Granted AI

Granted AI is a grant research and application preparation service for nonprofits, researchers, and small businesses. It suits applicants who want funder discovery, guided drafting, proposal critique, and compliance checks in one place. Its range is compelling, though the work ends with a Word download that applicants must submit themselves.

Overview

Granted pairs a database of more than 140,000 live grant opportunities with profiles for over 133,000 foundations. Mission-based recommendations help focus searches, and deadline tracking supports follow-through once a prospect is identified. That combination gives smaller teams a broad research starting point without requiring them to assemble a separate foundation directory.

For applications, users upload an RFP for requirement analysis and get section-by-section drafts based on their answers and the funder’s criteria. The workflow supports preparation rather than submission: applicants download Word documents and use the funder’s own channel. Teams looking for a single system to manage the full application handoff will need another process for that final step.

Key features

Discovery and application drafting

Matching an organization’s mission to foundation profiles can help narrow a large funding universe, while the live opportunity database adds prospects beyond foundations. RFP analysis gives the writing assistant criteria to work against, which is more useful for requirement-led applications than drafting from a blank prompt. Basic limits users to three AI drafts a month, so applicants pursuing several opportunities at once may outgrow it quickly.

Proposal review and compliance

Six AI reviewers assess a proposal independently, deliberate, then return a consensus-ranked set of weaknesses and suggested fixes. That structured critique can help teams prioritize revisions; it remains AI feedback rather than a substitute for the applicant’s own judgment. Compliance monitoring checks four IRS data sources: BMF, Pub78, Revocations, and OFAC screening, a focused capability for organizations that need those checks alongside grant work.

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. Those options make the service relevant to developers and teams building funding research into existing workflows. Granted says data is encrypted in transit with TLS 1.2 or higher and at rest with AES-256, held on US-based servers, and not used to train AI models. Grant-writing coaching uses OpenAI’s API under OpenAI’s data processing agreement; Granted says it responds to security-practice questions within one business day.

Pricing

The Free API plan costs nothing, billed $0/month, and includes 100 requests a day, 10 AI discovery searches a day, semantic search, and community support. Anonymous API is also free, billed $0, with 50 requests a day per IP, three AI discovery searches a day, and a shared API key. The registered tier has more daily search capacity and avoids a shared key, making it the more practical starting point for ongoing API use.

Basic costs $29 a month, billed $29 per month. It includes three AI drafts a month, the Grant Writing Coach, full RFP analysis, and unlimited active grants. This is the entry point for applicants who need the writing workflow, but the draft quota is restrictive for frequent applications. Professional costs $89 a month, billed $89 per month, and offers unlimited drafts plus early access to new features; it fits teams with sustained drafting needs, though no seat allowance is given.

For API customers, Starter API costs $149 a month, billed $149/month, with 500 AI discovery searches and 25,000 database queries per month, foundation financials, and priority support. Growth API costs $499 a month, billed $499/month, and raises those allowances to 2,000 AI discovery searches and 100,000 database queries, adding key people data and dedicated support. Enterprise API has custom pricing and includes 10,000+ AI searches a month, unlimited database queries, bulk exports, custom datasets, dedicated support, and an SLA. These are usage tiers for data integration rather than substitutes for the applicant plans.

Platforms

Granted supports web access and an API. The API and MCP integrations suit teams that want to query grant data from software or compatible assistants; the web product serves applicants using the discovery and writing workflow directly.

Who it's for

Granted is a strong fit for nonprofits, researchers, and small businesses that need to find eligible funding and prepare criterion-specific applications. Basic makes sense for occasional drafting, while Professional is better for organizations writing proposals regularly. Developers and data teams can choose among API tiers based on search and database-query volume. It is a weaker fit for applicants who need the product itself to submit applications to funders.

Pros and cons

Pros: A database of 140,000+ live opportunities and 133,000+ foundation profiles gives grant seekers broad discovery coverage.

Pros: RFP analysis, section-level drafting, and a six-reviewer critique support several stages of proposal preparation.

Pros: Compliance checks cover four named IRS data sources, and API plus MCP access can fit developer-led workflows.

Cons: Applicants must download Word drafts and submit them through each funder’s own channel.

Cons: Basic’s three-draft monthly cap may be too tight for teams pursuing multiple grants.

Cons: The Professional applicant plan costs $89 a month, billed $89 per month, for unlimited drafting; teams with lower volume may not need that capacity.

Alternatives

Mavenly is worth considering when the priority is API access: it has a free trial but no free plan, with a free sandbox tier and a paid Starter plan at $49 a month. ProposalMint suits readers seeking a freemium web tool whose free plan includes EIN-based profile building, opportunity search, match scoring, SAM.gov readiness assessment, and a foundation explorer. GrantAppli is another freemium web option, with a free plan for three grant projects.

Grantable may fit applicants who want a free web plan with five daily chat messages and file imports up to 10 MB; its Starter plan costs $50 a month, billed $50 /month. Grantboost offers a free web tier with 10 Writer chats and 10 grant views a month, while its Find Grants plan is shown at $32/mo with annual billing. Grantora is a freemium web alternative whose Community plan allows up to four grant project outputs per year. Grantivo has a free plan with 10 credits and unlimited proposals and drafts, plus a Starter plan at $29 as a one-time purchase.

Instrumentl is a paid web and API alternative with a free trial and no free plan; its Discover plan is $299 a year, billed $299 /month and paid upfront annually, or $349 paid monthly. For more options, browse Nonprofit Grant Writing Software.

Verdict

Choose Granted if your organization wants one service for broad grant discovery, criteria-based drafting, structured AI review, and defined compliance checks, with an API path for custom workflows. Its clearest limitation is the handoff: the product prepares applications but does not submit them, and the affordable Basic plan caps drafting at three a month. Teams needing frequent drafts should budget for Professional; teams that require built-in submission should look elsewhere.