# Page 2 | eCivis Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 2 - Is eCivis the right Grant Management solution for you? Explore 152 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/122493/Grants-Network/reviews --- eCivis 4.4 (152) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/122493/Grants-Network/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Page 2 - Reviews of eCivis ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 26-50 of 152 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use SD Sarah D. Grants Management Specialist Used the software for: 2+ years ### "I am a grant writer and I love this program. " March 28, 2018 5.0 1\. Ability to research grants and access the necessary details. 2. Store all documents in one location and share access to those documents with only the appropriate people. Pros I like the grant search functions but most importantly the grant tracking from beginning to end. I've been writing grants for 30 years, back before the internet, so I really understand and appreciate all this program does to help find and manage grants. The tutorials are short and to the point so when I need to learn about a function I have immediate access to learn how to do it. Having the ability to track and report with reminders of deadlines is one of the most valuable features in my mind especially in larger organizations that are juggling the management/compliance of many grants. For a large organization the cost of this software replaces a staff position that would cost as much but I'm convinced would be less efficient and likely more exposed to more errors. I would like to see eCivis come up with a smaller, affordable, simplified version (i.e. less bells & whistles) for small non-profits that just need to manage a handful of grants. Grant searching, writing and managing the grant really cut into programmatic responsibilities for these smaller organizations. Cons I don't really dislike anything about this software. From time-to-time I have thoughts of little things I wish were done differently or they would add but they haven't been important enough to keep record of. Review Source Greg T. Grants Specialist Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "No Missed Opportunities" February 11, 2019 5.0 My department was barely treading water with about $200,000 in grant awards per year. In the past three years we have increased our awards and now manage about $1.3 million annually. eCivis delivers - it is that simple. Pros Prior to subscribing to eCivis I was searching endless websites and grant giving foundations. It is daunting to search EVERYTHING. I compiled a long list of funders to search year after year in the hopes of being able to apply for a grant with enough time to complete the application. Most of the time I was already past the deadline or only had a few days to complete the application. eCivis changed all that - I no longer search the internet I get up to date grant openings that fit my requirements and this allows me the time to put together the appropriate team members and complete the application on time. Cons I work for a relatively small school district with 15,000 students so I am the Grants Department. eCivis has huge capability for cities, universities, etc... managing dozens of huge grants all at the same time. The software is sophisticated for large grant management needs and is too much for my smaller needs. I rely on eCivis for finding grant opportunities that I would not find otherwise. Review Source SH Sherissa H. Homemaker Construction Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Ecivis is amazing!" March 5, 2023 5.0 Overall, my experience has been excellent. Pros A great program that allows me to find grants and apply for them with ease. Cons A little expensive, but well worth the price this is a great program. Review Source TP Tara P. Executive Director Museums and Institutions Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "We use eCivis to search and apply for grants we normally could not find on our own." March 28, 2018 4.0 An easy way to research grant opportunities in one safe and secure location. Pros eCivis is an easy to use software that allows us the opportunity to research and apply for grants. Each grant is broken down to a concise summary that gives users the opportunity to review the grant to determine if they are eligible to apply. Users should review the grant's NOFO for more details, but users don't have to feel like they are wasting time by reviewing pages of a NOFO to find out they are not eligible to apply. Cons The search engine requires the user to be specific with its search requests. We work at a nonprofit museum and are looking for funding of restoration projects, museum collection assistance, and group tours, but sometimes when searching through eCivis it becomes difficult to find the required grants. We have been looking for restoration and preservation grants for buildings and items, but the search engine provides grants for paintings or other art related pieces. Review Source KW Kai W. Sr. Management Analyst Government Administration Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The eCivis System helps with locating potential grants that we would have discovered after the fact" April 5, 2018 4.0 Pros The software allow the search criteria to take in several fields to search for the grants. It can search for several grants categorically and by the entities providing grant opportunities. It allows the users to save their grant search criteria for several tropics so the users don't need to recreate the search criteria . The software is also being develop where the information can be retained for each grants that was applied for and awarded. It makes a great tracking system instead of maintaining several spreadsheet to track all of the grants. Cons Navigating and trying to figure where everything is located. Even during training, I got lost of which tabulation that the trainer was in. It is easy once I figured out where everything is. Review Source RL Rebecca L. Grant Development