A specialized AI skill for crafting professional, funder-ready grant applications and project proposals tailored to UK standards.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install grant-application-writer
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install grant-application-writer using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
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What is Grant Application & Funding Proposal Writer?
The Grant Application & Funding Proposal Writer is a comprehensive tool designed to streamline the bidding process for UK charities, social enterprises, researchers, and SMEs. By leveraging advanced Openclaw Skills, this agent generates evidence-based narratives, project budgets, and logic models that align with the specific priorities of major UK funders like the National Lottery, Arts Council England, and Innovate UK.
This skill automates the creation of high-stakes documentation, ensuring that every submission follows a structured, professional format. It focuses on converting raw project ideas into authoritative, data-driven proposals that address community needs, demonstrate impact, and comply with UK-specific regulatory requirements such as GDPR and safeguarding standards.
Grant Application & Funding Proposal Writer Use Cases
- Charities and social enterprises seeking funding from the National Lottery Community Fund or local authorities.
- Researchers preparing grant bids for UKRI or other academic funding bodies.
- Small businesses and SMEs applying for Innovate UK innovation or R&D grants.
- Non-profits needing a robust Theory of Change or Monitoring & Evaluation framework for existing projects.
- Development officers requiring a quick turnaround on an Executive Summary or Risk Register for a pending deadline.
How Grant Application & Funding Proposal Writer Works
- Context Acquisition: The user provides a project description, funder name, and requested amount through the Openclaw Skills interface.
- Information Refinement: If the initial input is insufficient, the agent asks up to five targeted questions to gather essential details on beneficiaries, evidence, and organizational capacity.
- Funder Alignment: The skill applies funder-specific presets to mirror the language, strategy, and assessment criteria of the targeted funding body.
- Structured Generation: The agent generates a complete 10-section application, including budgets, timelines, and logic models formatted as markdown tables.
- Compliance Verification: The output is reviewed against UK-specific standards, ensuring the inclusion of necessary registrations and policy references.
Grant Application & Funding Proposal Writer Setup
To utilize this skill within your AI environment, invoke it using the following argument structure:
# Example invocation for a full application
ask grant-application-writer "[project description] [funder name]"
# Example for a specific section
ask grant-application-writer "Just the budget for a community garden project in Leeds"
Grant Application & Funding Proposal Writer Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill organizes proposal data into a structured taxonomy to ensure readability and professional presentation. Data is typically output in the following schema:
| Section | Component | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Executive Summary | Overview, Outcomes, Alignment | Narrative |
| 3. Project Description | Activities, Milestones, Partnerships | Narrative + Table |
| 4. Theory of Change | Inputs, Outputs, Outcomes, Impact | Flow Diagram + Narrative |
| 6. Budget | Unit costs, Match funding, Overheads | Markdown Table |
| 9. Risk Register | Risk, Likelihood, Impact, Mitigation | Markdown Table |
| 10. Org Capacity | Track record, Governance, Policies | Narrative + Checklist |
Grant Application & Funding Proposal Writer Advanced Features
- Funder Type Presets: Automatically adapts tone and keywords for specific bodies like ACE, NLCF, UKRI, and Innovate UK.
- Quick Modes: Allows users to extract specific components such as a 'Risk Register' or 'Statement of Need' without generating a full proposal.
- Evidence-Based Narrative Generator: Synthesizes local and national statistics (e.g., ONS, JSNA) into compelling problem statements.
- Dynamic Logic Modeling: Automatically generates a causal chain (Inputs -> Activities -> Outputs -> Outcomes -> Impact) for any project description.
- Full Cost Recovery Calculations: Includes logic for overheads and management costs essential for complex Openclaw Skills implementations in professional bidding.
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