Common Grant Application review
A lower-cost, supported system for managing applications, reviews, awards, and payments.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Common Grant Application is web-based software for foundations, government agencies, scholarship providers, giving circles, and other grantmaking organizations. It is designed for smaller and mid-size teams managing one or more grant or scholarship programs. Administrators can create application, recommendation, and report forms; provide applicant dashboards; track submissions and statuses; assign reviewers; and manage agreements, reports, and payments. Applicants pay nothing, while grantmakers pay a monthly subscription.
Pricing is organized by organizational complexity rather than separate feature bundles. The Low Complexity plan costs $175 per month, Medium Complexity costs $250 per month, and High Complexity costs $450 per month. Each plan includes all features and workflows, implementation and setup, ongoing support, and training. This structure keeps the published capabilities consistent across tiers while making the monthly cost depend on the selected complexity level. There is no free plan, so the product fits organizations prepared for a paid administrative system from the outset.
Its main strength is breadth within grant and scholarship administration. Configurable lifecycle workflows and notifications support movement from application through evaluation and award administration, while reviewer scoring, ranking, notes, and multi-step evaluations give teams a structured review process. Custom reports can be exported in CSV, PDF, and spreadsheet formats, and AI-assisted review and analysis adds another option for processing applications, grants, and scholarships. The product is a strong fit for organizations that value included implementation and support alongside a broad administrative workflow. Organizations that need a wider integration ecosystem than Bill.com or access beyond the web should consider a different platform.
Common Grant Application pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Covers forms, applicant tracking, reviewer scoring, workflows, and payments
- Implementation, setup, support, and training are included in every plan
- Supports multiple grant and scholarship programs with custom reports and exports
- Where it doesn't
- Monthly pricing increases from $175 to $450 by complexity tier
- The published integration list includes only Bill.com
- Web access may not suit organizations needing broader platform coverage
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