Review criteria
- +LOI, application, and report due dates
- +Status and owner columns
- +Overdue highlighting
- +Works in Google Sheets and Excel
Grant Deadline Calendar in Grant Writer
The Grant Deadline Calendar is a copy-ready spreadsheet for grant writer that tracks deadlines, funder, loi, full app, report. It opens unchanged in both Google Sheets and Excel, needs no add-ons or macros, and takes about 10 minutes to set up.
Last updated: August 2026
Excel workbook · opens in Google Sheets · 3 tabs · no sign-up
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What’s inside “Grant Deadline Calendar”
Tabs: How to use · Deadlines · SummaryFormat: Excel (.xlsx) · opens in Google SheetsSetup: About 10 minutesColumns: 8
Columns (grey = calculated for you)
- Funder
- Program
- Stage
- Due
- Ask / award
- Owner
- Status
- Days left
- Open the Deadlines tab and replace the sample rows with your own — one row per entry. Formulas fill in automatically for new rows.
- Due turns red once passed unless the stage is submitted or decided; Days left turns amber inside two weeks.
- Put award reporting dates in as soon as a grant is awarded; missed reports cost renewals.
- Using Google Sheets? Upload the file to Google Drive, then open it with Google Sheets (or File → Import in an open sheet). Formulas, dropdowns and highlights carry over.
The file opens locally on your device — nothing is uploaded, and you own the copy outright.
Grant Deadline Calendar
About this template
It is built for people who want results without another subscription: grant writers juggling many deadlines. The whole template is free to copy — there is no paid tier. Because it is a plain spreadsheet, you own your data outright and can shape every column to how you actually work.
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What to verify before choosing Grant Deadline Calendar
Use the review criteria below to decide whether this template fits your workflow.
Often worth considering when
- +Grant writers juggling many deadlines
- +Teams assigning application owners
Pause before choosing when
- -Automatic calendar sync
- -Funder portal integration
About Grant Writer
Why people consider this option
- +Track grant prospects and deadlines without paid software
- +Build a clean budget for each application
- +Keep every funder and submission in one file
What to review before acting
- -No funder database or auto-discovery without a tool
- -High-volume shops want grant-management software
Trust FAQ
Questions people ask before copying a template
Does the Grant Deadline Calendar work in both Google Sheets and Excel?
Yes. It is built with standard functions and no macros, so it opens and works the same in Google Sheets or Microsoft Excel — on desktop or your phone.
Is the Grant Deadline Calendar really free?
The core template is free to copy and use. There is no paid tier — download the Excel workbook, replace the sample rows with your own, and you are ready to work.
What does the Grant Deadline Calendar track?
It tracks deadlines, funder, loi, full app, report. The workbook comes with these columns plus the formulas, dropdowns and highlights already set up. Replace the sample rows and the totals update as you go.