Managing EU grants involves several stages, from finding the right funding opportunity and assessing its fit to preparing applications, coordinating projects and managing financial reporting. Each stage comes with its own processes, tools and requirements. Kronis brings them together in one connected ecosystem.
If you’ve used Matcher, the AI-powered matching tool introduced earlier this year through Cascade Funding Hub, you already have an idea of what Kronis can offer at the discovery and qualification stage. But Kronis goes further. The platform now brings together five specialised modules covering the entire grant lifecycle, and its new website offers a clearer view of how they work together.
What is Kronis and how does it work?
Kronis brings the entire EU grant journey into one connected platform. From discovering funding opportunities to managing projects and financial reporting, each stage has its own dedicated module, with the possibility of connecting them within the same ecosystem.
The mission is straightforward: make grant management clearer, more connected and easier from start to finish.
Here’s how each module fits into the lifecycle.
Kronis Search: Find the right calls
The grant lifecycle starts with finding the right opportunities.
Kronis Search is an AI-powered grant discovery tool that helps organisations explore funding opportunities across EU programmes, including Horizon Europe, Digital Europe, LIFE, Interreg and the European Defence Fund.
Instead of manually checking multiple portals and newsletters, organisations can use Kronis Search to monitor, filter and identify relevant calls more efficiently.
Kronis Matcher: Assess your fit before applying
Once you’ve spotted a potential call, the next question is always the same: Is this actually worth pursuing?
Kronis Matcher uses AI and machine learning to assess compatibility between an organisation and available funding opportunities, providing a matching score to support more informed decisions.
It also supports partner matching, helping organisations identify potential collaborators for their projects.
If you’re a Cascade Funding Hub user, you may already know Matcher: it’s the tool that replaced the manual Cascade Funding Report and is available to try free here.
You can get started with three free credits to explore how it works.
Kronis Apply: Manage open calls and applications
Kronis Apply supports both sides of the cascade funding process: organisations that launch and manage open calls and organisations that apply for funding.
For open call managers, it provides the infrastructure to manage the full application flow. For applicants, it structures and streamlines the submission process. Either way, the module is designed around the specific requirements of EU funding and cascade funding programmes, bringing application management into the wider Kronis ecosystem.
Kronis PMO: Run your projects
Winning the grant is only the beginning. The real challenge is what comes next: coordinating partners, tracking deliverables, managing timelines, and making sure execution aligns with what was promised in the Grant Agreement.
Kronis PMO is the operational layer of the ecosystem. It automatically sets up project structure from the Grant Agreement itself, creates a shared workspace for multi-partner consortia, and keeps every work package, deliverable, and milestone visible in one place.
It’s especially built for the realities of modern EU projects: lump sum schemes, distributed teams, and the growing pressure to prove delivery, not just spend.
Kronis Finance: Survive the audit
The final stage of any EU project is financial justification. Kronis Finance was the original Kronis module, and it remains the backbone of the platform.
It handles timesheets, expense tracking, cost eligibility checks, reporting templates, and audit trail generation. It pre-fills reporting templates, automates compliance checks, and ensures that every euro spent is traceable, justified, and audit-ready.
When connected with other Kronis modules, Finance contributes to a more integrated approach to project management and reporting, linking financial information with the wider project lifecycle.
Choose the module that works for you
One of the key principles behind Kronis is flexibility. You don’t need to use all five modules to benefit from the platform.
Each module addresses a specific challenge in the grant lifecycle and can be used independently.
You might start with Matcher to assess funding opportunities, use Apply to manage an open call, or introduce PMO and Finance to support project implementation and reporting.
Alternatively, organisations can connect all five modules to benefit from a more integrated grant management experience.
The more of the lifecycle you bring into Kronis, the less time your team spends on coordination, administration, and manual compliance work, and the more time you spend on the actual project.
What does this mean for Cascade Funding Hub users?
Cascade Funding Hub helps organisations discover cascade funding opportunities across Europe. But finding a relevant open call is only one part of the funding journey.
From assessing eligibility and preparing applications to managing funded projects and meeting reporting requirements, organisations need different tools and processes at different stages.
If you’ve been using CFH to find and assess open calls, Kronis is the natural next step: the platform that takes you from “we found a relevant call” to “we delivered the project and closed the grant”.
Explore the full Kronis ecosystem at kronis.app or book a demo to see how it fits your organisation’s grant journey.
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