For Grant Writers ·
What you'll accomplish
Grantboost generates structured grant proposal sections — needs statements, program descriptions, evaluation plans, budget narratives — using AI templates purpose-built for grant writing, not general-purpose chatbots. This guide gets it set up and running your first section.
What you'll need
Go to grantboost.io and click Sign Up. Select "Nonprofit Organization" as your account type. Grantboost will guide you through an organization profile setup.
Fill in:
What you should see: A completed profile page showing all your organization information. This becomes the foundation Grantboost draws from for every proposal section.
Troubleshooting: Take your time on the programs section. the more specific you are here, the more accurate your proposal sections will be. Vague descriptions ("we help people") produce generic output; specific descriptions ("we provide 1:1 coaching to formerly incarcerated adults re-entering the workforce in Cook County") produce grant-ready content.
Click New Grant or New Application. Enter the funder's name and the program the grant would fund. Select the type of grant: community foundation, federal, corporate, government, or other.
Grantboost will show you a menu of sections you can generate for this specific grant.
Click on Needs Statement from the section menu. Grantboost displays a template with fields to fill in:
Fill in each field, then click Generate. Grantboost produces a structured needs statement using grant-specific language patterns.
What you should see: A 300-500 word draft organized as: problem scope → local conditions → specific gap → your program as the solution.
Read the output carefully. Common things to check and fix:
Click Refine or adjust your inputs and regenerate if the first draft needs significant work.
Work through the other sections you need: program description, evaluation plan, organizational capacity, budget narrative. Each section has its own template with targeted input fields.
For the evaluation plan specifically, Grantboost is particularly useful. it generates a structured plan with data collection methods, indicators, and analysis approach that many grant writers struggle to produce independently.
For the Grantboost Needs Statement field:
Program: [type]. Population: [who]. Location: [where]. Data: [your statistics]. Frame this as: [root cause focus / service gap / systems barrier].
For the Evaluation Plan field:
Program activities: [list 3-5]. Primary outcomes to measure: [list]. Timeframe: [grant period]. Staff capacity for evaluation: [internal only / can hire evaluator]. Required funder metrics: [any specific metrics the funder requires].