How to build a Grant Matching AI Agent

TL;DR

This agent collects your organization and project details, analyzes them against a database of government grants, and delivers a ranked shortlist of the best-matching opportunities—plus a formatted report and a Google Doc you can share.

What It Does

• Gathers detailed information about your organization and project.

• Searches a government grants database for relevant opportunities.

• Uses AI to analyze, score, and summarize the best-matching grants.

• Formats the results into a clear, shareable report.

• Automatically creates a Google Doc with the results.

Who It’s For

• Nonprofits, for-profits, academic institutions, government agencies, and others seeking government grant funding.

• Grant writers, development teams, or anyone responsible for finding and applying for grants.

Time to Value

• Immediate: Fill out a form, and within seconds, receive a ranked shortlist of grants and a ready-to-share report.

Output

• A markdown-formatted grant match report, viewable in the app.

• A Google Doc titled “Government Grant Opportunities” containing the same report, ready for collaboration or submission.

Common Pain Points for Government Grant Searches

• Too many grants to manually sift through.

• Uncertainty about eligibility and compliance requirements.

• Difficulty matching project specifics to grant criteria.

• Time-consuming formatting and reporting.

• Missed deadlines or incomplete information.

• Lack of a shareable, professional summary for stakeholders.

What This Agent Delivers

• Automated, AI-powered matching of your profile to relevant grants.

• Clear eligibility notes and match scores for each opportunity.

• Key details: deadlines, funding amounts, compliance needs.

• Flags for missing or uncertain eligibility information.

• A professional, formatted report—instantly.

• A Google Doc version for easy sharing and editing.

Step-by-Step Build (StackAI Nodes)

1) Input Nodes (in-0 to in-12)

What it does:

• Collects all relevant organization and project details (name, type, sector, location, size, past grants, project title/description/budget, impact area, timeline, co-funding, compliance needs).

Goal:

• Ensure the AI and search have all the context needed for accurate matching.

2) Knowledge Base Node (knowledgebase-1: Government Grants DB)

What it does:

• Searches a connected Google Drive folder/database for government grant opportunities using semantic search.

Goal:

• Retrieve the most relevant grant opportunities for the applicant’s profile.

3) LLM Node (llm-0: Grant Matching Assistant)

What it does:

• Analyzes the applicant’s profile and the retrieved grants.

• Ranks and scores the grants, summarizes eligibility, deadlines, funding, compliance, and flags issues.

Goal:

• Provide a concise, actionable shortlist of the best-matching grants.

Instructions

You are a Government Grant Matching Assistant. Analyze the applicant’s organizational and project profile, cross-reference it with available grant opportunities, and return a ranked shortlist of grants. 
  For each grant, provide: match score (%), key eligibility notes, deadline & funding amount, compliance requirements, and flag if eligibility is uncertain or if more info is needed

Prompt

Applicant Profile:

- Organization Name: {in-0}

- Organization Type: {in-1}

- Industry Sector: {in-2}

- Location: {in-3}

- Organization Size: {in-4}

- Past Grants Received: {in-5}

- Project Title: {in-6}

- Project Description: {in-7}

- Project Budget: {in-8}

- Impact Area: {in-9}

- Timeline/Deadline: {in-10}

- Co-funding Available: {in-11}

- Compliance Needs: {in-12}



Available Grants:

{knowledgebase-1}



Instructions: Return a ranked shortlist of grants with match score, eligibility notes, deadline, funding amount, compliance requirements, and any flags for missing info

4) Template Node (template-0: Grant Match Report)

What it does:

• Formats the AI’s output into a clear, markdown report.

Goal:

• Make the results easy to read, share, and present.

5) Action Node (action-0: Create Google Doc)

What it does:

• Creates a new Google Doc titled “Government Grant Opportunities” with the formatted report.

Goal:

• Instantly generate a shareable, editable document for collaboration or submission.

6) Output Node (out-0: Results)

What it does:

• Displays the final report to the user in the app.

Goal:

• Ensure the user can view and access the results immediately.