The Foundation Center and Grantsfire have announced a joint effort in which Grantsfire will become a project of the center to ensure access to the most up-to-date information possible. Grantsfire was developed as a new way to share grants knowledge through the open, machine-readable, web-based “hGrants” format that is simple to deploy. It will become part of the our existing electronic grant reporting system used by 450 foundations throughout the world.
Foundations that submit their most recent grants directly to the Center in a standard electronic format ensure that the most timely, accurate data is available to the tens of thousands of people who rely on us for information on U.S. funders and their giving. In return the Foundation Center provides each participating foundation with free interactive maps and charts of their grants. We expect to deploy the new system later this year. Read the press release for more information.