Grantory Changelog

Added

• Changelog link added to the public footer for easy access to release history

Changed

• System configuration now supports customizable email sender and mailing service settings via environment variables
• Deployment process now automatically applies database seed data to keep environments consistent

Fixed

• Restored missing documentation files that were incorrectly excluded from the project
• Resolved email delivery configuration issues affecting sender identity and service endpoint

Changed

• System maintenance and stability improvements

Fixed

• Resolved issues with admin modals not closing properly and drawer panels being hidden behind the navigation bar
• Corrected several wiring issues across admin pages that prevented them from functioning as expected
• Fixed dropdowns not resetting correctly when clicking away from them
• Prevented forms from submitting unexpectedly when pressing Enter in modal dialogs
• Resolved intermittent test failures affecting reliability of the admin user management flow
• Fixed a search form conflict in the admin filter bar that could cause incorrect behavior

Changed

• Improved stability and responsiveness of modal dialogs across tools, opportunities, organizations, subscriptions, moderation, and admin user management screens
• Enhanced dropdown interactions for smoother, more reliable behavior
• System maintenance and stability improvements

Added

• Application detail view: Applications can now be opened in a full detail view directly within the cycle workspace, with inline review scoring and AI-assisted review — no longer requires navigating to a separate page
• Real-time application sync: Changes to applications (status updates, notes, scores) now sync live across multiple open sessions without requiring a page refresh
• Project plan in applications: Applicants can now include a structured project plan with milestones and impact targets as part of their application
• Milestone management: Applicants can create, edit, and manage project milestones during the application phase, including impact targets
• Change proposal system: Applicants can propose changes to milestones after submission; funders can review and act on those proposals from the milestone page
• Project plan review for funders: Funders can now view an applicant’s full project plan directly within the application review interface
• Milestone transfer on award: When an application is awarded, its project plan milestones are automatically carried over to the associated project
• Project plan requirement setting: Opportunity administrators can now toggle whether a project plan is required for applicants to submit
• Cross-navigation between applications and projects: Added links connecting related applications and projects for easier navigation
• User last active tracking: The system now records when a user last logged in, visible in the admin panel

Changed

• Streamlined review workspace: The standalone application review page has been removed; all review activity is now consolidated within the cycle workspace for a more unified experience
• Improved application navigation: Application drawer/side panel replaced with direct detail page links for a cleaner, more reliable navigation experience
• Security and stability improvements: Updated internal dependencies and infrastructure

Fixed

• Application submission validation: The system now properly validates that required project plan milestones exist before allowing submission
• Milestone form reliability: Extracted the milestone form to prevent a nested form bug that could cause unexpected behavior
• AI-generated draft values: Number and date fields populated by AI drafts are now correctly formatted and usable
• Crash on saving notes: Resolved an error that could occur when saving notes in certain situations
• Unsafe data parsing: Replaced error-prone integer parsing in proposal handling to prevent unexpected crashes
• Milestone save failures: Impact target save failures in the milestone form are now properly handled and reported
• Submission consistency: Plan snapshot is now captured atomically with submission, preventing partial saves
• Milestone authorization: Added proper permission checks to prevent unauthorized changes to application milestones
• Legacy redirects: Fixed outdated links and redirects that could send users to incorrect pages

Added

• New AI-powered Q&A flow for drafting grant applications, with an interactive panel that asks clarifying questions before generating a tailored draft
• AI draft panel now appears inline within the application form for a seamless drafting experience
• Notifications now include specific, contextual messages for every application status (submitted, approved, withdrawn, etc.)
• Notification read status now updates in real time across all open browser tabs and windows
• Flash notifications now stack vertically with smooth animations and auto-dismiss
• New server command that automatically finds an available port when starting the application

Changed

• Completely redesigned application form with improved layout, a review summary section, and a submission confirmation modal
• Improved file upload reliability — files now transfer immediately upon selection and the submit button is disabled while uploads are in progress
• Improved upload error visibility so failures are clearly surfaced rather than silently ignored
• Security and stability improvements (dependency updates)
• System workspace and developer tooling improvements

Fixed

• Resolved several issues where file uploads could become stuck or show false errors
• Fixed notification links so they direct applicants to the correct pages
• Fixed an issue where the application form could be submitted twice by double-clicking the confirm button
• Fixed tab badge counts not refreshing after screening decisions are made
• Fixed an issue where clicking inside allocation row inputs would unexpectedly open the side drawer
• Fixed AI-generated applicant summaries not correctly reading the country field
• Fixed the application form not preserving selected application methods when validating other fields
• Fixed an issue where missing fields in the AI reviewer caused incorrect results
• Fixed generic error messages on form submission — specific errors are now shown instead
• Fixed buttons not showing the correct pointer cursor
• Fixed keyboard accessibility on application method selection cards
• Fixed a crash caused by an empty click-away event handler

Added

• Funders can now specify how applicants should apply for opportunities, with dedicated application method options in the opportunity form
• Applicants can view application instructions and methods directly on the opportunity page, tailored to the context of their application

Fixed

• Resolved a security vulnerability that allowed malicious URLs to bypass application link validation
• Improved stability of application method features through expanded test coverage

