Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo

Online Grant Application Details

After extensive research, the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo is now utilizing a new web-based grant application processing program. Foundant’s Grant Lifecycle Manager is a user friendly system utilized by over 100 different foundations that will ultimately make the granting process easier for applicants, grantees, reviewers, and Foundation staff.

This program will allow applicants and grantees to:
• Submit letters of intent
• Complete full applications upon invitation of the Foundation
• Receive electronic reminders of upcoming deadlines
• Submit interim, final, and follow up reporting

Foundant has created a basic ten minute tutorial for applicants that may be reviewed here. It is highly recommended that all prospective applicants review this video before beginning a new application in order to better understand the process and Grant Lifecycle Manager’s many useful features.

Note that all grant applicants will need to create an account on the system when they first use it, but basic information will be stored for future use when new applications are submitted.

Paper will be largely eliminated from the Foundation granting process resulting in a process that is more environmentally friendly. Applicants will save time and money by not having to make multiple copies. Any attachments can be done on Microsoft Word and Excel, or scanned to a PDF file then uploaded to the system. When a grantee receives a grant, they will report their results online.

Overall, we are confident that the entire granting process will be a better experience for everyone involved. We are excited to join the many foundations that have already gone electronic and know that applicants will appreciate the convenience this system offers. Should you have any questions, please contact Grants Administrator Darren Penoyer at 716-852-2857, x206.