Vangent is a trusted partner and enterprise architect in the federal grant management arena. Our capabilities, spanning the entire grant life cycle, allow us to provide customized grant management solutions that meet the unique needs of our customers. Our solutions support the needs of both paper-based and electronic grant management processes, accommodating the widest range of technological sophistication for both the distributor and recipient.

We offer a full range of services, including integrated end-to-end grant management solutions that provide better service to grant recipients, and greater operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness for grant-making agencies. Our solutions encompass all aspects of the grant management process, including customer outreach, application processing, eligibility determination, fund commitment and disbursement, and reporting.

Eligibility Determination

Collecting and analyzing information to determine prospective participants' program eligibility is an essential business process for many government agencies, educational institutions, and other organizations. Organizations responsible for administering various grant, financial assistance, academic, and other programs require eligibility determination that is timely, accurate, efficient, and cost-effective. Appropriate safeguards must also be in place to protect the integrity of these programs and prevent waste, fraud, and abuse.

Vangent supports the entire eligibility determination process - from initial customer outreach and application processing to eligibility notification via multiple channels, reporting, and follow-on customer service-with solutions that improve the quality of service, reduce costs, and ensure program integrity.

It is absolutely critical, for both the participants who depend on these programs and the organizations that sponsor them, that eligibility determination be accurate, timely, and reliable. With the flexibility to adapt to our clients' business processes and technology environments, and the scalability to efficiently handle volumes both large and small, Vangent offers eligibility determination solutions you can count on.

Features of our eligibility determination solutions include:

• Initial customer outreach and program awareness
• Application processing using multiple technologies, including award-winning Web-based application solutions
• Application analysis, customer outreach, and case management to ensure complete, accurate participant information
• Timely, accurate eligibility calculation, from small- to large-volume programs, based on client's program criteria
• Automated eligibility checks against other government databases/systems
• Eligibility notification for both program applicants/participants and sponsoring organizations, via multiple channels (e.g., paper, e-mail, Web)
• Complete eligibility data management and reporting solutions
• Full customer interaction management solutions to assist program applicants, respond to inquiries, and provide information on eligibility requirements via multiple communication channels

Relevant Case Studies

• Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC)/Federal Communications Commission (FCC), E-rate Program: Providing systems and services to determine schools' and libraries' eligibility for discounted telecommunications and Internet services

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