Nonprofit
Grant writing automation that cut 10+ hours per submission
10+ hrs
saved per submission
25%
more submissions
~$13K/mo
revenue lift
The problem
Grant writers spent 10+ hours per submission processing long documents (50+ pages), researching requirements, and drafting narratives from scratch. The team could only submit a limited number of grants each month.
What we built
Built an agentic RAG system: ingest long grant documents, answer direct questions, auto-generate first-draft narratives from custom org info and website data, and automatically add new docs to the knowledge base. Made key architecture decisions on fine-tune vs RAG for the use case.
Before
- 01Read 50+ page grant document manually
- 02Research requirements across sources
- 03Draft narrative from scratch
- 04Multiple revision cycles
After
- 01Upload docs — auto-ingested
- 02Query documents directly
- 03Generate first-draft narrative
- 04Writer reviews and submits
The results
- Reduced grant writing time by over 10 hours per submission
- Increased grant submission velocity by more than 25%
- Expanded organizational capacity without adding staff
- Increased client monthly revenue by approximately $13K
“From day one, the engineering lead brought genuine passion and focus to our project. They quickly picked up the technical requirements and took full ownership of the project’s development — standing out for quality of work and thoughtful customer interactions.”