Granted AI

Granted AI helps nonprofits, researchers, and small businesses identify funding opportunities and prepare grant applications. Its listings include 140,000+ live grant opportunities and 133,000+ foundation profiles, with AI recommendations connecting an organization's mission to foundations. Users can upload a request for proposals for requirement analysis, then get section-by-section draft content based on their answers and the funder's criteria. Six AI reviewers assess a proposal separately and return a consensus-ranked set of weaknesses with suggested fixes. Compliance monitoring checks BMF, Pub78, Revocations, and OFAC screening. Granted does not submit applications: users download drafts as Word documents and send them through the funder's channel. Basic costs $29 a month and includes three AI drafts monthly, a Grant Writing Coach, full RFP analysis, and unlimited active grants. Professional costs $89 a month and includes unlimited drafts and early access to new features. Free API options are also listed, including a registered tier with 10 AI searches and 100 requests per day. The product is available on the web and through an API.

Granted AI brings grant discovery, application drafting, proposal review, and compliance checks together. Users remain responsible for submitting the downloaded Word drafts through each funder's process.

Granted AI is intended for nonprofits, researchers, and small businesses looking for funding and application-writing support. It may suit organizations that want grant discovery, proposal drafting, and compliance monitoring in one service.

Granted AI is grant-search and application-preparation software for nonprofits, researchers, and small businesses. It is strongest for organizations that want to connect funder discovery with structured drafting and proposal review. Its broad research and review workflow is compelling, though submission remains the applicant’s job.

Overview

Granted combines a catalog of more than 140,000 live grant opportunities with profiles of more than 133,000 foundations. Its mission-based recommendations help narrow a large funding universe, while deadline tracking supports follow-through after a promising opportunity turns up.

For application preparation, users upload an RFP for requirement analysis and receive section-by-section drafts grounded in their answers and the funder’s criteria. The resulting Word documents must be submitted through each funder’s own channel. That division leaves applicants in control, but teams seeking a single system that takes an application all the way to submission should look elsewhere.

Key features

Discovery and drafting

Matching an organization’s mission to 133,000 foundations gives grant seekers a focused starting point rather than a general-purpose search alone. RFP analysis also gives drafting a useful structure: applicants can address the funder’s requirements section by section. Basic limits users to three AI drafts monthly, so organizations preparing several applications at once may find the allowance restrictive.

Proposal review and compliance

Six AI experts review a proposal independently, deliberate, then return a consensus-ranked set of weaknesses and suggested fixes. That layered review can help teams prioritize revisions, though it remains a tool for strengthening a proposal, not a substitute for the applicant’s judgment.

Compliance monitoring checks four IRS data sources: BMF, Pub78, Revocations, and OFAC screening. This makes Granted more relevant to organizations that need both funding preparation and funder or partner checks than a writing-only tool.

API and data handling

The Granted Data API offers REST endpoints, and its MCP server connects to Claude Desktop, Cursor, and other MCP-compatible assistants. The free registered API tier includes 10 AI discovery searches and 100 requests per day; the anonymous tier is smaller, with 3 searches and 50 requests per day per IP, using a shared key.

Granted says data is encrypted in transit with TLS 1.2+ and at rest with AES-256, held on US-based servers, and not used to train AI models. It uses OpenAI’s API for grant-writing coaching under OpenAI’s data processing agreement, and says it responds to security-practice questions within one business day.

Pricing

Granted offers free access for API discovery and paid plans from $29 per month. Its separate writing and API plans suit different needs, so buyers should match the quota to their workflow rather than assume one plan covers every use case.

• Anonymous API — free: 50 requests per day per IP, 3 AI discovery searches per day, and a shared API key. It is a no-cost way to try basic API access, but the daily search limit and shared key make it a poor fit for regular organizational use.
• Free API — free (billed $0/month): 100 requests per day, 10 AI discovery searches per day, semantic search, and community support. It is the stronger free option for registered API users, but remains capped at 10 daily AI searches.
• Basic — $29 a month (billed $29 per month): Three AI drafts per month, Grant Writing Coach, full RFP Analysis, and unlimited active grants. This is the entry point for occasional applicants; the draft cap is the tradeoff for the lowest paid price.
• Professional — $89 a month (billed $89 per month): Unlimited drafts and early access to new features. It fits frequent applicants who would outgrow Basic’s three-draft quota.
• Starter API — $149 a month (billed $149/month): 500 AI discovery searches per month, 25,000 database queries per month, foundation financials, and priority support. It suits developers or teams needing more data access than the free API provides.
• Growth API — $499 a month (billed $499/month): 2,000 AI discovery searches and 100,000 database queries per month, key people data, and dedicated support. Its higher quotas and support are aimed at heavier API use.
• Enterprise API — custom pricing: 10,000+ AI searches per month, unlimited database queries, bulk data exports, custom datasets, and dedicated support with an SLA. This is for large-scale data needs rather than individual grant writers.

Granted also offers a free plan and a free trial. The stated plan terms do not give a trial length.

Platforms

Granted is available on the web and through an API. The API and MCP connections are the more relevant route for teams integrating grant data into other tools; applicants who prefer a guided writing workflow can use the web product.

Who it's for

Nonprofits, researchers, and small businesses with recurring grant searches can benefit from bringing matching, RFP-based drafting, review, and compliance checks together. Basic is best for occasional applications, while Professional is the more suitable writing plan for high-volume drafting. Organizations that need application submission handled inside the product should choose a different workflow.

Pros and cons

• Pro: A database of 140,000+ live opportunities and 133,000+ foundation profiles gives discovery meaningful breadth.
• Pro: RFP analysis and section-by-section drafting tie writing to funder requirements rather than a generic proposal template.
• Pro: Six-reviewer consensus feedback and checks across four IRS data sources extend the product beyond search and drafting.
• Con: Applicants must download Word drafts and submit them through funders’ channels, so Granted does not complete the application process.
• Con: Basic’s three monthly drafts may be too few for teams pursuing several opportunities in parallel.
• Con: API search and request quotas on free plans constrain sustained or shared use.

Alternatives

Grantable is worth considering for teams that prefer a web-based chat workflow: its free plan includes five daily chat messages and file imports up to 10 MB, with every capability included.

Grantboost may suit a lighter, low-cost start: its free plan includes 10 Writer chats and 10 grant views per month, while Find Grants is shown at $32 per month with annual billing.

Mavenly is another web-and-API option, with a free sandbox capped at 500 requests per month and a Starter plan for teams needing a paid entry point.

Grantivo may fit applicants who want a credit-based web tool: its free plan includes 10 credits alongside unlimited proposals and drafts, a full funder directory, and requirement tracking.

Grantora offers a free Community tier for teams organized around grant-project outputs, with one admin user and one writer user.

ProposalMint is an alternative for teams looking for a free web plan that includes opportunity browsing, smart match scoring, and a SAM.gov readiness assessment.

GrantAppli may work for applicants who want to start with a free allowance of three grant projects.

Grantsville offers a free first application, with no credit card required.

For a broader shortlist, see Nonprofit Grant Writing Software.

Verdict

Granted AI is a strong choice for grant seekers who want broad funder discovery, RFP-guided drafting, structured proposal feedback, and compliance checks in one toolkit. Its main advantage is the range of work it supports before submission; its main limitation is that applicants still have to deliver the downloaded drafts themselves. Choose it for research and preparation, not for an end-to-end filing system.