First-time grant applicants
Never written a grant? Start with clarity, not guesswork.
Grant intake is now open
Know if you’re grant-ready in 60 seconds.
Eligenso screens your project against a verified grant program and hands you a funding brief — the exact evidence to prepare next. Free. No card. No login.
No login neededDirectional onlyHuman review
If you're not a fit, we'll tell you — before you spend a dollar.
Running in: Government & nonprofit pilots · Grant-readiness workshops · Community accelerators
Start with the free check.
Take the general test, or screen yourself against one verified program.
Question 1 of 5
Guessing is the most expensive strategy.
Drag the sliders to see what a blind grant application really costs you.
You'd risk $2,000 and 40 hours on a guess.
The 60-second test is free — and tells you before you spend either.
Your numbers, your math. We just do the multiplication.
Run the free 60-second check ↗Eligenso is for people who prepare, not gamble.
Nonprofit & community teams
Stretch small teams further with a ready evidence pack.
Founders & small businesses
Check fit before you burn weeks on a long shot.
Consultants & fiscal sponsors
A repeatable screening workflow for every client.
Not a generic AI essay.
We build against one verified program notice and your supplied facts. You keep the working files, sources and checklist, whether you submit now or later.
✓ Eligibility & fit memo✓ Evidence & document checklist
✓ Budget narrative review✓ Source-linked requirement matrix
✓ Narrative first draft✓ Compliance pass + one revision
What it is NOT.
The honest part: we clarify fit and prepare the work. We do not promise outcomes we cannot control.
Not a guaranteed win.
Directional screening only. We flag fit and risk early — no promises of an award.
Not legal, financial, or tax advice.
We screen funding fit. Professionals handle the rest.
Not a research database or grant-finder.
We verify one specific program notice with you, not hundreds of listings.
Not a submit-and-forget service.
You review sources, evidence, and drafts before anything is finalized.
Why not just do it yourself?
Choose the path that gets you to a defensible decision, not just a finished document.
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Traditional consultant
Cost to start
Free
✓Free test
Typically $5,000+
Time to clarity
Weeks of research
✓60 seconds
Weeks
Built against a verified program notice
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✓Yes
Varies
Human review before you submit
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✓Yes
✓Yes
You keep all working files
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✓Yes
Varies
Tells you when NOT to apply
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✓Yes
Rarely
Consultant pricing varies by market; shown as a typical range.
What you get in the sprint.
Clarity before writing
Verified program notice, source-linked requirement matrix, eligibility & fit memo, a go/no-go with next evidence.
Evidence that holds up
Evidence & document checklist, quote bank and source pack, budget narrative review, gaps and risk flags.
Draft you can defend
Narrative first draft in the funder’s language, compliance pass + one revision, copyable funding brief, working files you keep.
How it works.
One fast screening. One verified program. One clear path from fit to first draft.
01 Take the free test
Answer five questions, get your funding brief.
02 Confirm the fit
Share your program notice, upload key documents.
03 Build the sprint
We assemble the eligibility memo, evidence pack, and first-draft narrative.
Who we help.
Pre-seed & small teams
Teams who need to prove fit before allocating scarce time.
Nonprofit & public sector
Mission-led teams turning program requirements into an evidence plan.
Students & researchers
Applicants translating promising work into funder-ready language.
Side projects & builders
Independent builders testing whether an opportunity is worth the push.
Join the founding pilot.
verified program notice per sprint — never generic advice
templates — every brief built from your facts
of drafts human-reviewed before you submit
Case 01 — In progress
Real program. Real numbers. Publishing soon.
Case 02 — In progress
Real program. Real numbers. Publishing soon.
Case 03 — In progress
Real program. Real numbers. Publishing soon.
WHY ELIGENSO EXISTS
Built by someone who's been on your side of the form.
In 2021, while preparing an EB2-NIW visa application, I found a USDA biofuel program and spent weeks trying to answer a single question: am I even eligible? Everything was technically public — but scattered across pages, written in jargon, and impossible to piece together.
Eligenso is the tool I wish I'd had: a 60-second answer to "do I fit?" before you invest weeks of your life.
— Built by an independent founder
What a win looks like.
Illustrative examples — not real awards. Our pilot case studies with real programs and real numbers are coming soon.
