0 items
How?
Add the exact original files for this part of the record. Keep them unchanged; a different export or edit has a different fingerprint.
Add link and screenshots
The link is recorded, not fetched or verified.
Research
Keep the exact proposal version and the funder’s own submission confirmations together.
Keep the exact proposal version and the funder’s own submission confirmations together. Keep your original source records together, then date the exact files. It does not prove who created the file, that its contents are true, or that it was sent, approved or accepted.
Your photos and files stay on your device, so keep them.
EXAMPLE
Grant proposal
1 Nov 2026
Authority time: 14:02 UTC · example
Bitcoin block time: 14:10 UTC · example
Last checked: 15:02 UTC · example
Bitcoin block time: 14:10 UTC · example
Last checked: 15:02 UTC · example
✓ Dated◆ Permanent
Now keep it safe: three things
- Keep your photos and files unedited. The receipt only matches the originals. Put them in an album such as “My records”.
- Save this receipt to your camera roll.
Keep the receipt file too. The image is a handy copy; checking needs the file.
- Email it to yourself.Email it to myself
Your mail app opens a draft. Attach your receipt image and receipt file. Don’t attach your photos or documents. Timevolt does not send it or know whether it was sent.
Your record, one step at a time.
Your photos and files stay on your device, so keep them.
Local preview: files are fingerprinted here. Notes and progress stay in this browser. Keep downloaded copies; browser storage is not a backup.
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How?
Record the date, time, place and who you spoke to. New notes are saved separately rather than editing an old note.
How to keep notes that hold upWrite it down
By making a receipt you agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy. The Bitcoin record is permanent.
By making a receipt you agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy. The Bitcoin record is permanent.
How to keep notes that hold up
Write notes as soon as you can. Keep the original account rather than replacing it later; the venue decides what weight it gets.
- Write it down straight away, on paper or in the box on a step.
- Put the date, time and place at the top, and who you spoke to.
- Use their words where you can; separate what you saw from what you were told.
- Sign or initial a paper note, photograph it and add the photo.
- Never edit an old note. Add a new dated entry when something changes. A device save time is not independent time evidence or proof of event order.
Grant proposal
Grant proposal
01 · Keep the exact files
Keep the original files for grant proposal. Include any existing photos, signed records and source-system exports.
Records to keep: Proposal
Grant proposal
02 · Date the file’s code
Your device fingerprints the selected file or manifest. Dated follows an independent timestamp; Permanent follows Bitcoin anchoring.
An independent time, tied to the exact bytes.
Grant proposal
03 · Keep the evidence
Keep the original files and complete receipt separately, alongside any existing venue, signature and workflow records.
Keep the originals too. A changed or compressed copy has a different fingerprint.
Try a file. It stays here.
Make a test receipt on this device.
By making a receipt you agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy. The Bitcoin record is permanent.
or drop a file here
Real cases: why the saved copy matters.
Real cases where dated records mattered. We don’t claim a time receipt would have changed the result.
United States — NSF oversight
Give credit even for short technical passages
An inquiry compared a grant proposal with other works. It found some copying but said it was small and partly due to fixed technical wording. It closed the case without a misconduct finding and told the author to give credit.
Summarized on Oct 29, 2026
Read the source ›United States — federal civil settlement · 2019
Grant files need truthful research behind them
The government said a university sought grants using false or made up research. The university agreed to settle the claims. The deal made no finding of fault.
Summarized on Oct 29, 2026
Read the source ›What courts, schemes and regulators say.
Positions below refer to the cited rule or record type, not endorsement of Timevolt. This service is not represented as an eIDAS qualified timestamp provider. A non-qualified timestamp does not receive the qualified timestamp presumption.
Grants.gov application status help
Received, validated and agency-received statuses
Portal statuses have distinct meanings; download the submitted application and retain official tracking/confirmation records. A private date receipt is not a portal receipt.
Source summary as of 2026-10-29. Check the current source and applicable local rules.
Read the sourceNIH submission notifications
Track through Grants.gov and eRA Commons
NIH calls email courtesy notifications unreliable and directs applicants to check application status in both systems. No universal deadline inferred.
Source summary as of 2026-10-29. Check the current source and applicable local rules.
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Proves / Doesn’t prove
Proves
A completed time receipt shows that the exact selected file existed by the independently witnessed time. You can check whether a later copy has the same bytes. It does not establish creation time, authorship, identity, event order, location or the truth of the contents.
Doesn’t prove
It does not prove who created the file, that its contents are true, or that it was sent, approved or accepted.
It does not prove who created the file, that its contents are true, or that it was sent, approved or accepted.
These are the bounds of a completed proof. The local tester does not establish any time. The chosen court, scheme or regulator decides what to accept.
Questions, answered plainly.
Your file stays on your device. During normal receipt creation, your device sends a randomized code made from its fingerprint, plus encrypted recovery data. It doesn't send the plain fingerprint or the random value that opens the code. Keep the original file and the complete receipt for checking. Privacy Policy.
Does Received mean validated?
No. Grants.gov lists Received as awaiting validation and Validated as available for agency download.
Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.
Context for this answerShould I keep the submitted package?
Grants.gov says to download the ZIP and review its included documents after submission.
Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.
Context for this answerIs a receipt proof of funding?
No. Grants.gov distinguishes initial submission statuses from later agency review.
Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.
Context for this answerCan I rely only on email?
NIH recommends checking Grants.gov and eRA Commons because courtesy email can be unreliable.
Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.
Context for this answerDoes a dated proposal prove the research?
No. The university settlement concerned alleged false underlying research, which file dating cannot verify.
Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.
Context for this answerThe file tester runs on your device. It does not issue a timestamp or take a payment.
Keep the records you already have.
Keep your original files and any existing official records while the receipt service is being prepared.