# See which public budgets pay for work like yours

> It reads public budgets and council minutes and shows which agency funds your kind of work, and when.

Have Claude read county, state and federal budgets and public meeting notes for your field and map how the money flows, so you know which agencies to approach and when.

- Page: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/see-which-public-budgets-fund-your-work/
- Category: Win more clients
- Made for: Consultants, Small business owners
- Works in: Claude, Perplexity
- Time: About 30 minutes
- Effort: A few steps
- Note: Turn on web search so Claude can open the budget documents. In the source, a nonprofit CFO did this on a Claude Enterprise plan.
- Published: 2026-10-28

## How do I find out which government budgets fund my kind of business?

Ask an AI with web search to read the county, state and federal budgets for your field and map which programs pay for work like yours. Claude fits when you want it to read long budget documents and meeting minutes and connect them. Perplexity fits a quick first pass with links. Consultants can use the map to time their pitches, and service businesses can find contracts or partner programs. Always check the cited figures before you quote them.

## The prompt

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

```text
I run [MY BUSINESS TYPE, e.g. a small workforce training firm] and I want to understand where public money for this kind of work comes from. Research the current county, state and federal budgets, plus recent public meeting agendas and minutes, for [MY AREA, e.g. my county and state]. Map how the funding flows: which programs and agencies pay for work like mine, roughly how much each one spends, whether it's going up or down, and who decides. Then list the 5 best openings for a business like mine (contracts, grants or partner programs), with the agency, the timing of the next budget cycle or request for proposals, and the office to contact. Cite a source link for every figure, and say clearly when a number is an estimate or from an older year.
```

## Step by step

1. Open Claude and make sure web search is on
2. Paste the prompt with your field and area
3. Open the cited budget pages to check the key numbers
4. Ask for a short email to the program office at the top of the list

## What you'll get

A plain map of the public funding behind your field, with sourced figures and the five best openings, their timing and who to contact.

## Good to know

**How do I find out which government budgets fund my kind of business?** Ask an AI with web search to read the county, state and federal budgets for your field and map which programs pay for work like yours. Claude fits when you want it to read long budget documents and meeting minutes and connect them. Perplexity fits a quick first pass with links. Consultants can use the map to time their pitches, and service businesses can find contracts or partner programs. Always check the cited figures before you quote them.

**Which AI tools does this work in?** It works in Claude and Perplexity. On this page, Claude opens with your prompt already typed in. Turn on web search so Claude can open the budget documents. In the source, a nonprofit CFO did this on a Claude Enterprise plan.

**How long does it take?** About 30 minutes. It's rated "A few steps". There are 4 steps, listed above.

**What do I need before I start?** Just your details for 2 blanks: my business type and my area. You can skip any, and your AI will ask for them.

**What will I get back?** A plain map of the public funding behind your field, with sourced figures and the five best openings, their timing and who to contact.

Idea spotted on the official docs, shared by Anthropic: https://claude.com/resources/articles/unified-claude-enterprise. The prompt is The Solo Creators' own version.

## Go further

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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.