DWR Grant Management Application
The all-in-one platform for serious grant teams.
Discover. Write. Track. Comply. Report. GFR brings every step of the grant lifecycle into a single, secure workspace — built for your organization, owned by your organization.
Sound familiar?
Most grant teams we work with started here.
Spreadsheets everywhere
Grant deadlines live in one sheet, funders in another, and reporting in a third. Nothing talks to each other.
Reinventing every proposal
Each new application starts from a blank page, even though you have years of funded proposals sitting in a folder.
Lost institutional knowledge
When a team member leaves, their grant history, relationships, and insights leave with them.
Compliance is reactive
You find out about reporting deadlines when the funder sends a reminder — usually with days to spare.
No single source of truth
The ED, the grant writer, and the finance director each have their own version of the same grant.
Siloed research
Hours spent searching for funders, only to discover a colleague already had a relationship with them.
There is a better way.
Five powerful modules. One platform.
From discovery to compliance, GFR unifies the entire grant lifecycle.
Live Grant Discovery
Real-time Grants.gov feed with smart filters, bookmarking, and one-click import into your pipeline.
AI Writing & Research
Claude-powered assistant trained on funded proposals, with a searchable research library and clause bank.
Compliance Tracking
Never miss a reporting deadline. Built-in milestone tracking with automatic reminders.
Funder CRM
Track every interaction, relationship strength, and funding history with each funder.
Financials & Budgets
Build defensible program budgets with line-item templates and real-time spend tracking.
Team Collaboration
Shared documents, workflow automation, internal chat, and analytics across your whole team.
From the founder
Grant Writing: The Unofficial Rulebook
The field-tested guide that informs how GFR was built. Real lessons from a grant writer who has won — and lost — hundreds of proposals. If you manage grants, this belongs on your desk.
Get the book on msarlene.comOne platform, every module working together
Eighteen modules — accessible from a single sidebar — covering the full grant lifecycle from discovery to closeout.
How it works
From signed contract to first grant tracked in under a week.
Connect
We provision your isolated tenant, import your existing grants, funders, and team members. No data migration headaches.
Import
Pull live grant opportunities from Grants.gov, upload your past funded proposals into the research library, and connect your team.
Manage
Run your entire grant lifecycle — discovery, writing, compliance, financials, reporting — from a single dashboard.
Built to own. Priced to scale.
No monthly SaaS fees. No per-seat licensing. No data lock-in.
Build-to-Own
$3,995+
One-time, plus optional support
- ✓ Custom-sized instance for your organization
- ✓ All 18 modules included
- ✓ AI assistant configured to your mission
- ✓ Onboarding for your whole team
- ✓ You own your data, always
- ✓ Optional managed support tier
Managed Access
Custom
For smaller organizations
- ✓ Shared instance with isolated data
- ✓ Same 18 modules
- ✓ Lower upfront investment
- ✓ Monthly support included
- ✓ Upgrade to build-to-own anytime
- ✓ Best for orgs under $1M budget
Get grant insights in your inbox
Monthly notes on funding trends, deadline strategies, and product updates. No spam, ever.
Ready to Transform Your Grant Management?
Schedule a 30-minute consultation. We'll talk through your team, your grant volume, and whether GFR is the right fit. No pressure, no hard sell.
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