Specialist Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Cloud-based management lets me access my grant files from anywhere." June 27, 2018 4.0 Ease of use, single source for grants from beginning (prospecting and application) to end (grant management and closure), online platform accessible from anywhere, ability for multiple users, and great customer service. Pros The thing I like most is that I can access my files even when not at my desk. Once I got the hang of using the system (the online video tutorials were really helpful), it has become a handy tool for keeping my grant management files organized. I also utilize the grant search functions on a weekly basis. I like that I can set up search alerts for specific words and topics. I've also had excellent experience with customer service. Each time I've had a question or concern, they have responded to my inquiry right away and resolved the issue quickly. Overall, it's been nice to have a single tool to search for grants, manage applications, and manage awarded grants all in one place. Cons The only thing I wish was a little better was the geographic filter on the grant search function. I still get a lot of grants pop up in my searches that are not available in my state or region. Review Source CL Cindy L. Systems Grant Administrator Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "I wish the process was a little more user-friendly as often, there is little time for data entry." April 6, 2018 4.0 Pros I completely LOVE the ability to search for grants and some of the resources attached. The research capability is the MAIN reason we have not totally stopped using eCivis. This is a wonderful tool and a much appreciated benefit. Cons for me, it isn't as user friendly as I thought it would be, which in turn, led me to not be using it to the fullest capacity I could have been. With little time on our hands for data entering, etc... trying to wend my way through the process of the system became a little cumbersome. I also was not extremely comfortable with the fact that more often than not, the current grant opportunities that I was aware of in our part of the country were either 1) not updated from previous years or 2) not there at all. Further, when I sent information to eCivis for them to enter it into the system (they do a better job at that than I do on my own because of the not-so-user-friendly process) it took longer than was conducive to what I needed. I would be working on a grant opportunity, ask for it to be entered into eCivis, and weeks later, I would receive a notice that it was entered...most often way after the grant had been submitted, awarded, etc... Review Source MR Marta R. Grants Researcher Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "As a Grants Researcher, it gives me great leads to new grant request for proposals!" March 27, 2018 3.0 This software helps me when searching for grants for our faculty on campus. Also, I put together a bi monthly report with upcoming deadlines for grants that might be of interest of anybody on our campus, and the Daily New and Updated reports that I get from eCivis is an invaluable tool for that purpose. Pros Daily New and Updated Grants Notification. Easy to navigate website. Great tool for researching specific Primary Investigators needs; from programmatic needed funds, to specific disease or research needs. Cons Some are not relevant to my needs. Since I am solely interested in looking for open calls for proposals for grants health related, I do not utilize the website for all of its capacity, so my input is limited to what I used, which is the daily new grant and updated notifications. Review Source DG Dorian G. Special Project Assistant Government Administration Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great management tool and easy to use. " March 30, 2018 4.0 Save on time when creating reports. Pros Search engine and organization of eCivis is beneficial to me at the moment. Being able to create a report with a few clicks is great. Cons Need to have a better step by step guide for user (stages of each process to do). pre-award, receiving and post-award. Need more fields that can mirror City of Miami financial system Oracle. Need to be able to run a report for grant writers (check productivity) grants awarded/submitted. Some programs have goals already so it is double work inputting goals in eCivis and on program site. Review Source AS Aelena S. Grant Analyst Government Administration Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Being able to filter the grant search and receive a Summary of the RFPs makes work life much easier." April 5, 2018 5.0 Surveyed on the purchased software, which is very beneficial. Pros What I like about the eCivic software is having the RFP Summarized. This is very time and cost effective for our Department. It also, helps we see others interpretation of different components on the solicitation. Cons The time the summary is posted; however, it's very understandable because the RFPs consist of several pages. Review Source MS Martha S. Grant Specialist Used the software for: 2+ years ### "I have been using Grants Network for years and have found it a very reliable source for grants." April 5, 2018 5.0 Pros I can do both a very focused email, and I can do a broader brush email of grant opportunities. I read both and can then either click on the link to eCivis for a quick overview, or I can go directly to the grantor site for specific information regarding the opportunity. This saves me time and trouble looking through countless opportunities to find those of most interest to my organization. Cons Grants Network makes my job almost too easy. Other than that, I really cannot find anything I do not like about this software. Review Source FP Felipe P. Executive Director Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Using eCivis for grant research has been a fantastic no-hassle experience." March 27, 2018 5.0 Pros Above all else, ease of usage is the most beneficial aspect of the eCivis system. The interface is simple, clean, and effective