Afrexai Grant Writer

# Grant Writer

Write winning grant proposals and funding applications. Works for government grants (SBIR, Innovate UK, Horizon Europe), foundation grants, and corporate funding programs.

## What It Does

Takes your project details and produces a complete, submission-ready grant application:

- **Needs Statement** — data-backed problem definition with citations
- **Project Narrative** — methodology, timeline, milestones, deliverables
- **Budget Justification** — line-item budget with cost rationale
- **Evaluation Plan** — measurable outcomes, KPIs, success criteria
- **Sustainability Plan** — how the project continues post-funding
- **Letters of Support** — draft templates for partners/stakeholders

## Usage

Tell the agent:
1. **Grant program** — which funder and call (e.g., "SBIR Phase I", "Innovate UK Smart Grant")
2. **Organization** — who you are, what you do, team size
3. **Project** — what you want to build, the problem it solves, who benefits
4. **Budget** — total ask, major cost categories
5. **Timeline** — project duration and key milestones

The agent will research the funder's priorities, match your project to their criteria, and draft each section using grant-writing best practices.

## Grant-Writing Framework

### Structure (follows standard federal/foundation format)
1. **Cover Letter** — 1 page, hooks the reviewer
2. **Executive Summary** — 250 words, problem → solution → impact → ask
3. **Statement of Need** — data-driven, cites 3-5 sources, quantifies the gap
4. **Goals & Objectives** — SMART format (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound)
5. **Methods & Approach** — what you'll do, step by step, with justification
6. **Evaluation** — how you'll measure success, what data you'll collect
7. **Budget & Justification** — every dollar explained, tied to activities
8. **Organizational Capacity** — why your team can deliver
9. **Sustainability** — life after the grant ends

### Scoring Tips (built into every draft)
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# Grant Writer — AI-Powered Grant Proposal Generator

Write winning grant proposals without hiring a $150/hr consultant.

This skill turns your AI agent into a grant-writing specialist that produces submission-ready applications for government, foundation, and corporate funding programs.

## What You Get

- **Complete proposals** — cover letter through budget justification, every section
- **Funder-matched language** — mirrors the grant program's priorities and terminology
- **SMART objectives** — no vague fluff, every goal is measurable
- **Budget narratives** — line-item justification that reviewers actually approve
- **Scoring self-check** — rates your draft against typical evaluation rubrics

## Supported Grant Types

- **Government**: SBIR/STTR, Innovate UK, Horizon Europe, NSF, NIH, USDA
- **Foundation**: Ford, Gates, MacArthur, Wellcome Trust, local community foundations
- **Corporate**: Google.org, Microsoft AI for Good, AWS Credits, Salesforce.org

## Quick Start

Install and tell your agent what you're applying for:

> "Write a grant proposal for Innovate UK Smart Grant. We're a 12-person AI company building document automation for legal firms. Asking for £250K over 18 months."

The agent handles the rest — research, structure, drafting, and self-review.

## Why This Exists

Grant writing is a $2B industry because the process is painful. Most small teams either can't afford a grant writer or spend 80+ hours on applications that don't score well.

This skill encodes the frameworks that professional grant writers use — funder alignment, logic models, SMART objectives, budget justification patterns — so your agent produces reviewer-ready output on the first pass.

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