A GovTech Guide to Navigating Rising Expectations and Limited Capacity
Across the public sector, grants are playing a larger role in financial planning and program delivery. But as organizations pursue more funding, the operational demands of managing grants are increasing just as quickly. In our on-demand webinar on the latest State of Grants Management and Technology Report, we explore the growing gap between rising funding expectations and the systems used to manage them.
We cover:
- The key trends reshaping public sector grants management
- The operational barriers limiting the capacity of grants teams
- Emerging best practices and technology trends in grants management
- Five practical actions your organization can take to strengthen its grants programs
Core Challenges in Public Sector Grants Management
Grants are now a core pillar of public sector financial planning. However, the systems, staffing, and processes supporting grants programs haven’t kept pace. Our latest survey of 51 public sector leaders reveals a widening capacity gap between rising expectations and available resources.
- 80% of organizations express concern about the long-term stability of their funding sources over the next one to three years.
- 77% report increased compliance oversight in the past year, spanning audit readiness, subrecipient monitoring, and Uniform Guidance requirements.
- 47% of grants teams are operating with reduced capacity, even as funding portfolios and reporting requirements grow more complex.
- 44% still rely on spreadsheets or a fragmented patchwork of tools, creating visibility gaps and increasing the risk of missed deadlines or compliance errors.
- 39% spend up to half their working week on manual tasks like data entry, documentation collection, and report assembly.
- 40% are actively applying for more grants to fill revenue gaps, intensifying competition and raising the stakes for every application submitted.
Key Insights to Strengthen Your Grants Strategy
In our on-demand webinar, you’ll walk away with a clear picture of where grants management is headed and a practical roadmap for getting ahead.
Understand the Current Grants Landscape
Explore the key trends reshaping public sector grants management, from rising compliance expectations to intensifying competition for limited funding resources.
Identify Your Operational Capacity Gap
Learn how to diagnose the gap between your team’s current capacity and the growing demands of modern grants management before it limits your funding outcomes.
Explore the Role of Automation and AI
Discover how leading organizations are using purpose-built technology and AI tools to reduce manual workload, strengthen compliance tracking, and improve response speed.
Shift Toward Strategic Data and Performance Metrics
Move beyond volume-based tracking. Learn which operational metrics—like efficiency, cost of administration, and program outcomes—give you a truer picture of grants performance.
Apply 5 Actionable Steps Starting Today
Walk away with a concrete, prioritized framework: centralize data, reduce manual work, measure what matters, strengthen collaboration, and build infrastructure for growth.
Learn from Public Sector Peer Benchmarks
See how your organization compares to 51 grants leaders across cities, counties, and public agencies, and what the highest-performing teams are doing differently.
A Preview of the Latest Grants Management Report Findings
This year’s report uncovers five interconnected trends that every grants manager needs to understand.
Grants Are Becoming Central to Financial Strategy
External funding through grants is no longer supplemental. It’s a core mechanism for sustaining programs and stabilizing budgets as traditional revenue sources face growing uncertainty. (Finding: 40% are applying for more grants to fill revenue gaps.)
The Impact of Staffing Shortages on Funding Outcomes
With nearly half of all teams operating at reduced capacity, organizations are forced to prioritize certain applications while letting other opportunities pass by. (Finding: 47% of grants teams have reduced capacity.)
Manual Processes Are a Hidden Performance Drain
When a significant portion of a team’s week is consumed by data entry, documentation collection, and report assembly, strategic activities like opportunity identification and proposal development fall behind. (Finding: 14% spend 75%+ of their week on manual tasks.)
Automation and AI Adoption Is Accelerating in GovTech
From application intake and opportunity matching to compliance tracking and workflow automation, organizations are deploying AI not to replace expertise, but to protect it from being buried in administrative work. (Finding: 50% are exploring or planning AI adoption this year.)
Compliance Expectations Have Reached a New Threshold
Audit readiness, subrecipient monitoring, federal reporting, and Uniform Guidance requirements are all intensifying, making centralized, reliable data management a non-negotiable operational foundation. (Finding: 77% report increased compliance oversight.)
Data Is Becoming a Strategic Asset for Grant Performance
Forward-looking organizations are moving beyond tracking application volumes to measuring efficiency, cost of grant administration, and program outcomes. (Finding: Only 49% currently track grant awards received.)
Why Public Sector Organizations Trust Euna Solutions for Grants Management
Euna Grants delivers end-to-end grants lifecycle management — from opportunity discovery and application tracking to compliance oversight, reporting, and closeout — for public sector organizations across the country.
- 88% Reduction in audit findings — City of Detroit
- $202M+ In grants awarded — City of Detroit
- 3x More active grant applications managed — Bingham Healthcare
- 100% Audit-ready compliance — Bingham Healthcare
“Euna Grants is something I use every day. It’s made me much more comfortable taking time off because I know I’m not missing anything. It’s truly like having another team member helping me keep everything on track.” — Bingham Healthcare
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