in communicating the most important aspects of grants to users, making the searching process one which is relatively painless and improving the efficiency of narrowing down eligible grants. Cons The overall visual look is rather plain, but this is a small nitpick, as the efficiency of the system overall negates the need for a flashy visual appeal. Review Source GW Gary W. Vice President Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A helpful software to help 501c3 non-profits!" May 25, 2018 5.0 Pros I have been a part of a team that has used Ecivis off and on for the past several years. We have been assigned a (human) contact anytime we have questions, concerns, and etc. This is a great feature by itself. We also receive weekly and monthly grant updates, which makes it a more manageable experience to find grants. We have used other grant-seeking programs, and this trumps the others by far due to the variety of grant opportunities! Last but not least, because we are located in a county that has been given access to use Ecivis for free. Cons Occasionally, when the information gets sent out via email, there is a lot of grant detail (in really small print) that tires the eyes. You can still get around this by logging in to your account, but it can still be difficult when viewing on a mobile device. Review Source MD Melissa D. Owner Writing and Editing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Mediocre Product with a High Price Tag" August 3, 2018 4.0 Pros It did give easy access to government funding profiles without having to log into each government agency's sites. It could all be done in one place. I did also like that I could search across multiple agencies for one common concept. Cons I couldn't always find what I was looking for, and it was incredibly, incredibly expensive. I am a small freelance grantwriter working for a variety of clients and I could not get a membership to access the site myself. I only had access through one of my non-profit clients. When that access ended, so did my experience with Grants Network. The non-profit was unwilling to pay the high price tag for a research site, and I couldn't pay for myself (Grants Network rule, not mine). Review Source DG David G. Environmental Manager Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "The most thorough, timely, and comprehensive listing of available grants that I have seen. " March 28, 2018 5.0 Daily updates on availability of potential grants. Pros The software is very easy to use. It provides all the necessary information about potential grants. The synopsis presented in the listing makes it easy to review the list to find those grants that would pertain to my department's needs. Cons I believe an improvement to the software would include partitioning the list of grants into categories, such as :legal, social services, libraries, environmental, etc. Review Source DB Daisy B. Development Executive Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "User friendly!" April 5, 2018 5.0 Pros With most grant software I was unable to have other people work on them. There was always an issue about who would do what and when the project would be completed. With this program I am able to have multiple users registered in one grant project. There I can assign a specific task to someone and can go back and see the progress that has been made to it. This has helped greatly because we have a team of three that usually works on the same grant. Cons One of the issues that I have been experiencing is getting the search agent that I hae emailed to me to give me the appropriate grants that I am looking for. I have made specific change sin the filter area but I still get grant notifications that are not relevant to what the organization and does. Therefore, I cannot apply and it just gives me more work to do because I have to filter through the grants that should have already been filtered by the program. If there were more options when creating the search engine agent I think it would give more accurate results and create a better search. Review Source JM Jean M. Senior Planner Used the software for: ### "Grant Research " September 16, 2015 4.0 The Palm Beach County Parks and Recreation Department has utilized eCivis over the past several years to research grant opportunities. Our Department applies for over $2 million in capital grant funding annually, and this service has allowed us to expand our search beyond our standard development grants to programming grants as well as funding opportunities that are available only non-profits. The Department has successfully established 'Friends of' groups at our three nature centers, and we are looking to partner with these groups as well as other outside non-profits to expand our ability to apply for additional capital and programming grants. eCivis offers several excellent features. The ability to research a grantor's past funding history allows our staff to determine whether a grantor's mission aligns with your proposed project. eCivis also sends a daily email which lists new grant opportunities as well as updates. The updates have been extremely beneficial, as often a second round of funding is advertized mid-cycle and our staff might not be aware of the new cycle if it weren't for the notification. When available, eCivis also includes past grant applications in their entirety, which is helpful in reviewing applications which have previously received funding. I would highly recommend eCivis to organizations interested in pursuing grant funding. Review Source MO Megan O. Student Services Specialist Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Beneficial to my purposes, easy to understood and to use. Clear display of all information." April 5, 2018 4.0 Quick and easy access to multiple grant opportunities relevant to the parameters I was searching within. Pros Easy use of search parameters and quick results provided. I'm new to the system and it was easy to learn and utilize, and provided me a lot of options while I was looking for grants for that initial project I needed it