GRANT AWARD — SAMPLENo. 001
Pay to:
Riverside Community Arts
$50,000
Amount in words
Fifty thousand dollars
Fifty thousand dollars
Memo: Neighborhood arts program 2026
Authorized
GRANT AWARD — SAMPLENo. 002
Pay to:
Bright Start Learning Lab
$125,000
Amount in words
One hundred twenty-five thousand dollars
One hundred twenty-five thousand dollars
Memo: Youth STEM initiative
Authorized
GRANT AWARD — SAMPLENo. 003
Pay to:
Green Block Urban Farm
$75,000
Amount in words
Seventy-five thousand dollars
Seventy-five thousand dollars
Memo: Community food access
Authorized
Every one of these starts the same way — with the free 60-second check.
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Live Grant Radar.
Real programs. Real deadlines. AI, manufacturing, and business growth — tracked daily.
Last verified: September 28, 2026
Digital Science
Closes Oct 5 · 7 days leftClosing soon
Catalyst Grant 2026
Up to £25,000
Who it's for: Individuals, startups & research teams worldwide — early-stage, no revenue needed
Focus: Agentic AI workflows you can trust: audit, governance, provenance
OpenAI
Closes Oct 6 · 8 days leftClosing soon
Teen Development Research Grants
Up to $1,000,000 per project
Who it's for: Researchers & research teams (18+); reviewed on a rolling basis until the deadline
Focus: How generative AI affects teen development, well-being & safety
Humanity AI
Closes Oct 21 · 23 days leftClosing soon
$10M Open Call
$75,000 – $1,000,000
Who it's for: US-based nonprofits running community-led projects
Focus: Communities shaping how AI is built, governed & used
Foresight Institute
Closes Oct 31 · 33 days leftClosing soon
AI for Science & Safety Nodes RFP
$30,000 – $100,000
Who it's for: Individuals, teams & orgs (nonprofit or for-profit); open-source outputs required
Focus: AI safety, coordination & accountability
European Commission
Closes Nov 4 · 37 days leftClosing soon
EIC Accelerator 2026
Grant up to €2.5M
Who it's for: Innovative SMEs & small mid-caps (≤499 staff), EU/associated countries
Focus: Breakthrough, scalable deep-tech including advanced manufacturing
US National Science Foundation
Closes Nov 4 · 37 days leftClosing soon
NSF SBIR/STTR Phase I
$275,000 non-dilutive
Who it's for: US small businesses (<500 employees)
Focus: Deep-tech R&D with commercialization potential
Required: Project Pitch before full proposal
European Commission
Next batch Nov 25 · 58 days leftClosing soonEquity
EIC STEP Scale-Up 2026
Equity €10–30M per company
Who it's for: SMEs & small mid-caps, EU/associated countries
Focus: Scale-up capital for strategic tech: digital, clean/net-zero, biotech
Timing: Continuously open, quarterly batching
UK government
Rolling
Made Smarter UK
£1,000–£20,000 · 50% match-funded
Who it's for: SME manufacturers in England
Focus: Industry 4.0 adoption — sensors, robotics, data systems for factory productivity
Deadlines and terms change — always confirm on the official program page before applying. Eligenso is not affiliated with these funders.
Questions,
answered.
Clear terms before you spend time or money.
The official announcement of a grant: eligibility rules, deadlines, required documents. We build everything against that one document — never generic advice.
Then you just saved weeks of work. Your brief shows exactly why, and what would need to change. That’s the point: clarity before effort.
Yes. Five questions, no card, no login. You leave with a copyable funding brief either way.
Start the Application sprint from your test results and $250 comes off the $2,500 total. You pay $2,250.
No. You review and approve every source, document, and draft — then you submit. We prepare; you decide.
We re-verify against the current notice in the compliance pass and flag anything that shifted before you finalize.
We'd rather lose a sprint than sell you one you don't need.
If the free test says you're not a fit, we tell you straight — and you still keep your funding brief, free. No pitch, no pressure. Clarity is the product; the sprint is optional.
Simple pricing.
Start free. Upgrade when the work gets real.
Fit Check
Free
- 60-second eligibility test
- Copyable funding brief
- Application outline & structure
- Deadline reminders
AI CopilotMost popular
$99/ per application
- Everything in Fit Check
- Section-by-section drafting, grounded in the verified program notice
- Reviewer mode: scores your draft against the funder's criteria
- Budget narrative help
- Final submission checklist
Application Sprint
$2,500or $2,250 with your $250 test credit
$250 of your free test converts into sprint credit.
- Everything in AI Copilot
- Human expert, done-with-you
- Human review before you submit
- You keep all working files
Not sure? The free test takes 60 seconds — and if you're not a fit, we'll tell you.
Know your funding lane before you write.
Answer five short questions and leave with a copyable funding brief — plus the exact evidence to prepare next. Free, no card.
Run the free 60-second check ↗Free forever · No card · 60 seconds · Your brief, yours to keep