Grant Application Duplicate Detection
This system compares each grant application against applications already received, to identify projects that have applied to more than one fund for the same costs.
Keywords
- Tags: Similarity search
- Tags: Grants
- Tags: Assurance
- Stage: Production
- Type: Document similarity model
- Sector: Public administration
- Language: English
How does our product work?
Each application is compared with previous applications for similarity of described activity, costs and delivery period. Close matches are listed for an assessor.
A match is a prompt to check, not a finding. Applicants are asked about it before any decision.
Overview
Applying to several funds is legitimate and often encouraged. Being paid twice for the same costs is not, and it was previously only caught by chance when the same assessor happened to see both applications.
Systematic comparison replaces that coincidence.
Owner and responsibility
More detailed information on the system
Here you can get acquainted with the information used by the system, the operating logic, and its governance in the areas that interest you.
System description
Comparison is limited to applications to funds administered by this organisation. Similarity scores are never shown to applicants and never recorded on an application's decision record; only the assessor's conclusion is.
References
Grant assurance framework.