# Know if you qualify for a grant before you spend a week applying

> It checks every rule in the call against your group and flags any deal-breaker before you write a word.

Paste a grant or funding call and a few facts about your group, and get a rule-by-rule eligibility check with a clear apply, maybe or skip verdict.

- Page: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/grant-eligibility-check-before-you-apply/
- Category: Make smarter decisions
- Made for: Small business owners, Consultants, Everyone
- Works in: Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini
- Time: About 10 minutes
- Effort: Just copy and paste
- Note: Works in any chat. The Claude for Nonprofits plugin adds fundraising skills at no extra cost on nonprofit Team and Enterprise plans.
- Published: 2026-10-29

## How do I know if my nonprofit qualifies for a grant?

Paste the full funding call into Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini with a few facts about your group, and ask for a rule-by-rule eligibility check. Any of the three can do it as a copy-paste prompt. If your nonprofit is on a Claude Team or Enterprise plan, the Claude for Nonprofits plugin adds fundraising skills as of October 2026. If you only have one grant to check, the free prompt is enough.

## The prompt

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

```text
You're an experienced grant reviewer. I'll paste a funding call below. Before I spend time applying, check whether my organization is eligible. About us: [YOUR ORGANIZATION, e.g. a small food bank run by volunteers]. Who we serve: [WHO YOU SERVE, e.g. families in two rural counties]. Annual budget: [ANNUAL BUDGET, e.g. about 180,000 a year]. Legal status: [LEGAL STATUS, e.g. registered charity since 2019]. The project we'd want funded: [PROJECT IDEA, e.g. a weekend meal program for kids]. Go through every eligibility rule, required document and deadline in the call. Make a table with three columns: the rule, what we have, and a verdict (meets, doesn't meet, or unclear). Quote the exact wording for anything unclear. Then give an overall verdict: apply, maybe, or skip, with one sentence on why. List the documents we'd need to gather and the real deadline. If our project doesn't fit what this funder pays for, say so plainly. Funding call: [PASTE THE FUNDING CALL]
```

## Step by step

1. Copy the full text of the funding call, or attach the PDF
2. Paste the prompt into Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini and fill in your details
3. Read the verdict and the rules you don't meet yet
4. Ask for a short email to the funder about anything that's unclear

## What you'll get

A rule-by-rule eligibility table, an apply, maybe or skip verdict, and a list of the documents and deadlines that matter.

## Good to know

**How do I know if my nonprofit qualifies for a grant?** Paste the full funding call into Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini with a few facts about your group, and ask for a rule-by-rule eligibility check. Any of the three can do it as a copy-paste prompt. If your nonprofit is on a Claude Team or Enterprise plan, the Claude for Nonprofits plugin adds fundraising skills as of October 2026. If you only have one grant to check, the free prompt is enough.

**Which AI tools does this work in?** It works in Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini. On this page, Claude and ChatGPT open with your prompt already typed in. Works in any chat. The Claude for Nonprofits plugin adds fundraising skills at no extra cost on nonprofit Team and Enterprise plans.

**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 6 blanks: your organization, who you serve, annual budget, legal status, project idea and paste the funding call. You can skip any, and your AI will ask for them.

**What will I get back?** A rule-by-rule eligibility table, an apply, maybe or skip verdict, and a list of the documents and deadlines that matter.

Idea spotted on the official docs, shared by Anthropic: https://claude.com/resources/articles/expanding-claude-for-nonprofits. 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.