Getting started
Introduction
Atom is the AI platform for research development teams. It helps researchers and the teams who support them find the right funding, build stronger proposals, and win more awards with the people they already have.
This documentation covers everything from setting up your profile to running a full proposal with your team. If you are new, start with the Quickstart.
What you can do with Atom
- Discover funding matched to your research, updated continuously from grants.gov and thousands of foundations.
- Build proposals with an AI guide that breaks down each funder's requirements, deadlines, and review criteria.
- Collaborate with your team on documents and tasks, with activity tracking and notifications.
- Track outcomes across your institution with analytics built for research administrators and leadership.
New to Atom? The fastest way to understand the platform is to set up your profile and let the dashboard match grants to your work.
Who Atom is for
Atom supports the whole research development workflow, so different roles get different value:
| Role | What Atom does for you |
|---|---|
| Researchers | Personalized grant matches, eligibility checks, and AI help drafting proposals. |
| Research administrators | A shared view of every proposal in flight, plus tools to support more researchers. |
| Leadership | Institution-wide analytics on funding activity and adoption. |
A teammate, not just a search tool
Atom understands what a competitive proposal looks like. You can search with a simple keyword like CRISPR, a full sentence, or an entire abstract, and Atom returns opportunities that fit your work rather than just matching words.
How the platform fits together
Atom is one platform that runs your funding workflow end to end, with your profile and data carrying through every step:
- Discovery finds the right opportunities and checks your eligibility.
- Collaborators assembles the right team, from your institution or beyond it.
- Proposals turns the opportunity into a submitted application.
Continue to the Quickstart to get going, or jump straight to Discovery.