Multi-channel grants management system
First Claim
1. A multi-channel grants management system, comprising:
- a grants management system operatively connected to a granting agency and a financial management system; and
an integration unit providing real-time integration between the grants management system and the financial management system allowing the grants management system to dynamically manage grant initiative transactions and financial transactions associated with a life-cycle of a grant initiative from the granting agency by automatically triggering events.
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Abstract
A multi-channel management system and method includes a financial management system and a web-based portal. A grants management system receives a grant initiative from a granting agency and receives a grant initiative application from an applicant via one of a web-portal, fax, in-person, and telephone. The grants management system and the financial management system are integrally connected facilitating transmission and messaging between the grants management system and the financial management system, and allowing the grants management system to dynamically manage grant initiative transactions and financial transactions associated with a life-cycle of a grant initiative from the granting agency by automatically triggering events.
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42 Claims
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1. A multi-channel grants management system, comprising:
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a grants management system operatively connected to a granting agency and a financial management system; and
an integration unit providing real-time integration between the grants management system and the financial management system allowing the grants management system to dynamically manage grant initiative transactions and financial transactions associated with a life-cycle of a grant initiative from the granting agency by automatically triggering events. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14)
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8. A multi-channel management system, comprising:
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a financial management system; and
a grants management system receiving a grant initiative from a granting agency, receiving a grant initiative application from an applicant via one of a web-portal, fax, in-person, and telephone, integrally connected to the financial management system to facilitate transmission and messaging between the grants management system and the financial management system, and dynamically managing grant initiative transactions and financial transactions associated with a life-cycle of the grant initiative by automatically triggering events. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 20)
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15. A system, comprising:
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a web-based portal;
a grants management system receiving a grant initiative from a granting agency via the web-based portal, receiving a grant initiative application from an applicant via one of fax, thin client, in-person, and telephone and entering the grant initiative application via the web-based portal, dynamically selecting a reviewer that is best qualified to review the application according to the grant initiative from the granting agency and to generate a score, dynamically evaluating the grant initiative application using customizable decision rule data structures and generating a score, combining the scores from the reviewer and the grants management system to create a composite score to determine an application to award the grant initiative;
a financial management system managing financial information of the grant initiative; and
an integration unit facilitating transmission and messaging between the grants management system and the financial management system to dynamically manage grant initiative transactions and financial transactions associated with a life-cycle of the grant initiative by automatically triggering events comprising an initiative setup process, a pre-application and an application process, a reviewer assignment process, a review and ranking process, a grant initiative selection process, a requests of grants financial activities process, an information transfer process, and a financial close out process, with the life-cycle comprising pre-application, grant publication, application intake, application review or assessment, grant award, grant administration, and grant closeout.
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19. A method, comprising:
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operatively connecting a grants management system to a granting agency and a financial management system; and
providing real-time integration between the grants management system and the financial management system allowing the grants management system to dynamically manage grant initiative transactions and financial transactions associated with a life-cycle of a grant initiative from the granting agency by automatically triggering events.
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21. A method performed by a grants management system, comprising:
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receiving a grant initiative from a granting agency via a web-based portal;
automatically retrieving and notifying a potential and/or past applicant of availability of the grant initiative;
receiving a grant initiative application from an applicant via the web-based portal;
dynamically evaluating the grant initiative application using customizable decision rule data structures and generating a score; and
interfacing with a financial management system to dynamically manage grant initiative transactions and financial transactions associated with a life-cycle of the grant initiative by automatically triggering events. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 25, 26, 27)
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24. A method, comprising:
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applying for a grant initiative over a web-based portal;
dynamically notifying an applicant of problems while applying for the grant initiative;
receiving a grant initiative application;
dynamically selecting a reviewer that is best qualified to review the grant initiative application according to the grant initiative;
notifying the reviewer of the grant initiative assigned for review;
evaluating the grant initiative application using customizable decision rule data structures and generating a score; and
interfacing with a financial management system to dynamically manage grant initiative transactions and financial transactions associated with a life-cycle of the grant initiative by automatically triggering events.
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28. A method, comprising:
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receiving an application for a grant initiative;
dynamically selecting a reviewer that is best qualified to review the application according to the grant initiative, with the selected reviewer evaluating the grant initiative application and generating a score;
dynamically evaluating the grant initiative application by a grants management system using customizable decision rule data structures and generating a score; and
combining the scores to create a composite score used to determine the application to award the grant initiative.
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29. A method performed by a grants management system, comprising:
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receiving a grant initiative from a granting agency via a web-based portal;
receiving a grant initiative application from an applicant via the web-based portal;
dynamically selecting a reviewer that is best qualified to review the application according to the grant initiative from the granting agency and to generate a score;
dynamically evaluating the grant initiative application using customizable decision rule data structures and generating a score;
combining the scores from the reviewer and the grants management system to create a composite score to determine an application to award the grant initiative;
managing financial information of the grant initiative by a grants management system by automatically triggering events comprising a requests of grants financial activities process, an information transfer process, and a financial close out process; and
interfacing with a financial management system to dynamically manage grant initiative transactions and financial transactions associated with a life-cycle of the grant initiative, with the life-cycle comprising pre-application, grant publication, application intake, application review or assessment, grant award, grant administration, and grant closeout.
