Built for small businesses

Win More Business Grants.
Without Hiring a Grant Writer.

SBIR, state, and federal grants are worth billions — but most small businesses don't apply because proposals are too complex and too time-consuming. FundingDraft removes both barriers.

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$4B+

SBIR awarded annually

11

Federal agencies with SBIR

2 min

Average draft time

$79/mo

Flat fee, no per-grant cost

Why most small businesses don't apply for grants

An SBIR Phase I proposal takes a first-time applicant 40–80 hours to write. Hiring a grant writer costs $5,000–$15,000 per proposal — contingency or retainer. For most small businesses, that's money they don't have before they've won anything.

The proposals themselves are complex: technical approach, commercialization plan, team credentials, budget narrative, agency-specific forms. Miss one element and you're disqualified. Get any one section wrong and reviewers will pass.

FundingDraft handles the writing. You bring the expertise — your technology, your market, your team. We draft the narrative that matches what reviewers actually score.

Grant programs FundingDraft supports

Federal, state, and industry-specific — all in one place.

SBIR / STTR

NIH, NSF, DOD, DOE, and 8 other federal agencies — over $4B awarded annually

SBA grants and programs

Small Business Development Center resources and SBA-backed funding programs

State economic development grants

Texas Enterprise Fund, state innovation funds, and regional business grants

Minority and veteran-owned business grants

8(a) program support, WOSB grants, and veteran entrepreneur funding

Rural business grants

USDA Rural Development, regional economic development funds

Industry-specific federal grants

DOE clean energy, DOD dual-use technology, USDA agtech, and more

SBIR proposals, built for how reviewers score them

SBIR reviewers score five criteria: Significance, Innovation, Approach, Team, and Commercialization. FundingDraft's prompts and output are structured around these exact criteria — so your proposal doesn't just sound good, it scores well.

Significance

FundingDraft frames your problem statement around reviewer criteria — why this problem matters, what the consequences of inaction are, and why your approach is the right one.

Innovation

We help you articulate what's novel — not just 'our approach is innovative' but specifically what's different from current state-of-the-art and why it matters.

Approach

Draft your specific aims, technical objectives, timeline, and risk mitigation in the structure each agency expects. We know NIH's Research Strategy format and NSF's Technical Objectives.

Commercialization

The section most technical founders rush. FundingDraft generates market size, competitive landscape, go-to-market strategy, and revenue model narrative from your inputs.

Everything you need to win business grants

SBIR-optimized drafting

Generate your Significance, Innovation, Approach, and Commercialization sections — the exact criteria federal reviewers score. Tailored to the specific agency solicitation.

Business profile memory

Enter your technology, target market, team credentials, and financial history once. FundingDraft applies it across every application — no repetitive data entry.

Grant discovery

Search federal, state, and local grant databases filtered by your eligibility, industry, and technology readiness level.

Commercialization section

The section most small businesses get wrong. FundingDraft generates market size analysis, go-to-market strategy, and competitive positioning based on your inputs.

Export to .docx

Download proposal sections as Word documents formatted to each agency's requirements. Ready to paste into any submission portal.

Pipeline and deadline tracking

SBIR solicitations have strict windows. Track open solicitations, your application progress, and deadlines across all active grants in one place.

Flat monthly pricing — no contingency fees

Traditional grant writers charge 10–15% of the award if you win, on top of writing fees. FundingDraft is a flat $79/month. Apply to as many grants as your plan allows. Keep 100% of what you win.

Basic

$79/mo

For businesses applying to a few grants per month

  • 5 full applications/month
  • Grants.gov discovery
  • SBIR proposal sections
  • Export to .docx
  • Deadline reminders
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Unlimited

$199/mo

For active grant applicants and consultants

  • Unlimited applications
  • Everything in Basic
  • Pipeline management
  • Win/loss analytics
  • Priority support
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