GrantAI: How We're Building a System That Finds, Analyzes, and Fills Grant Applications for You

Every year, the European Union and national governments publish thousands of grant calls. Horizon Europe, structural funds, national innovation support programs, regional schemes for SMEs. The total volume of available funding is measured in tens of billions of euros annually. And yet — most companies in Slovakia and Central Europe never tap into this money.

Not because they're not eligible. But because the process of finding, analyzing, and filling out grant applications is so complex and time-consuming that most companies simply can't afford to go through it.

Monitoring hundreds of databases. Reading dozens of pages of conditions for each call. Verifying eligibility. Writing project proposals. Assembling budgets. Coordinating partners. And finally — filling out forms that seem designed to discourage you.

This is the problem we decided to solve. And that's how GrantAI was born.

What Is GrantAI

GrantAI is an AI platform that automates the entire grant cycle — from discovering a relevant call to filling out and preparing the application for submission.

This isn't a simple grant search engine. GrantAI understands the content of calls, analyzes eligibility conditions, compares them to your organization's profile, and actively helps you prepare a quality application. It's a system that does what a team of consultants used to do — but faster, cheaper, and with greater coverage.

Key Features

Automatic Grant Analysis Across Europe

GrantAI continuously monitors grant databases and portals across all of Europe. EU funds (Horizon Europe, Digital Europe, Connecting Europe Facility), national programs (Recovery Plans, ESIF, ministry programs), regional schemes, and sector-specific calls.

The system doesn't wait for you to read a grant call. AI automatically analyzes every new call: eligibility conditions, funding amounts, co-financing requirements, deadlines, required outputs, and evaluation criteria. From dozens of pages of technical documentation, it creates a structured overview that both humans and machines can understand.

The result: Instead of spending hours browsing portals and reading 50-page guides, you get an overview of relevant calls in a format you can actually work with.

Intelligent Profile-to-Grant Matching

Finding a grant is one thing. Finding the right grant for your organization is something else entirely.

GrantAI allows you to create a detailed organization profile — size, sector, region, previous projects, technology focus, financial indicators. Based on this profile, the system automatically matches your organization with relevant calls.

This isn't simple keyword-based searching. AI analyzes the semantic match between your profile and grant requirements. It considers eligibility (company size, region, sector), thematic relevance (your focus vs. call priorities), and strategic fit (your experience vs. evaluator expectations).

The result: Instead of manually filtering hundreds of calls, you get a list of grants ranked by relevance to your specific situation. With an estimated probability of success.

Automatic Application Filling

This is where it gets really interesting. GrantAI doesn't just find the right grant and confirm you're eligible. It helps you actually fill out the application.

Based on the applicant's profile and the specific grant's requirements, the system generates:

• Project proposal — AI writes a first draft of project descriptions, objectives, methodology, and expected outputs. It adapts language and structure to the specific call's requirements.
• Budget — Based on project type, team size, and co-financing requirements, the system proposes a realistic budget with individual line items.
• Timeline — Automatically creates a project schedule with milestones, deliverables, and work packages.
• Forms — Fills in specific form fields based on organization profile data and generated project content.

Every generated output is, of course, a draft for review. GrantAI doesn't submit the application for you — it prepares the materials so that instead of weeks, you spend hours.

Additional Practical Features

Beyond the three main pillars (analysis, matching, filling), GrantAI offers:

• New call notifications — When a grant matching your profile appears, you know immediately. No manual portal checking.
• Deadline tracking — A clear dashboard with deadlines, automatic alerts before closing dates.
• Team collaboration — Multiple people can work on a single application. Sharing, comments, versions.
• Successful project templates — A database of structures and formulations from successful applications that serve as models for new projects.
• Success probability analysis — AI estimates the probability of your application's success based on historical data, preparation quality, and competitive landscape.

Who Is GrantAI For

GrantAI isn't just for large companies with grant departments. On the contrary — it delivers the greatest value to those who can't afford grant specialists but are eligible for funding.

Startups and small businesses — They have innovative projects but lack the capacity to track and fill out grant applications. GrantAI makes funding accessible that they otherwise wouldn't reach.

Medium and large enterprises — Grant departments exist, but capacity is limited. GrantAI increases the number of submitted applications and reduces the time needed to prepare each one.

Research institutions and universities — Grants are the foundation of funding. But administrative burden takes time away from actual research. GrantAI automates the routine work.

Non-profit organizations — Project funding is critical. Capacities are limited. Every day saved on administration is an extra day for real work.

Consulting firms — Grant advisors can serve more clients and deliver higher quality in less time.

Cities and municipalities — Local governments have access to numerous funds, but often lack the capacity to prepare quality applications. GrantAI lowers the barrier to entry.

How It Works

The entire process in GrantAI can be broken down into five steps:

1. Grant database monitoring — The system continuously monitors dozens of grant call sources across Europe. New calls are automatically downloaded and processed.

2. AI condition analysis — Every call goes through analysis. AI extracts key information: who can apply, what's the funding amount, what are the deadlines, what are the project requirements.

3. Organization profile matching — Analyzed calls are automatically compared with organization profiles. The system identifies matches and ranks calls by relevance.

4. Application generation — For selected calls, the system generates an application draft. Project proposal, budget, timeline, filled forms.

5. Review and submission — The applicant's team reviews and edits the generated draft. GrantAI assists with finalization. Submission remains in the applicant's hands.

The result: A process that traditionally takes weeks to months is shortened to days.

The MVP Is Live

GrantAI isn't just a vision or a pitch deck. The platform's MVP is already working.

We currently cover:

• Monitoring of major European and Slovak grant databases
• Automatic analysis of conditions and eligibility for new calls
• Profile matching — connecting organizations with relevant grants
• Draft generation of project proposals and budgets

What we're preparing in the next phases:

• Expanding coverage to all EU countries
• Advanced success probability scoring using historical data
• Direct integration with grant portals for automatic form filling
• Collaborative features for teams and consulting firms
• API for integration with existing CRM and project management tools

Why We're Building This

At Rise, we believe technology should remove barriers, not create them. The grant system in Europe is a massive opportunity — but its complexity makes it inaccessible to those who need it most.

A small company with an innovative product that doesn't have 20,000 euros for a grant consultant. A nonprofit that helps the community but lacks the administrative capacity. A startup developing the technology of the future but without time to read 80-page call guides.

GrantAI exists so these organizations have the same chance as large corporations with dedicated grant departments.

Want to Learn More?

If you're interested in accessing GrantAI, want to see a demo, or have questions about how the platform could work for your organization — get in touch.

Write to [email protected] or contact us directly. We'd love to show you what GrantAI can do.