# Find grants and free programs your business can actually use

> It finds options like free mentoring, small grants and training, each with who qualifies, the deadline and a link.

Describe your business and roughly where it's based. AI searches the web for grants, free training, mentoring and local programs, and shows how each could help, with links to check.

- Page: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/find-local-grants-and-free-programs/
- Category: Make smarter decisions
- Made for: Small business owners
- Works in: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude
- Time: About 10 minutes
- Effort: Just copy and paste
- Note: Needs a tool with web search. Always confirm details on the program's own website.

## The prompt

Fill in the parts in [square brackets], or leave them and the AI will ask you for them.

```text
Search the web for grants, free training and support programs my business might qualify for.

My business: [YOUR BUSINESS, e.g. family-run hardware store]
Where it's based: [YOUR AREA, e.g. your county and state]
Size and age: [SIZE AND AGE, e.g. 4 staff, open 11 years]
What I'd use help for: [WHAT YOU NEED, e.g. new shelving, staff training]
Anything that might qualify me for special programs: [SPECIAL STATUS, e.g. veteran-owned, rural]

Find at least eight options across grants, free training, mentoring and local business programs.

For each one give: name, who runs it, what it offers, who qualifies, the deadline, a link and one example of how my business could use it.

Only include programs you found on real web pages, with links. Put the best fits first, and mark anything you couldn't confirm is still open.
```

## Step by step

1. Open a chat with web search turned on.
2. Fill in the prompt with your details.
3. Open each link and check eligibility and deadlines yourself.
4. Apply to the best one or two first.

## What you'll get

A ranked list of grants, training and mentoring programs with eligibility, deadlines, links and how you'd use each.

## Good to know

**Which AI tools does this work in?** It works in ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Claude. On this page, ChatGPT and Claude open with your prompt already typed in. Needs a tool with web search. Always confirm details on the program's own website.

**How long does it take?** About 10 minutes. It's rated "Just copy and paste". There are 4 steps, listed above.

**What do I need before I start?** Just your details for 5 blanks: your business, your area, size and age, what you need and special status. You can skip any, and your AI will ask for them.

**What will I get back?** A ranked list of grants, training and mentoring programs with eligibility, deadlines, links and how you'd use each.

Idea spotted on the official docs, shared by OpenAI Academy: https://academy.openai.com/public/resources/resource-guides-for-small-business-videos. The prompt is The Solo Creators' own version.

## Go further

Ready-made skills in the Solo Creators AI Studio (https://thesolocreators.com/studio/) that fit this: Board of Advisors (Convene seven AI advisors who debate your decision, vote, and hand back a stress-tested verdict); Fact Checker (Every quote, number, date, and link in your draft checked against its real source, with the fixes handed back as tracked changes you accept or reject).

From AI Use Cases and Prompts by The Solo Creators: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/. Free to use; please link back to the page when you share it.