Cayuse, Inc.

Connect to Federal Agencies with Cayuse 424

Cayuse 424 is an easy-to-use, easy-to-deploy Web application designed to streamline proposal development for research organizations of all sizes. The result of over 15 years experience with proposal development software, Cayuse 424 helps researchers and administrators collaborate, prepare and manage proposals for federal and non-federal sponsors. With exceptional support for Grants.gov and the complex federal grant proposal process, Cayuse 424, is recognized as the leading platform for system-to-system (S2S) proposal preparation and electronic submission.

Cayuse 424 is a “Software as a Service” (SaaS) solution. The system is delivered over a secure Web browser connection, and can be deployed to proposal developers and administrators with little or no IT involvement.

With Cayuse 424, proposal development becomes substantially easier than with any other commercial or free technology. It was designed with the belief that there should be as few barriers as possible between scientific research and its federal funding sources.

Full Support for Over 95% of Grants.gov Opportunities For each opportunity posted on Grants.gov, Cayuse 424 downloads the appropriate forms into the system, making it easy to select and apply for grants. Cayuse 424 supports over 95% of the opportunities posted on Grants.gov, allowing direct submission for grants posted by NIH, NSF, AHRQ, CDC, NIFA, ONR, and others.

Accuracy and Efficiency in Proposal Development Cayuse 424, delivers an advanced validation engine. During proposal development, the system performs real-time error checking based on agency and opportunity-specific rules, Grants.gov validations and other business rules. You can instantly zoom in on a specific error or warning, allowing you to resolve issues and submit error-free proposals every time.

Centralized and Reusable Data Cayuse 424 manages institutional information in one location, and applies it consistently to every proposal. Dozens of additional automation features speed data entry and budget calculations, freeing research staff from laborious and low-value tasks, allowing more time for management and planning.

Proposal Routing and Control Cayuse 424 users can view, edit, and collaborate on proposals in any stage of development. The system allows you to view proposal progress, contributors, awarded proposals, subawards, and more.

Cayuse 424 maintains a complete repository and history of your proposals. You can quickly sort and filter proposals, copy them, transform them to different opportunities, and delete them.

Collaboration Within and Between Cayuse Sites With Cayuse 424, you can quickly import subaward proposals without re-keying them. Subawards can be imported from on-campus collaborators, other instititutions, or subcontractors, whether they are Cayuse subscribers or not. See Subawards.com for complete details.