U.S. Department of TransportationGrants Command CenterGrants Command Center
One platform, two surfaces: the internal system DOT staff use to run discretionary grant competitions end to end, and the applicant-facing portal that feeds it.
49 U.S.C. 6701 et seq.: discretionary awards must be made on documented merit criteria, with selection rationale preserved for review.
Seven legacy systems of record read through one reconciliation layer, with field-level conflicts surfaced instead of silently overwritten.
Every selection, stage advance, and integrity finding resolves to the record and rationale behind it.
Assisted detection and scoring, but no automated denials — an accountable person adjudicates and signs.
Portfolio Command Center
Reconciled counts across all eight Operating Administrations: pipeline, aging, bottlenecks, and obligation risk.
Pipeline and aging with SLA breach tracking
Program and application detail with full audit trail
Review workspace, program officer queue, and selection panels
Applicant Portal
One intake experience across programs, with prior submissions carried forward and plain-language status.
Six-step intake with prefill from prior applications
Federal share checks against statutory limits
Milestone status tracking and correspondence log