Grant Finding Service Blueprint: Paid Research and Ready-to-File Packs

Who It's For

• Consultants, NGO staff and founders who already write proposals.
• Advisers whose clients ask "is there funding for this?"

Not for

• Anyone who wants applications submitted automatically. The bot never submits.

The Bot Stack

• GrantOgreby @HoneybadgerFan4Finds live programmes and prepares the pack a person files.

Full write-up with the flow diagram: Offer Grant Finding as a Service.

The First 10

Who

10 past clients or contacts with a project that could fit public or foundation funding.

Where to find them

Your client list and the organisations you have worked with in the last two years.

The first message

Hi {first name}, I now help organisations find live funding programmes and prepare the application pack. For {project}, I can run a first search and send you the 3 best matches with deadlines. Would that be useful? If not, just reply no thanks. {your name}

Then

Run GrantOgre for one client you know well and check every match on its official page before you show it.

• Start with people who know you: past clients, referrals and contacts. This is not a cold list.
• Include an easy way to say no thanks, and stop if they do.

Costs and Break-Even

Setup

• VRun It With Us setup: $1,500 founding price for the first 3 setups (normally $2,500), one time for one bot setup, starting with a $300 deposit that counts toward it. Source, checked 30 Oct 2026.

Monthly tool bill

• VGrok Bot Premium: $30 a month (runs every Grok bot in this stack). Source, checked 27 Oct 2026.
• VStripe: 2.9% + 30 cents per successful domestic card payment, no monthly fee. Source, checked 29 Oct 2026.
• EExample bill: Grok Bot Premium $30 a month + Gmail $0, plus Stripe 2.9% + 30 cents on each client card payment. Basis: Sum of the listed prices; your plans and volumes will differ.

Your time

• EAbout 3 hours per client pack to check eligibility and edit. Basis: Our estimate for a small business in its first month; measure your own in week 1.

Work out your own break-even

• Clients needed to cover the tools = monthly tool bill / your monthly fee per client. Set your own fee; we do not publish a typical one.
• Months to recover the setup = setup price ($1,500 founding, normally $2,500) / (monthly fees from clients you won with this - monthly tool bill).
• Track two numbers from week 1: conversations started and clients signed. Use your own numbers, not ours.

Cost to Run

List prices first. Offer prices are shown only with their terms, and they end. Check each vendor page before you buy.

Weekly Cadence

1. MondayYouPick the clients to research this week.The botsGrantOgre searches live programmes for each.
2. TuesdayYouCheck each match on the official page.The botsGrantOgre lists deadlines and required documents.
3. WednesdayYouEdit the pack.The botsGrantOgre drafts the application sections.
4. ThursdayYouSend packs to clients for review.The botsPacks stay drafts.
5. FridayYouReview: matches found, packs sent, packs filed by clients.The botsDeadline list for the next 30 days.
6. WeekendYouNothing required.The botsNothing runs.

When to Stop

Baseline first. Write down how long one funding search and pack takes you today.

E These thresholds are our rules of thumb, not benchmarks.

Rules to Follow

• Not legal, tax or financial adviceThis blueprint is operating help. Check the rules for your country and industry with a qualified adviser before you rely on it.
• Data protection (EU and UK customers)If you hold personal data about people in the EU or UK, GDPR or UK GDPR applies: collect only what the job needs, tell people how you use it, and keep access to the connected accounts to the people who need it. Source.
• No income claimsNothing on this page promises income, savings or any business result. The value lines are labelled estimates with their basis. Bots draft and you approve. Source.
• Email rules (US, CAN-SPAM)Commercial email needs a working opt-out, and people cannot be asked to pay or do more than reply or visit one page to opt out. Keep subject lines honest and include your postal address. Source.

What Is Typical

• Caveat. We have no verified data on win rates for grant packs prepared with bots. Award decisions belong to each funder.

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