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Want a better way to submit grants electronically? Find out the pros and cons of the most widely-used programs.

A Web-based program, ranging from $495 for an individual yearly subscription up to $500,000 per institution, Cayuse allows users to work online without downloading or needing to integrate any additional programs. /2008/4/1/93/1/ Click to Submit no /2008/4/1/94/2/ ProposalCENTRAL no /2008/4/1/95/1/ Customizable Product Suites no

This Web-based program was developed in conjunction with 43 private granting foundations. The cost for these granting agencies to design an application through ProposalCENTRAL can range from about $15,000 to $150,000 per granting agency. It's free to users, however, who submitted 9,300 applications through ProposalCENTRAL in 2007. /2008/4/1/93/1/ Click to Submit no

Companies such as Click Commerce, InfoEd, and COEUS have developed customized systems for each institution that can include IRB approval applications for clinical trials and approval for testing and research with animals. /2008/4/1/93/1/ Click to Submit no /2008/4/1/94/1/ Cayuse no /2008/4/1/94/2/ ProposalCENTRAL no

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