For small nonprofits

From "which grants fit us?" to a submitted application and a clean report, in one place.

GrantSherpa finds the federal, state, local and foundation funding that fits your nonprofit, shows the evidence, drafts your application from facts you approved, checks the budget, tracks the decision, and keeps every commitment after the award. Nothing is guessed and nothing is submitted for you.

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Free plan: your first 10 matches in full, 5 AI documents, historic funding-search results. Upgrade when it earns it.

Built for small nonprofits without a full-time grant writer. First tested with community health and family/victim-support organizations; it works for any U.S. nonprofit that applies for grants. Grant writers can manage several client organizations from one login.
Sample matchNot a live result

Needs review Title X Family Planning Services Grants

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health · Closing 01/11/2027 · $200,000 - $22,000,000 · no cost share
Title X funds nonprofit family planning and reproductive health education projects nationwide, which overlaps directly with a community health education mission - but this is a large, complex program more typically won by an established multi-site provider network.
Clearly fits
  • Nonprofit organizations are eligible applicants - "Any public or private nonprofit entity is eligible to apply."
  • Funds health education and counseling activities.
Unknown from the notice: whether a single-location, first-time applicant would be competitive.
Real Grants.gov notice, analyzed for a sample organization. Confirm every detail in the complete notice before acting.

How it works

Five steps, each one with its source shown. "Not sure yet" is always an allowed answer.

1

Tell us about your organization

Pick your focus areas and the states you serve. Mission and program text is optional; it sharpens the matches.

2

See what fits, with proof

Every match quotes the notice: what fits, what conflicts, what is unknown, the deadline and the award range.

3

Draft from your own facts

The brief lists every requirement with its source. Sections are drafted only from facts you approved; missing facts are marked, never invented.

4

Check the budget and hand off

Exact arithmetic, cost-share and period checks, then a handoff record. You submit through the funder's own system.

5

Track the decision and deliver

Status with its source, next actions from agency letters, a commitments calendar and report drafts after an award.

What makes it different

Evidence, not guesses

Every eligibility point, deadline and amount quotes the real notice. When the notice is silent, you see "unknown", not a guess.

Your facts, your words

Drafts use only facts you approved in your evidence library. Missing facts get a clear placeholder. You edit and approve every section.

One place for the whole cycle

Find, evaluate, plan, write, check, submit, track, deliver, report, reuse. Results you approved feed the next application.

Funder contacts, published only

The program officer from the notice, the funder's own website, phone and email, and one-click Google, LinkedIn and Maps links.

Coverage you can see

Every search shows which sources were checked, skipped or blocked, and why. We never claim more coverage than we have.

Nothing leaves without you

No automatic submission, no portal passwords, no charges without warning. Download or delete all your data at any time.

Sample match

A real, currently open Grants.gov opportunity, rendered by GrantSherpa's actual analysis for an illustrative sample organization ("Hudson Valley Community Health Partners"). The figures, dates and quoted passage come straight from the notice.

Needs review Title X Family Planning Services Grants

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health · Posted 04/03/2026 · Closing: 01/11/2027 · Award range: $200,000 - $22,000,000 (no cost share required)
Title X funds nonprofit family planning and reproductive health education projects nationwide, which overlaps directly with a community health education mission - but this is a large, complex program (up to $22M) more typically won by an established multi-site provider network, not a first-time federal applicant.
  • Explicitly open to any public or private nonprofit entity, not restricted to prior grantees.
  • Funds health education and counseling activities, which matches a community health education program description.

Clearly fits: nonprofit organizations are eligible applicants - "Any public or private nonprofit entity is eligible to apply."

Unknown from the notice: whether a single-location organization without prior Title X experience would be competitive against established multi-site applicants.

Stated requirements: projects must provide services "throughout the 50 United States, District of Columbia" and named territories per the notice's service-area language.

Earliest useful action: read the full Notice of Funding Opportunity's review criteria section before investing in an application.

Last checked 2026-09-23. This is GrantSherpa's analysis, not a certification of eligibility. View the original notice on Grants.gov →

Your real dashboard also shows forecasted opportunities and clear-fit matches, sorted into Eligible / Possibly eligible / Cannot determine / Ineligible / Saved / Dismissed.

Pricing

Two plans. Start free, upgrade when the matches earn it. No card at sign-up, and nothing is charged without you confirming.

Free
$0
Enough to judge the product on your real profile.
  • Your first 10 matches in full; the rest shown locked (verdict, agency, deadline, award size)
  • 5 AI documents (application briefs and packets) in total
  • Funding search across state, local and foundation sources: historic results only
  • Weekly digest and deadline reminders
  • Funder website, phone and email lookups
Start free
Paid
$99 / month
Everything, for one organization. Cancel monthly.
  • Every match, every week, in full
  • Application briefs, packets, budget checks, submission tracking and award reporting without a document cap
  • Funding search with open and forecast opportunities
  • Funder contact lookups: website, phone, email, social links
  • Consultant edition: manage several client organizations from one login
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Amounts like 50000, $250K or 1.2M. A notice with no stated amount is never dropped.

"Not sure yet" is a normal answer for the next questions. We still show opportunities and flag what to figure out before applying.

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Do you have a Unique Entity ID (UEI)?
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