Resources
FundingLens guides, source notes and grant-readiness resources
Practical guides for finding funding, checking eligibility, tracking deadlines and preparing application notes with source citations.
Practical guides
Use this grant readiness checklist to decide whether a funding opportunity deserves application time, evidence gathering and internal approval.
Grant eligibility checklistGrant eligibility checklist with source evidenceA practical grant eligibility checklist covering applicant type, location, purpose, eligible costs, governance evidence, deadlines and caveats.
Deadline tracking guideHow to track grant deadlines without missing the real workA practical guide to tracking grant deadlines with reminder windows, readiness status, evidence owners and alert previews.
Opportunity comparison guideHow to compare funding opportunities before applyingCompare funding opportunities by fit, eligibility risk, award size, deadline pressure, evidence burden and reporting effort.
Funder profile guideHow to build an organisation profile for grant matchingBuild a reusable organisation profile for grant matching with legal form, geography, beneficiaries, project themes and evidence capacity.
Draft notes guideSource-cited draft notes for grant applicationsUse AI draft notes for grant preparation while keeping official source citations, caveats and human review clearly visible.
Grant guideGrant budget template with eligible-cost checksBuild a grant budget template that checks eligible costs, overheads, VAT, match funding, evidence and funder-specific exclusions before you apply.
Grant guideGrant monitoring and reporting checklist after awardPlan post-award grant monitoring and reporting with agreement terms, spend evidence, outputs, outcomes, variation control and final evaluation checks.
Grant guideUK funding calendar by source cycleBuild a UK funding calendar by source cycle, with checks for GOV.UK, UKRI, Innovate UK, National Lottery, local councils and internal review windows.
Grant guideOpportunity scoring for grant decisions before you applyUse opportunity scoring to triage grants by eligibility, strategic fit, deliverability, budget risk, evidence strength and deadline readiness.
Grant guideFunder research checklist before shortlisting a grantResearch funders before applying by checking purpose, programme history, eligibility wording, decision criteria, reporting burden and source freshness.
Grant guideBoard pack for grant applications and trustee approvalPrepare board or trustee grant approval packs with fit, risk, budget, match funding, restricted-fund, delivery and source-citation checks.
Grant guideGrant data provenance for funding alertsTrack grant data provenance with source URLs, fetched dates, raw fields, normalised fields, confidence notes and known caveats.
Grant guideAI grant audit trails for source-cited funding reviewsCreate AI grant audit trails with source inputs, model routing, budget records, citations, deterministic fallbacks and human review status.
Grant guideGrant email alerts with eligibility and source checksSend grant email alerts only after source checks, fit reasoning, deadline risk, suppression controls and no-send review gates are in place.
Grant guideGrant alert unsubscribe and suppression controlsDesign grant alert unsubscribe and suppression controls for opt-outs, resend prevention, audit records and transactional-vs-alert distinctions.
Grant guideOpenRouter architecture for low-cost grant matchingUnderstand FundingLens OpenRouter-compatible grant matching with model routing, low-cost defaults, budget controls, audit logs and fallbacks.
Grant guideSupabase grant database with RLS and audit recordsUnderstand FundingLens Supabase grant database design with row-level security, source facts, organisations, opportunities, audit logs and review state.
Grant guideStripe billing state and server-side plan accessUnderstand FundingLens Stripe billing with Checkout, Customer Portal, webhooks, subscription sync, plan gating and server-side access control.
Grant guideFundingLens vs manual grant searchCompare FundingLens with manual grant search across official sources, monitoring, fit checks, deadline tracking and source-cited review notes.
Grant guideFundingLens vs spreadsheets for grant trackingCompare FundingLens with spreadsheets for grant tracking, deadline control, source citations, data quality, alerting and audit trails.
Glossary
Understand grant eligibility as a source-backed review of applicant type, geography, project fit, eligible costs, deadlines and evidence.
Match fundingMatch funding explained for grant applicantsMatch funding explained for grant applicants, including cash, in-kind support, evidence needs and deadline risk.
Restricted fundingRestricted funding: grant money tied to specific purposesUnderstand restricted funding as grant or donor money tied to specific purposes, conditions, spend controls and reporting obligations.
Expression of interestExpression of interest in grant applicationsUnderstand expressions of interest as first-stage grant checks covering fit, evidence, invitation risk, deadlines and source-specific process rules.
Funding deadlineFunding deadlines: source dates and internal review windowsFunding deadlines explained with source dates, UK time cut-offs, rolling funds, early-close risks and internal review windows.
Application readinessApplication readiness for funding opportunitiesApplication readiness means having the governance, evidence, budget, delivery and source-citation work ready before a grant deadline.
Grant guideEligible costs in grant applicationsEligible costs explained for grant applications, covering staff time, capital, VAT, match funding, retrospective spend and opportunity-specific rules.
Grant guideRestricted reserves: why some charity funds are not free reservesUnderstand restricted reserves, free reserves and designated funds as charity-finance signals for grant readiness, cash flow and board reporting.
Grant guideOutputs and outcomes: what funders expectOutputs and outcomes explained for grant applications, with practical checks for indicators, baselines, evidence and reporting.
Grant guideTheory of change for grant applicationsTheory of change explained for grant applications, linking need, activities, outputs, outcomes, assumptions and evidence.
Grant guideBeneficiaries: who benefits and how to prove fitBeneficiaries explained for grant applications, covering who benefits, public benefit, geography, need, access, exclusions and evidence.
Grant guideImpact evidence without overclaimingImpact evidence explained for grant applications, covering need, baseline, qualitative data, quantitative data, attribution limits and source citations.
Grant guideGrant agreements: terms, spend and reportingGrant agreements explained, covering purpose, eligible spend, payment, monitoring, audit, variation, repayment and source-specific terms.
Grant guideMonitoring and evaluation in grantsMonitoring and evaluation explained for grants, covering delivery tracking, spend, indicators, evidence, reporting and learning.
Grant guideDue diligence for grant fundingDue diligence explained for grant funding, covering identity, governance, financial viability, fraud risk, track record and ongoing assurance.
Grant guideMatch score: a triage signal, not a funding predictionUnderstand FundingLens match scores as source-cited triage signals covering eligibility, fit, budget, readiness and evidence strength.
Grant guideConfidence score: how much evidence supports a funding matchUnderstand confidence scores in AI grant matching as evidence-quality signals for source completeness, ambiguity, freshness and review need.
Grant guideHuman review status for AI grant alertsUnderstand human review status for AI grant alerts, including draft, needs review, approved, no-send and superseded review states.