AIMS Partners with ValidSign to Bring Secure Digital Signatures to Grant Management
At AIMS, we’re always looking for ways to help our clients streamline their grant management processes and reduce administrative burden. That’s why we’re thrilled to announce our new partnership with ValidSign, a leading provider of secure, legally compliant digital signature solutions.
This integration brings native e-signature functionality directly into the AIMS platform -meaning you can now sign and manage grant-related documents faster, more securely, and with complete legal confidence.
Why Digital Signatures Matter in Grant Management
Grant management often involves a high volume of critical documentation, including funding agreements, contracts, letters of offer, memoranda of understanding, and compliance approvals — many of which require multiple levels of sign-off.
Traditionally, this has meant printing, scanning, emailing, or posting documents back and forth – a time-consuming and error-prone process.
With our new ValidSign integration, those days are over.
Now, you can:
- Sign documents digitally, right within the AIMS platform
- Eliminate paper-based workflows and speed up approvals
- Ensure full compliance with eIDAS, the EU regulation for electronic signatures
- Automatically store signed documents with audit trails and version tracking
- Improve collaboration with internal teams and external stakeholders
About ValidSign
ValidSign is a trusted name in digital signature technology across Europe. They are known for delivering secure, scalable solutions that meet strict compliance and data protection standards.
Their platform is already used by public sector bodies, research institutions, universities, and non-profits. This makes them a perfect fit for AIMS clients in the grant management space.
By combining ValidSign’s security and reliability with AIMS’s robust grant lifecycle tools, we’re giving you a faster, smarter way to manage critical documents.
Seamless, Secure, and Fully Integrated
This new feature will be available to all AIMS clients in the next update and can be configured to meet your organisation’s needs. Whether you’re managing a small local scheme or a complex national funding programme, digital signatures will help you:
- Reduce turnaround time
- Improve transparency
- Enhance accountability
- Boost stakeholder satisfaction
Ready to Get Started?
The ValidSign integration will be available in the next update of AIMS. If you’d like to learn more or see it in action, we’d love to walk you through how it works.
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