How it works
From a free scan to a funded application
GrantFlow is a funding intelligence engine with honest, specialist support on top. The scan is free; strategy and execution are where we earn our keep. Here's the whole journey.
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Complete the free scan
Three minutes of questions about your business — sector, size, location, what you're investing in. No documents, no card details.
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See potential matches instantly
The engine scans you against every live scheme across seven weighted dimensions, scoring fit 0–100. Hard rules exclude anything you can't win — wrong region, size caps, passed deadlines, academic-only calls.
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Get your scan summary by email
Your top potential matches, headline fit reasons, an indicative funding value, and what still needs confirming. Enough to know whether real money is on the table — the scan shows where funding may be available, not confirmed eligibility.
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Book a funding strategy call
If the opportunities look worth pursuing, we talk it through: which schemes are genuinely worth your time, what evidence they need, and the level of support that fits. No pressure, no lock-in.
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The Full Funding Strategy Audit confirms and plans
Eligibility reviewed scheme by scheme, a ranked shortlist with reasons for fit and concern, application difficulty, deadline priorities, the document checklist and your application roadmap. This is the paid, consultancy-grade deliverable.
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Application support and ongoing monitoring
Our team builds and strengthens your applications — assisted by internal AI tooling that never invents facts, with human review at the centre. Monitoring keeps scanning and alerts you when new schemes match your profile.
Weighing us against searching manually or hiring a consultant? See the honest comparison — GOV.UK is useful; it's just slow to search by hand.
FAQ
Common questions
Is the scan really free?
Yes. The on-screen matches and the emailed scan summary are free with no obligation. We earn fees when you choose the Full Funding Strategy Audit, monitoring, or application support — agreed up front on a call.
How accurate are the estimates?
Estimates use each scheme's published award ranges and intervention rates, weighted by your eligibility strength. Before any application we verify current parameters against the funder — schemes change frequently, which is exactly why the database refreshes weekly.
What if my region or sector has nothing?
Unusual, but it happens. The audit will say so honestly — and monitoring can alert you when a matching scheme opens. UK-wide schemes (R&D relief, export finance, skills funding) apply to most trading businesses.
Do you handle R&D tax relief?
We identify and size the opportunity in your audit. For claims we work with specialist preparers, reflecting HMRC's evidence standards.
How is this different from searching GOV.UK?
GOV.UK's index is genuinely useful, but it's one source among many, and you do all the interpreting. We combine national, devolved and curated sources into one scored, explained, continuously refreshed database — see the full comparison on the homepage.
Discover your possible funding routes — in under 3 minutes
Answer a few questions. The engine scans every live scheme in the database and shows where funding may be available for your business.
No documents needed · potential matches on screen instantly · scan summary by email