore the availability of grants and to invest in ways that they might otherwise not have. Thirdly, it has freed our staff time, so that we have been able to run more efficiently as an organisation."
— Kirsty Cumming, Deputy Director, South West Tourism
"One of Broadland's key ways of working with the community is through grant funding and the GRANTnet service gives us another channel through which even more projects can become a reality. Over the years, this resource has helped to bring in a considerable amount of money to ensure that community projects have moved from aspiration to completion."
— Sally Hoare, Partnership and Funding Officer, Broadland DC

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