SAM.gov registration
Required before most federal applications. Start early because validation can take weeks.
Open official site →Grant readiness
Are you ready to win grants?
Answer a few questions and MANNA scores your readiness, shows what's missing, and turns your work into funder-ready language.
Readiness tools
Start with the guided intake.
It builds your whole profile. The other tools go deeper on one piece.
Guided workspace
Start readiness intake
Build your organization profile, compliance checklist, and program records — then get your readiness score, board-ready report, and grant-writer packet.
Begin in four steps →LanguageMinistry-to-grant translator
Turn ministry work into truthful, funder-ready program language — nothing invented.
DocumentsReadiness binder
The legal, financial, and compliance documents funders expect, in one checklist.
ProgramsProgram builder
Structure youth, food, reentry, workforce, and housing programs for grant review.
ScoringProgram scorecard
Score whether a program is ready for local, private, or federal grants.
When you're ready
Find aligned funding
Match your readiness to Indiana-first foundations, federal grants, and national funders.
What we measure
Seven things funders look for.
Your score is built from these — so you know exactly what to strengthen.
01
Legal & admin foundation
Entity status, registrations, governance, and financial controls.
02
Fundable programs
Community work shaped into clear programs with outcomes and budgets.
03
Data & outcomes
Outcomes, demographics, and referrals funders can trust.
04
Website & language
A public site that shows real community impact and credibility.
05
Narrative library
Reusable need statements, program descriptions, and evaluation plans.
06
Budget & reporting
Program budgets, spending controls, and award-management readiness.
07
Funding match
Readiness gaps connected to aligned funders, with human review.
Before applying
Three registrations to set up early.
These unlock — or block — major grant pathways. Two take weeks, so start now.
Unique Entity ID
Issued through SAM.gov and used across federal grant systems.
Open official site →Candid profile
Helps foundations and donor-advised fund sponsors verify nonprofit information.
Open official site →Trusted sources
Public guidance MANNA references.
Always confirm each funder's current rules before applying.