About Grant Engine

Security and Data Protection Tools

Security and Data Protection Tools

At Grant Engine, data security is not an afterthought—it’s a foundational commitment. As a partner to some of the most innovative companies in life sciences, deep tech, and defense, we understand that trust and confidentiality are not optional. Our platform is designed to uphold and exceed industry standards, drawing on battle-tested tools whose security models are transparent, robust, and independently validated.

Looking Back to Move Forward

Looking Back to Move Forward

In the competitive research and innovation landscape, securing funding is crucial to turning groundbreaking ideas into reality. Non-dilutive funding, primarily through avenues like the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, stands out as a critical...

Managing your Business During COVID-19

Managing your Business During COVID-19

t Grant Engine, we are committed to helping build great products and great companies that save lives and extend the duration of a quality life.  Our mission is even more relevant now. It is difficult to see how this global pandemic is not a crisis.  As we work with...

Security and Data Protection Tools

Security and Data Protection Tools

Grant Engine leverages data storage, communication, collaboration, and other tools to deliver the best in class service to our clients. Security is vital to our work and for the work of our clients. As we rely heavily on external tools and platforms, this post conveys...

Navigating your Life + Resources for Wellness during COVID-19

Navigating your Life + Resources for Wellness during COVID-19

As this pandemic tests all of us in ways large, small and sometimes overwhelming, we have found these resources useful now...and expect them to be even more essential in the days and weeks ahead. We are adjusting to a new rhythm of working with new office mates across...

Scientists to Stop COVID-19

Scientists to Stop COVID-19

Here, we present a memo that culminates the initial work from 12 citizen scientists to address issues facing our nation at this time. This memo issued to the White House (April, 2020) as an effort to inform and educate. Scientists to Stop COVID-19

Traits of Winning Grant Writers

Traits of Winning Grant Writers

Grant writing isn’t something just anyone can do, or more likely wants to do. It takes skill, tal-ent, and experience…put together in one package that makes a grant application more likely to succeed. When you’re considering working with a grant writer, you want to...

The best don’t need to cheat

The best don’t need to cheat

About twenty years ago, I worked at General Electric learning how to run a business and lead large and small companies.  When I was a Corporate Auditor at General Electric at GE Medical Systems and other businesses we saw corners getting cut.  Sometimes intentional. ...

The Origin Story: The How & Why of Grant Engine

The Origin Story: The How & Why of Grant Engine

My name is Sam Tetlow and I’m the founder and CEO of Grant Engine. It’s important to think about how Grant Engine got started. We were interested in a company that I had created about five years ago and we were looking at equity, we were looking at non-dilutive...

How Important is the Relationship Between PI and PO?

How Important is the Relationship Between PI and PO?

What does “PI” stand for in research, and why does the PI-PO relationship matter? This post explores the role of the Principal Investigator, the meaning of “PI” in research, and how collaboration with a Program Official can significantly impact grant success and project outcomes.

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