Grant application writing
Stronger applications, built from your facts
We structure and review your application against the scheme requirements, using your business facts and supporting evidence.
A standalone paid service · fixed-fee proposal before any work starts · the free scan costs nothing
What you get
A submission-ready application, not a template
Fees reflect the scheme, application complexity, evidence requirements, financial work, specialist input and delivery timetable. You will receive a clear fixed-fee proposal before any work begins, and we will tell you honestly where an application is not worth pursuing.
- Eligibility checked against official funder guidance
- Application narrative developed with you
- Financial and project information structured for the application
- Evidence requirements mapped, assembled and reviewed
- Specialist quality review before submission
- Clear submission plan, deadlines and responsibilities
Available as a standalone service — no monitoring subscription required.
How an engagement runs
- 1
Strategy first
The Full Funding Strategy Audit (or your existing shortlist) tells us which scheme, why, and in what order.
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Fixed-fee proposal
You receive a clear written proposal for the specific application before any work begins — and an honest 'not worth pursuing' where that's the truth.
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Built with you
The narrative is developed from your facts; financial and project information is structured to the funder's requirements; missing evidence becomes a flagged question, never a guess.
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Reviewed, then submitted to plan
A quality review before submission, with a clear submission plan, deadlines and responsibilities.
Who it's for
When application support earns its fee
Not every application needs us — and we'll say so on the call. These are the situations where the service genuinely pays for itself.
Coming out of a strategy audit
You have a confirmed shortlist and an application order — this is the natural next step for the schemes worth filing.
No time to write a serious bid
A strong application takes focused days, not spare evenings. We carry the structure, drafting and assembly so your team carries the facts.
Applications that keep falling short
A review can identify gaps in clarity, structure and supporting evidence before you submit.
What we build with you
The eight sections every serious application needs
From project description to budget justification, impact, sustainability and job creation — drafted with you, reviewed by a person, and checked against the scheme's own criteria.
Executive summary
One tight page: what the project is, why it matters, what funding is sought, what changes as a result. Written last, placed first.
Project description
What you will actually do: objectives, work packages or phases, timeline, who does what, and what exists today versus what the grant enables.
Innovation statement
What is genuinely new versus the state of the art, the technical risk involved, and why it wouldn't happen without support. Avoid marketing language — assessors are technical.
Impact statement
Commercial, economic and wider benefits with a credible route to them: revenue potential, productivity gains, customer evidence, exports, knock-on benefits to the UK supply chain.
Budget justification
Line-by-line reasoning for the costs requested: why each is necessary, why the amounts are realistic, what is match-funded. Assessors reward specificity and proportionality.
Match funding explanation
Where the applicant's contribution comes from (cash, loans, in-kind), evidence it is secured or securable, and affordability given current finances.
Job creation & skills
Roles created or safeguarded, when, at what salary bands, plus training and progression. Only real, planned numbers — assessors check these in claims.
Sustainability & net zero
Environmental impact of the project itself and its outputs: emissions avoided, energy/waste reductions, alignment with net zero commitments. Quantify only what you can evidence.
Why it's different
Built for credibility, not word count
It never makes things up
Our tools work only from facts you supply and the scheme's published details. Anything missing becomes a flagged question back to you — never an invented figure, customer or achievement.
It knows what assessors reward
Each section is built against what strong applications actually cover: specificity, proportionate budgets, credible routes to impact, real technical risk. No hype, no 'world-class'.
It's grounded in the scheme
Every draft works from the target scheme's eligibility text, amounts and match-funding rules — plus its published document checklist.
A person signs everything off
AI accelerates structure and drafting; we review, challenge and strengthen before anything reaches a funder. You remain responsible for accuracy — it's your business making the claims.
Application Support is a standalone service that follows the Full Funding Strategy Audit — no monitoring subscription required. Pricing is agreed on a short call before any work starts.
R&D tax relief, Patent Box and innovation funding
Where relevant, we can help identify when specialist R&D tax, Patent Box, or innovation funding advice may be worth exploring — these sit alongside grants in a complete funding picture. A formal specialist referral pathway is coming; meanwhile your strategy audit flags these opportunities honestly when they apply.
Find a funding route worth exploring.
Explore potential UK grant matches, then decide whether you need a deeper review.