Digital Promise

Scaling grant management across multiple US government-funded initiatives — without the infrastructure to match.

Digital Promise manages a growing portfolio of education and innovation initiatives — several of them funded by US government agencies. Each required its own structured application process, independent review workflow, and compliant selection record. Managing these through a combination of simple online forms and spreadsheets was no longer viable as the volume and complexity of programmes grew.

Coordinating hundreds of evaluators across independent review processes, maintaining a clear audit trail for government-funded decisions, and delivering a consistent, professional experience for applicants across multiple simultaneous initiatives all required a dedicated platform — not a patchwork of tools.

Four platforms. One partner. A scalable foundation for every initiative.

Skipso powers four separate Digital Promise platforms, each white-labelled and configured for its own audience, application process, and evaluation structure. Three platforms support US government-funded grant and selection programmes in education technology and workforce development — each with multi-stage evaluation, independent scoring, and a full audit trail built in from the start.

The fourth — the Ciena Solutions Challenge — extends Skipso's capabilities into global engagement, inviting students from around the world to submit technology solutions to UN Sustainable Development Goals. Beyond the application and judging process, the platform showcases winning projects publicly, creating a living gallery of student-led innovation that gives awardees visibility long after the challenge closes.

Having launched four platforms with Skipso, Digital Promise now has a repeatable, scalable infrastructure for every new grant, challenge, or funded initiative — without starting from scratch each time.