for. I like the ease of use and how informative the postings are once you get to them and being able to refer to them later made life easier while trying to track which to apply for, and which I'd already ruled out. Cons The only real con I have is the number of emails I received by eCivis and even that wasn't really too intrusive, and sometimes I found the information to be helpful regarding using the tool in the future. Overall, I think it's a good product and I'm still new to using it so I haven't identified any serious flaws that have prevented me from using it. Review Source LD Laura D. Grants Manager Used the software for: ### "Wonderful grants software!" November 14, 2014 5.0 My work involves both the grant development and grant management aspects. eCivis has been a valuable resource in finding grants that fit the college's needs and priorities, as well as maintaining the records, keeping track of reporting deadlines, and generating complex reports. All of these functions could definitely not be possible in a spreadsheet or database and the fact that you can access it from anywhere, even to refer to something in an important meeting, is very useful. It is easy to navigate through and rather self-explanatory. For more complex duties, there are many trainings available and other written resources. What I found most useful are the Previously Funded Applications. Having a real example of an awarded application makes the writing process so much simpler, as you understand exactly what the funding agency wants. Lastly, their customer services is outstanding - extremely fast and of high quality. Even using the emails, I would always get an answer within 2 hours, sometimes within minutes. I am satisfied with the software overall. Review Source LH Lois H. CEO Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great site to do Grant Research and find grants" March 29, 2018 5.0 Pros I like the fact it is easy to use and when I have a specific grant I need to research the software makes it easy to do. Cons I really have no issue with the software. Review Source LH Lisa H. Fund Development & Grant Specialist Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Usefully comprehensive database of current and past funding opportunities. " April 6, 2018 3.0 Pros It takes the pain out of looking for and tracking grant prospects. It's especially useful to get alerts for new cycles of grants we've considered or applied to in the past---and to get alerts for customized key word searches on new areas of interest. Cons Project management and grants management tools are more limited and not user-friendly or intuitive. The database is organized by topical Projects that don't work efficiently with how our agency subdivides our work. Review Source KW Kailee W. Grants & Records Management Administrator Government Administration Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "I have had all positive experiences with eCivis. " April 2, 2018 4.0 Able to find grants all in one location, which is very helpful. Pros I like that I am able to pinpoint the types of grants I am looking for. I like that I can email through the system to users that do not have eCivis. I like the reminder task notification emails. Cons I don't really have any cons. Our city only uses the pre-award portion, which I have found to be very easy to use. Review Source JA Jasmine A. Fund Development Associate Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Overall experience is good. Customer service is great - very responsive." April 5, 2018 3.0 Notifications of grants that are new to our organization. And notification of grant cycles that are open or that have deadlines approaching. Pros The regular emails of grant announcements help to let me know of cycles that are open and especially of any upcoming deadlines. Cons The grant announcements that get emailed could be filtered more, or at the very least by state. We get emails for grants that we don't qualify for because of this. Review Source MK Mark K. Information Services Director Government Administration Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "The software is very easy to use and has an intuitive interface." March 28, 2018 5.0 It has helped us become better at evaluating our projects and thinking outside of the box when it comes to looking for funding options. Pros Ease of use, consistency of placement of the critical elements needed to make decisions. The weekly updates are also great for keeping me in the mindset of looking for grant opportunities. Cons There really haven't ran across anything negative in using the software. I left a mid pack response on the value question within the survey simply because I'm not involved with the financial decision to use eCivis. Operationally, it's great! Review Source SN Stan N. Director, Planning and Research Used the software for: ### "Lee County Sheriff's Office review of eCivis Service" November 20, 2014 5.0 ECivis is a valuable tool for the Lee County Sheriff's Office. I use it regularly to search for supplemental funding for a wide range of projects. I also review the email blast of new grants available on a daily basis. Perhaps the most valuable feature is the function that updates users on any changes to saved grant announcements. We apply for multiple recurring grants that never seem to have the same release date. This feature alerts our agency whenever there is a change for saved grants. It's a time saver and a safety net to help ensure that we don't miss an important grant that we depend upon for continued operations. Other positives include secondary information listed with some of the announcements, including prior funded agencies, grant and recipient contacts and a brief assessment to help determine whether the grant should be investigated in further detail. eCivis staff regularly offer assistance and training, which newer members of my division have used to their satisfaction. I appreciate the service and think it is a benefit to the Lee County Sheriff's Office and Lee County as a whole. Review Source Similar Products Featured