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30. A method to close a grant initiative agreement in a multi-channel grants management system, comprising:
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accepting final grant financial reports via a web-portal;
reviewing the financial reports;
informing a grantee of errors;
marking grant agreement as closed by a financial management system and a grants management system;
dynamically determining whether drawdowns exceed accruals and instructing, when it is determined that the drawdowns exceed accruals, to accrue all the drawdowns in the financial management system;
dynamically determining whether obligations exceed the drawdowns and instructing, when it is determined that the obligations exceed the drawdowns, to reduce obligations to equal the drawdowns;
dynamically determining whether commitments exceed the obligations and instructing, when it is determined that the commitments exceed the obligations, to reduce the commitments to equal the obligations; and
closing the grant initiative agreement.
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31. A computer readable storage medium controlling a computer and comprising a process of operatively connecting a grants management system to a granting agency and a financial management system;
- and providing real-time integration between the grants management system and the financial management system allowing the grants management system to dynamically manage grant initiative transactions and financial transactions associated with a life-cycle of a grant initiative from the granting agency by automatically triggering events.
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33. A computer readable storage medium controlling a computer and comprising a process performed by a grants management system of receiving a grant initiative from a granting agency via a web-based portal;
- automatically retrieving and notifying a potential and/or past applicant of availability of the grant initiative;
receiving a grant initiative application from an applicant via the web-based portal;
dynamically evaluating the grant initiative application using customizable decision rule data structures and generating a score; and
interfacing with a financial management system to dynamically manage grant initiative transactions and financial transactions associated with a life-cycle of the grant initiative by automatically triggering events. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 37, 38, 39)
- automatically retrieving and notifying a potential and/or past applicant of availability of the grant initiative;
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36. A computer readable storage medium controlling a computer and comprising a process of applying for a grant initiative over a web-based portal;
- dynamically notifying an applicant of problems while applying for the grant initiative;
receiving a grant initiative application;
dynamically selecting a reviewer that is best qualified to review the grant initiative application according to the grant initiative;
notifying the reviewer of the grant initiative assigned for review;
evaluating the grant initiative application using customizable decision rule data structures and generating a score; and
interfacing with a financial management system to dynamically manage grant initiative transactions and financial transactions associated with a life-cycle of the grant initiative by automatically triggering events.
- dynamically notifying an applicant of problems while applying for the grant initiative;
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40. A computer readable storage medium controlling a computer and comprising a process of receiving an application for a grant initiative;
- dynamically selecting a reviewer that is best qualified to review the application according to the grant initiative, with the selected reviewer evaluating the grant initiative application and generating a score;
dynamically evaluating the grant initiative application by a grants management system using customizable decision rule data structures and generating a score; and
combining the scores to create a composite score used to determine the application to award the grant initiative.
- dynamically selecting a reviewer that is best qualified to review the application according to the grant initiative, with the selected reviewer evaluating the grant initiative application and generating a score;
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41. A computer readable storage medium controlling a computer and comprising a process performed by a grants management system of receiving a grant initiative from a granting agency via a web-based portal;
- receiving a grant initiative application from an applicant via the web-based portal;
dynamically selecting a reviewer that is best qualified to review the application according to the grant initiative from the granting agency and to generate a score;
dynamically evaluating the grant initiative application using customizable decision rule data structures and generating a score;
combining the scores from the reviewer and the grants management system to create a composite score to determine an application to award the grant initiative;
managing financial information of the grant initiative by a grants management system by automatically triggering events comprising a requests of grants financial activities process, an information transfer process, and a financial close out process; and
interfacing with a financial management system to dynamically manage grant initiative transactions and financial transactions associated with a life-cycle of the grant initiative, with the life-cycle comprising pre-application, grant publication, application intake, application review or assessment, grant award, grant administration, and grant closeout.
- receiving a grant initiative application from an applicant via the web-based portal;
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42. A computer readable storage medium controlling a computer to close a grant initiative agreement in a multi-channel grants management system and comprising a process of accepting final grant financial reports via a web-portal;
- reviewing the financial reports;
informing a grantee of errors;
marking grant agreement as closed by a financial management system and a grants management system;
dynamically determining whether drawdowns exceed accruals and instructing, when it is determined that the drawdowns exceed accruals, to accrue all the drawdowns in the financial management system;
dynamically determining whether obligations exceed the drawdowns and instructing, when it is determined that the obligations exceed the drawdowns, to reduce obligations to equal the drawdowns;
dynamically determining whether commitments exceed the obligations and instructing, when it is determined that the commitments exceed the obligations, to reduce the commitments to equal the obligations; and
closing the grant initiative agreement.
- reviewing the financial reports;
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