Comprehensive Grant Management System

The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (NC SBI) is seeking a comprehensive Grant Management System (GMS) to streamline grant lifecycle management, enhance compliance, improve reporting, and support secure collaboration among internal users, public school units (PSUs), external reviewers, and other stakeholders. The GMS must support both grantor and grantee functionalities, accommodating multi-year, multi-category grants while ensuring integration with state systems, robust security, and user-friendly interfaces. Key features include automated end-to-end grant lifecycle management, role-based access, real-time financial management, customizable reporting, and data encryption. The system should also provide tools for document management, communication, and risk assessment. • The GMS should be able to track multi-year, multi-category grants with fiscal year segmentation. • The system should provide customizable workflows for compliance differences. • The GMS should have role-based access controls with detailed permission sets. • The system should support single sign-on (SSO) integration capability. • The GMS should have a user-friendly interface to minimize training needs. • The system should be able to integrate with NC SBI's Active Directory (Entra ID or Okta) for user authentication and management. • The GMS should have a solution roadmap that defines the vision and strategic elements of the solution. • The system should have a disaster recovery plan (DRP) and business continuity plan (BCP). • The GMS should have detailed audit logs to track system access and actions. • The system should have data encryption at rest and in transit using AES-256 standards. • The GMS should have regular backups and disaster recovery features. • The system should have certification storage (e.g., SAM.gov checks). • The GMS should have policy & procedure acknowledgment tracking for staff and subrecipients. • The system should have a dashboard overview for administrators showing active grants, deadlines, and fund balances.