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Instead of Instrumentl

Stop renting Instrumentl. Own your grant operations.

We build your version around how you apply, track restricted funding and report to funders. We bring your Instrumentl records across and run the agreed system for you.

Instrumentl Full Lifecycle lists US$999 a month paid upfront annually, or US$11,988 a year. Monthly billing is US$1,159 a month. These are vendor plan prices, not a quote for your organisation.

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What the subscription covers

A grant workflow bundled into a wider platform

Full Lifecycle adds spending oversight to Instrumentl’s application and discovery service. If you already know your funders, separate the records you need to run from the services you still want to buy.

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The Full Lifecycle subscription

US$11,988 a year on annual billing, with the higher monthly rate available instead.

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A plan sized around users

The published Full Lifecycle plan includes up to 15 users. Enterprise has custom pricing and user arrangements.

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Funder discovery in the bundle

The platform includes opportunity discovery. This free desk starts with the funders and opportunities you bring.

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Spending oversight

Budgets, planned spending and actuals sit in Full Lifecycle. The free desk holds those records in your own database.

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Accounting connections

Full Lifecycle includes accounting integrations. Your version’s connections are agreed and built around your accounting process.

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Reports for funders and colleagues

The platform provides reporting tools. Your version starts with editable working papers and the evidence behind each award.

Your grant work, your records

A grant desk shaped around the signed agreement

Applications

Know what is due and who owns it

Start the week with a concrete application list and the tasks that need a person.

  • check Application dates and named owners
  • check Separate requested and awarded amounts
  • check An overdue queue that shows missing owners
  • check A draft application brief from the records already held

Award spending

See what remains after commitments

Keep actual spending and planned costs distinct, with each currency reported separately.

  • check Award balances beside planned commitments
  • check Category budgets with over-allocation flags
  • check A planned expense becomes an actual expense once
  • check A void preserves the original entry and explanation

Reporting evidence

Keep the gaps visible before an acquittal

Review the agreement, expenses and outcomes together before anyone submits a report.

  • check Missing receipt and agreement references
  • check Spending outside recorded award dates
  • check Reporting tasks that need completion evidence
  • check Draft acquittals with unresolved exceptions still visible

Your working rules

Change the questions as the grant changes

Your records can carry the fields, evidence checks and review reports your funders require.

  • check Source changes flagged without overwriting local decisions
  • check An activity history for corrections and reconciliations
  • check Your name and colours on internal working papers
  • check Custom questions across application, budget and evidence records

Make it yours

Design your own Instrumentl replacement

Everything starts from the open-source base. Then it gets your name, the parts you run, your rules and your data from Instrumentl. Try it here, and we build the real one.

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Answered from your own database

Build my version

We build it from the open-source base, bring your Instrumentl data across and run it for you.

What it looks like

Ask it like you would ask a colleague

Real answers from the demo data that ships with Grant Operations for Claude Code. It runs in Claude Code inside the Claude app, so it feels like any chat you already use.

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Grant Operations for Claude Code

Connected to your own database

Which applications need action before the next deadline?

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2026-10-22

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Ask it anything

Ten questions for the weekly grant review

These questions are answered by the free desk today. Instrumentl also provides reporting; these examples show the records and checks you can own and adapt.

chat_bubble Which applications are overdue and have no owner?
chat_bubble Which award still has funding but an overcommitted category?
chat_bubble What remains after actual costs and planned commitments?
chat_bubble Which expenses lack receipt references?
chat_bubble Which costs fall outside their award dates?
chat_bubble Which funder report is overdue without completion evidence?
chat_bubble Which imported record changed after our last review?
chat_bubble Which award lacks its agreement reference?
chat_bubble What changed when a planned cost became actual spending?
chat_bubble Which annual filing period needs attention?

Switching

How to switch from Instrumentl

A move usually involves exporting the grant records you own, checking the import against your source records, and deciding what history and other Instrumentl services you still need.

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    Export your grant records

    Export the documented Opportunities report as a CSV, using the export path available in your Instrumentl account. It supplies grant names, projects, funders, owners, amounts, dates and the next task. If you need other records or export formats, check with Instrumentl about what your account can provide. Identify task history, financial transactions and attachments you may need to export separately.

