Fujitsu is building and implementing an end-to-end grants management system for the Australian Federal Government Department of Industry, Innovation and Science.

Comprised of a public portal powered by Microsoft Dynamics CRM, the Fujitsu Grants Manager will deliver a total management solution for the Department’s Business Grants Hub. The Department delivers a number of grants and services to businesses, some of which are on behalf of a number of other Federal Government Departments.

Fujitsu Grants Manager, currently applied in global private sector organisations, is being delivered via an agile methodology to secure workflow-based registration, application, assessment, award, payment and associated management processes. The benefit will be reduced time between a grant application and awarding, as well as a clearer management view of grant statuses, results and outcomes.

Department of Industry, Innovation and Science’s General Manager, Clive Rossiter said, “The Department is currently undertaking a program of work to transform the way it connects with and supports businesses so that our services are easier to find and understand, quicker and easier to access, and more tailored to business needs. A key part of this is a digital end-to-end grants management solution that will enable us to streamline how we deliver grants, making it easier for our customers”.

Steve O’Connell, General Manager, Federal, Fujitsu said, “We view this engagement with the Department as a long-term strategic partnership. The Grants Manager is a market-leading and highly resilient accelerated solution that can be easily