Instrumentl's AI-powered Apply tool helps Nonprofit users streamline grant writing by automating the labor-intensive aspects of writing grant applications, such as looking through your documents for the right information, drafting compelling narratives, and formatting proposals to match application specifications.

This feature is available on our Professional Plan and above.

Move your opportunity status from “Researching” to “Planned,” or any other status, to see available next steps for your application.

If an application for an opportunity is not already available, you will see a Request Application button at the top of the opportunity screen under the "Funding Opportunity" tab.

We currently have a turn-around time of two business days to create your requested applications. We will upload the application directly from the funder to the Instrumentl Opportunity.

We will notify you once the application is uploaded, and then you will see the option to Start application. Select Start (or Continue Application if you have already started) to access the application.

To get the best results from the AI Grant Writer, we recommend uploading at least five past proposals per program or project in question/answer format. The documents must be in .doc, .docx, or .pdf format to be searchable by our AI.

Once you enter into the application, you can select documents that are already uploaded to your Instrumentl account using the checkboxes. You can use the search field to quickly surface previously uploaded documents if you have several to sift through.

Alternatively, you can select "Upload additional documents" to use for this proposal.

See more about uploading documents to your Document Library and Opportunities here!

On the right-hand side of the application, you can find the AI-generated suggestions and add them into the question answer field by selecting "+ Add". Once you start adding in your answers, the application will automatically save so that you exit and continue right where you left off.

As you fill in information, you can use AI tools like Shorten, Simplify, or Meet Word Count to match specifications in formatting.

At any point, you can select "Improve Recommendations" to further refine your search by selecting or adding in additional documents for the AI to bring up results from.

Once you've added in your responses, you can download your application, share it out with colleagues to continue collaborating, make final edits, and submit on the funder website with any attachments specified by the funder!

Reach out to our friendly support team if you have any questions about using this feature. Message us via the chat bubble when you're logged in, or email us at hello@instrumentl.com.