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    Test, then load the records

    Test the Opportunities export without saving it first. Then load it into a fresh Grant Operations database, not one containing demo records. The import retains every source column and can be repeated. Keep your original export available as a reference while you check the imported records and decide which additional fields need mapping.

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    Review import flags

    Compare the imported opportunities with your export and source records. Review each reconciliation flag, especially flags for changed source records, and make explicit corrections with a note. A missing row in a later import does not delete a record. Check owners, amounts, dates and next tasks, and reconcile the actual export before you rely on the new records.

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    Run both side by side

    Keep Instrumentl available for a short period while you compare upcoming applications, award records and reporting deadlines with the new desk and your source documents. Check that your team can follow its regular review work and find the records and evidence it needs. The free desk does not include Instrumentl’s funder discovery, so agree how you will find opportunities and which services you will retain.

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    Switch off Instrumentl

    Once you have checked the records and agreed how to handle any separate exports, decide whether to stop using Instrumentl. Keep arrangements for any funder discovery, proposal editing or live accounting connections your team still needs. The free desk manages known applications and awards, but it does not replace those Instrumentl services or your accounting records.

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Where the real effort goes

The main work is usually mapping your own fields and award rules, then choosing how much history to bring. The documented Opportunities export covers core grant records, while task history, financial transactions and attachments need separate exports and an agreed plan. Enterprise DNA handles that mapping and migration work when you have them run the system.

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Get your Instrumentl switch plan by email

We will send you the step-by-step plan for moving your business off Instrumentl, what the move really involves, and how we would do it for you.

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Choose your level of help

Three ways to own the grant desk

Open source

Do it yourself

Free and open source

  1. 1 Clone the repo, run npm install, then npm run demo
  2. 2 Open it in Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode or Cursor
  3. 3 Export the Instrumentl Opportunities report and test the documented CSV import
  4. 4 Reconcile the records, then add verified budgets, expenses and reporting requirements
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Built around your business

We customise it

A setup fee for the agreed scope

  • check Your award fields, restrictions and reporting rules
  • check Your Instrumentl records mapped and reconciled
  • check A web front end or different technology when you need it
  • check Your accounting connections and historical evidence scoped for migration
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Omni by Enterprise DNA

We run it for you

One setup fee, then a retainer

  • check Installed and operated through Omni by Enterprise DNA
  • check Access controls, backups and evidence storage configured
  • check Agreed connections monitored and maintained
  • check Reports and workflows kept current as your funding changes
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Questions

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Does this include Instrumentl’s funder discovery? expand_more

The free desk manages applications and awards you already know about. It does not reproduce Instrumentl’s discovery service. We agree how you will find opportunities and which services you will retain before planning the switch.

What comes across from our Instrumentl export? expand_more

The documented Opportunities report supplies grant names, projects, funders, owners, amounts, dates and the next task. Other exported fields are retained for later mapping. Full task history, financial transactions and attachments need separate exports and an agreed migration plan. We reconcile an actual export before switching.

Will it connect to our accounts and give the team a screen? expand_more

We scope those connections and screens for your version. The free base uses recorded budgets and expenses, with printable review reports. It does not move money or replace your accounting records. A shared installation includes the access controls and operating setup your organisation needs.

Can it follow our grant conditions and reporting dates? expand_more

Yes. Record the signed award’s restrictions, category budgets and required reports. The desk flags missing evidence, late reports and costs outside recorded dates. These are review prompts, not a legal opinion or proof that a cost qualifies. Your team checks the agreement and source evidence.

What does Enterprise DNA charge? expand_more

One setup fee for the agreed build, then a retainer to run it through Omni by Enterprise DNA. We scope migration, hosting, access, connections and ongoing support with you. The open-source base is free, with separate hosting and agent-usage costs.

Own the work between an award and its final report

Book 30 minutes with Sam. Bring your Instrumentl bill and one grant reporting workflow. We will map the records, evidence and connections your version needs, then agree the build and ongoing support.

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Grant Operations for Claude Code is free and open source, published by Enterprise DNA.

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