Application Development
At Advocate IT, we deliver application development services for both on-premises and cloud environments. By leveraging Agile methodologies, Scrum frameworks, and DevSecOps principles, we create custom-built applications designed with security, scalability, and user needs in mind. Our solutions are tailored to address your organization’s unique challenges, ensuring streamlined processes and improved operational efficiency.
Success Story: Streamlining Grant Management Systems
The Challenge: Many nonprofits, community colleges, and state and local governments rely on outdated systems or paper-based processes to manage and track grant applications and funding. These antiquated methods are not only time-consuming but also costly, slowing the release of critical funds to communities in need.
Advocate IT’s Approach: We collaborated closely with stakeholders, actively listening to their needs and envisioning an ideal solution. Using a DevSecOps approach, we ensured the development process integrated security from the start while maintaining agility and responsiveness to stakeholder input. Our team worked iteratively, delivering incremental improvements to ensure the final application exceeded expectations.
The Outcome: Advocate IT developed a modern grant management tool that completely transformed the process. The application:
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Enabled online intake of grant applications, eliminating the need for paper submissions.
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Provided seamless sharing of applications with reviewers in real-time.
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Facilitated secure fund disbursement while maintaining audit trails.
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Included a comprehensive dashboard to monitor and track funding progress.
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Automated the grant cycle closeout process, consolidating all operations within one intuitive, secure system.
The result was faster fund allocation, reduced administrative overhead, and a streamlined grant lifecycle—all without the need for paper or outdated static systems.