Frequently Asked Questions

GIS is the only higher education grant service created specifically to help small and mid-sized colleges and universities navigate and identify funding opportunities. GIS provides centralized access to federal grants intelligence, including a library of federal, state, and foundation funding opportunities, a customizable calendar of important dates, access to a webinar series, a personalized cabinet level grants intelligence briefing, and so much more!

GIS is fueled by McAllister & Quinn, a premier higher education consulting firm based in Washington, DC, that provides small and mid-sized colleges and universities with comprehensive services for grant-seeking, faculty training, and grant proposal development.

No. All content in Grants Intelligence Service is researched, written, and reviewed by our team of experts. We rely on professional grant specialists, not AI, to ensure the information is accurate, relevant, and tailored to the needs of institutions of higher education.

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GIS is updated daily to ensure you have the most current funding opportunities, insights, and resources available.

Yes. All McAllister & Quinn clients will also receive access to The Report, our DC Insider updates, and our full library of webinars, in addition to the GIS platform.

Yes. You can be a member to GIS on its own. However, McAllister & Quinn offers comprehensive strategic funding support—including opportunity identification, proposal development, and grants management—and provides GIS access as part of its partnership services.

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Your annual membership provides access to one account for one user at your institution. Individuals must have a valid ‘.edu’ or ‘.org’ email address to register for GIS.

Members may cancel at any time after their first year of membership. Members are billed annually. If you cancel mid-year, you will have access to GIS until the end of your original membership period. Refunds will not be issued. If you do not cancel, membership will renew automatically and be billed to your original form of payment.