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2026

Tracking What Matters: A Grant Management Tool for Gads Hill Center

Ganas Tech students built a centralized Grant Tracker to help Gads Hill Center organize and manage the funding that powers its programs for Chicago families.

The Why

Gads Hill Center relies on grant funding to sustain its education, mental health, and community programs for low-income families. Staff were managing that funding through a patchwork of manual searches, spreadsheets, and paid subscriptions, making it hard to keep a clear view of active and potential grants.

The Solution

The team designed a personalized Grant Tracker website that organizes, tracks, and sorts available grants in one place — freeing staff to spend less time on internal processes and more time on Gads Hill's core mission.

STUDENT PARTICIPANTS

Alisa Samakhval, Yitbarek Mulugeta, Mark Sanchez, Javier Hernandez

PARTNER ORGANIZATION

Gads Hill Center

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