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AI agent for grant managers

Grant Close-Out Checklist Agent

Submit a complete and correct close-out package before the deadline

AdministrationComplianceManagement
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Grant Close-Out Checklist Agent: what goes in, what the agent does and what you get

What it does

As a grant ends, the manager must deliver a financial report, a property inventory, a final narrative and sometimes a patent or data report, all within a short window. A missed item can delay final payment or affect future awards. This agent lists every close-out requirement from the award terms, assigns each one an owner and a due date, and tracks progress daily. It compares final spending with the budget and award amount. If a final figure differs from the award, it asks finance for the missing entries and runs the comparison again. It chases missing items and builds the package. The manager approves submission. Edge case: a purchased laptop is missing from the property list. The agent asks the department to confirm its location.

How it works

Follow the arrows from top to bottom. The orange dashed arrow is the loop: when a check fails, the agent goes back and tries again.

Start and resultWhat it doesA check on its own workWaits for your OKGoes back and retries
Yes, continueYes, continueApprovedNoNo 1 STARTS WHEN Close-out window opens 2 USES A TOOL Read the award terms and list close-out requirementswith due dates 3 DOES Assign each requirement to an owner 4 USES A TOOL Pull final spending from the ledger 5 DOES Compare final spending with the budget and awardamount 6 CHECKS THE RESULT Does final spending match the award withintolerance? If not: Ask finance for missing entries or correctionsand rerun the comparison. Back to step 3. 7 DOES Chase missing items and update the tracker 8 CHECKS THE RESULT Is every checklist item complete and confirmed? If not: Send a reminder to the owner and escalate itemsnear the deadline. Back to step 7. 9 DOES Assemble the package and check each form against thefunder template 10 YOU APPROVE Grant manager approves submission 11 RESULT Close-out package submitted and filed
Read the steps as a list
  1. Close-out window opens
  2. Read the award terms and list close-out requirements with due dates
  3. Assign each requirement to an owner
  4. Pull final spending from the ledger
  5. Compare final spending with the budget and award amount
  6. Does final spending match the award within tolerance?If not: Ask finance for missing entries or corrections and rerun the comparison. Back to step 3.
  7. Chase missing items and update the tracker
  8. Is every checklist item complete and confirmed?If not: Send a reminder to the owner and escalate items near the deadline. Back to step 7.
  9. Assemble the package and check each form against the funder template
  10. Grant manager approves submissionThe agent waits here for your OK.
  11. Close-out package submitted and filed

How it decides

It builds the requirement list from the award terms. A package is complete only when each item has an owner's confirmation and the financial totals match.

  • Spending must reconcile to the award within $1 or the explained difference
  • Items due in under 14 days are red and escalated
  • Property over the funder's value threshold must be listed
  • Unspent funds are reported with the return instruction

Make it yours

Every agent is a starting point. You choose these settings for your own situation.

  • Days before end to start (default 90)
  • Tolerance for reconciliation
  • Escalation days before a deadline (default 14)
  • Funder checklist templates
  • Owners per requirement

What keeps you in control

It always asks you first

  • Grant manager approves the final package before submission to the funder

Hard limits

  • Never submits to the funder itself
  • Does not change ledger entries

It stops when

  • Done: package submitted and receipt filed
  • Stop: funder deadline cannot be met, draft an extension request for the manager

Set it up

We guide you through the set-up, step by step

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An example run

What happensA $500,000 grant shows final spending of $498,320 in the ledger and $501,000 in the draft report. The agent asks finance, who find a $2,680 accrual posted twice. After correction, the totals match at $498,320. The property list also lacks a $3,400 laptop and the agent asks the department. The manager approves submission 6 days early.

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