Changed

• System maintenance and stability improvements

Added

• New date picker with dark mode support for a smoother date selection experience across the application
• Combined date and time fields in opportunity forms, replacing separate date and time inputs
• Opportunity nudge banners shown to new users on login and dashboard, encouraging engagement with relevant opportunities
• Maximum awards field on opportunity creation, allowing funders to specify how many awards are available
• Awards count summary on the allocation tab with a soft warning when limits are approached
• Rebuilt admin dashboard with business intelligence metrics including daily and historical counts
• Rebuilt admin pages for users, organizations, subscriptions, opportunities, applications, moderation, and audit trail — all with improved search, filtering, and detail views
• Rebuilt catalog pages for funder profiles and the grant database with a consistent design
• New merged admin Jobs page combining import and refresh job management in one place
• New merged admin Tools page combining embeddings, taxonomy, currency, and sitemap management
• Shared admin components including modals, stat cards, filter bars, and badges for a consistent admin experience
• Grouped section headers in the admin sidebar navigation
• Database connection monitoring with alerts sent to error tracking when connections are slow

Changed

• “Deadline” terminology replaced with “Closing Date” throughout the application
• Admin navigation restructured with updated routes for the new Jobs and Tools pages
• Improved currency handling with better error logging and edge case protection
• Draft restore for opportunity forms now handled server-side for improved reliability
• Security and stability improvements to the database connection pool and background job concurrency
• Development environment setup scripts updated and simplified

Fixed

• Broken stat card counts on the admin applications page
• Date picker now correctly handles clearing and empty values
• Accessibility improvements to form labels in the date picker
• Currency conversion now safely handles non-standard amount formats
• Return URL validation hardened across all redirect paths to prevent open redirect issues
• Stripe CLI setup warnings suppressed when the tool is already installed
• Various admin page query fixes including application counts and organization search

Added

• One-click login for development environments, bypassing the usual magic link flow
• Opportunity pages now display a summary bar showing amount, deadline, location, and apply action
• Opportunity pages now feature a dedicated header with breadcrumb navigation and actions
• Opportunity links are now workspace-aware, routing correctly based on the user’s context
• Applicant workspace now includes access to opportunity detail pages
• Automatic redirection ensures users always land on the correct opportunity URL for their workspace
• Currency conversion support, enabling grant amounts to be normalized across currencies for consistent display and filtering
• Admin tools for currency normalization, including a dedicated admin page and legacy amount migration
• Discover page filtering now uses currency-normalized amounts for accurate cross-currency comparisons
• Comprehensive development seed data covering users, funders, applicants, opportunities, grants catalog, applications, projects, support records, and AI embedding vectors
• Application startup now validates that required API keys (Anthropic, Voyage) are present

Changed

• Opportunity detail page redesigned as a single-column workspace layout with a quieter, cleaner visual style
• Discover page refreshed with an updated design language and responsive grid layout
• Search and sort on the discover page consolidated into a single “Best match” mode that implicitly uses profile information
• Draft grant cycles now navigate to the detail view instead of opening in edit mode
• Breadcrumb navigation in opportunity headers is now workspace-aware
• Security and stability improvements

Fixed

• Apply button in the summary bar now scrolls to the apply section with visual highlight feedback
• “Sign in to apply” link in the summary bar correctly scrolls to the apply section
• Various post-redesign issues resolved: sticky bar behavior, apply states, amount display, and empty section handling
• Currency amount display in the summary bar now handles all formatting cases correctly, including edge cases with empty or invalid ranges
• Grant amount range validation strengthened to catch invalid or empty range values before saving
• Filter pills updated to use explicit, reliable value handling
• Opportunity filter preset labels corrected to use EUR amounts
• Intermittent issues caused by unreachable code paths and unused patterns removed

Added

• Recurring and rolling grant cycles — Opportunities can now be configured with recurring (e.g. quarterly, annual) or rolling (continuous) application periods, with automatic round creation, deadline previews, and applicant-facing deadline display
• Round selector on cycle and pipeline pages — When viewing a recurring opportunity, you can now filter the pipeline and cycle detail view by individual intake round
• Publish-based cycle quota — Free-tier accounts are now limited at publish time rather than creation time, with a rolling 12-month window; a confirmation UI shows current usage before publishing
• Draft restore banner — When returning to an application form after navigating away, a banner prompts you to restore your previously saved draft, with staleness detection to warn if the opportunity has since changed
• Navigation protection — Leaving an application form with unsaved changes now prompts a confirmation before navigating away
• Free-tier feature gating — Free-tier funders can create one grant cycle; the application form, pipeline tabs, and applicant-facing Apply button are gated behind an upgrade prompt for free accounts
• Award amount in review drawer — Reviewers can now enter and submit an award amount directly from the application review drawer, consistent with the awards table

Changed

• Date picker replaced with native inputs — Date fields throughout the product now use the browser’s built-in date picker for a more consistent, accessible experience
• Cycle status renamed — The “Draft” cycle status has been renamed to “Unpublished” for clarity
• Soft delete for grant cycles — Deleted cycles are now safely hidden rather than permanently removed, improving data integrity
• Cycle creation form improvements — The grant cycle creation form has been polished for a more consistent and intuitive experience, including consolidated timezone and feature settings
• Pipeline tab counts — Badge counts on pipeline tabs now reflect the correct totals before round filtering is applied
• Dark mode support — Dark mode preference (including system-level settings) is now respected across the product, with early theme detection to prevent screen flicker
• Security and stability improvements — Underlying libraries updated; code quality and type-safety warnings resolved

Fixed

• Application draft saving with date fields — Date values are now correctly saved and restored when resuming a draft application
• Draft banner on page revisit — The draft restore banner now correctly reappears when navigating back or after a connection refresh
• Dollar formatting in award amount field — The award input in the review drawer now formats amounts consistently with the rest of the awards table
• Empty state illustration — Corrected a broken image in the allocations tab empty state
• Applicant deadline display — Fixed display of deadlines for recurring and rolling opportunities on the applicant-facing side