What it does
- Finds real opportunities and checks whether they fit you.
- Turns guidelines into a clear checklist.
- Keeps deadlines, references, and materials in one place.
- Tracks what happens after you submit.
Not legal, tax, or financial advice. This page shares general information and links to official sources. Always read each funder's own guidelines, and check with the funder if anything is unclear.
Scam safety: Never tap links or call numbers from a surprise text, email, call, or chat message. Look up the official website or number yourself and contact them there.
Grant scams: Real grants don't charge you to apply or ask for bank details or fees to 'release' funds. Never tap links or call numbers from a surprise message saying you've won a grant; check the funder on its own website and contact them yourself. Report scams at ReportFraud.ftc.gov.
Finding grants that fit
- It finds real opportunities for artists, writers, nonprofits, students, small businesses, researchers, teachers, families, and job seekers.
- A fit filter can screen out what doesn't work for you: matching funds, required in-person appearances or events, required experts or partners, entry or application fees, and the wrong location or organization type.
- Every result links to the funder's own page so you can check it yourself.
- If you'd like, it can run a weekly or monthly watch for new openings.
- Federal grants are listed for free at Grants.gov.
Your grant dashboard
- One page tracks each grant: funder, link, deadline and time zone, amount, and status.
- Statuses: researching, preparing, submitted, decision pending, awarded, or declined.
- Each grant also shows its materials checklist, references, and your next step.
Turning guidelines into a checklist
- It reads the guidelines and lists what you need: materials, word or character limits, file formats and sizes, work samples, budget, letters, and eligibility.
- It converts the deadline to your time zone.
Gentle reminders
- If you want them, reminders come 30, 14, 7, 3, and 1 days before a deadline.
- It suggests submitting a day or two early, in case a website is slow.
References and letters
- It keeps track of who you've asked for a letter, ideally a week before the deadline.
- It drafts a request, a reminder, and a thank-you note for you to send yourself.
Your reusable library
- Save your bio, statement or mission, project descriptions, budgets, work samples, and past answers in one place.
- You can keep a separate library for each project.
After you submit
- It keeps your confirmations and decision dates.
- If you're awarded: acceptance forms, spending rules, final reports, and credit requirements.
- If you're declined: any feedback, and when the next cycle opens. A no is common, and it's not the end.
Ground rules
- It never invents grants or numbers.
- It never asks for passwords, Social Security numbers, or bank numbers.
- It never sends or submits anything without your yes.
- It favors free options.
Spotting grant scams
- The government won't contact you out of the blue to offer a grant. Real government grants need an application and are for a specific purpose.
- There's no fee to apply for a federal grant, and the list of federal grants at Grants.gov is free. Don't pay for a list of grants.
- Don't share your Social Security, bank, or card number with anyone who contacts you.
- Anyone asking you to pay with a gift card, wire transfer, or cryptocurrency is a scammer.
- If you paid a scammer, contact the company you used to pay right away and ask to reverse it.
- Report scams at ReportFraud.ftc.gov.
- More help: FTC: government grant scams and Grants.gov: grant-related scams.
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