Services

Grant Writing Services for Nonprofits.

Grant Llama is an end-to-end grant writing service for established nonprofits. We pair an intelligent funder-matching platform with dedicated grant specialists who serve as an extension of your team, so you get more qualified submissions, more time back for your mission, and a predictable cost structure.

Older couple reading together on a sofa at home
Older couple reading together on a sofa at home
Older couple reading together on a sofa at home

01 / What we do

A Grant Funding Operating System, not another agency.

Most grant writing services sell hours. Grant Llama sells a system.

Our platform continuously scans the funding landscape and matches your mission to the grants that best fit your programs, your geography, and your impact areas. Our grant specialists then evaluate the matches, refine strategy, write the applications, and manage submissions and reporting from start to finish.

Grant applications and funder research documents laid out on a table
Grant applications and funder research documents laid out on a table
Grant applications and funder research documents laid out on a table

These images were created using AI and do not depict real people.

Every organization we work with cares deeply about a cause. Every funder, foundation, and donor casts "dollar votes" for the causes they want to see succeed. Our job is to show you where those dollar votes are already going, and put your name in front of the ones that align with your work.

We call the result a Grant Funding Operating System. Robust funding intelligence, advanced technology, and expert human guidance, working together to secure optimal funding and reclaim staff time.

02 / How it works

Three steps from first call to funded.

Your team does not have to manage the software. Grant Llama uses our proprietary systems to speed up the grant work that usually slows nonprofits down.

Step 01
Strategy Call

A short conversation to see if we are the right fit. On this call we also share a preview of your funding landscape, so you walk away with a real sense of the opportunities out there, whether or not you work with us.

This is where we get to know your mission, your programs, and what a win looks like for you.

Grant strategist on a video call with a nonprofit leader
Grant strategist on a video call with a nonprofit leader
Grant strategist on a video call with a nonprofit leader
Nonprofit team reviewing past grant materials with a grant expert
Nonprofit team reviewing past grant materials with a grant expert
Nonprofit team reviewing past grant materials with a grant expert

Step 02
Onboarding with Experts

You provide your past grant materials and key documents. We refine them into stronger, funder-ready narratives and map your mission against our database to identify the grants that fit you best and carry the highest probability of winning.

By the end of onboarding, you have a high-fit funder list matched to your mission, not just whatever is open, and a submission calendar starting to fill up.

Step 03
Submissions and Reporting

We handle the research, the writing, and the submissions. You get steady output, board-ready reports, and a real team by your side.

Fresh, high-fit opportunities stay in the queue. Proposals go out on schedule. Your board sees regular proof of impact. And you get one clear view of every opportunity and where it stands, from planned and in progress to submitted, awarded, or declined.

Hiring us does not mean you never talk to us again. It means we stay in touch for quick approvals and the details only you have. The nonprofits that win the most are the ones who keep that line open.

Grant team meeting to plan research, submissions, and reporting
Grant team meeting to plan research, submissions, and reporting
Grant team meeting to plan research, submissions, and reporting

These images were created using AI and do not depict real people.

03 / What's included

The full grant lifecycle, run for you.

Every engagement covers the complete grant lifecycle, end to end.

Every engagement covers the complete grant lifecycle, end to end.

01 โ€” Strategy

We research and adapt funding strategies aligned with your organizational priorities, program mix, and growth goals.

01 โ€” Strategy

We research and adapt funding strategies aligned with your organizational priorities, program mix, and growth goals.

01 โ€” Strategy

We research and adapt funding strategies aligned with your organizational priorities, program mix, and growth goals.

02 โ€” Matching

Our platform identifies and matches the best grant opportunities across foundations, corporate giving programs, and federal, state, and local sources.

02 โ€” Matching

Our platform identifies and matches the best grant opportunities across foundations, corporate giving programs, and federal, state, and local sources.

02 โ€” Matching

Our platform identifies and matches the best grant opportunities across foundations, corporate giving programs, and federal, state, and local sources.

03 โ€” Writing and submission

Our grant specialists write and submit grant applications, proposals, and letters of inquiry, capturing your voice and sharpening it over time.

03 โ€” Writing and submission

Our grant specialists write and submit grant applications, proposals, and letters of inquiry, capturing your voice and sharpening it over time.

03 โ€” Writing and submission

Our grant specialists write and submit grant applications, proposals, and letters of inquiry, capturing your voice and sharpening it over time.

04 โ€” Compliance and reporting

We manage compliance, deadlines, and impact measurement, and deliver board-ready reporting so leadership always sees what is going out and what is coming in.

04 โ€” Compliance and reporting

We manage compliance, deadlines, and impact measurement, and deliver board-ready reporting so leadership always sees what is going out and what is coming in.

04 โ€” Compliance and reporting

We manage compliance, deadlines, and impact measurement, and deliver board-ready reporting so leadership always sees what is going out and what is coming in.

04 / Our approach

Grant writing done responsibly.

"AI grant writing" means different things to different vendors. For most, it means asking a public chatbot to draft a proposal. That is not what we do.

Grant Llama's AI runs in two places, funder matching and drafting assistance. On the matching side, our platform continuously ingests public grant data and pattern-matches funder priorities against your mission, so opportunities surface to your team before the deadline pressure hits. On the drafting side, AI accelerates our writers, it does not replace them. Political framing, mission voice, and nuance are handled by expert humans who learn your organization over time.

Every model, database, and workflow runs on infrastructure architected by our co-founder and CTO, David Langlands, a career security executive with senior leadership at IBM Security and Secureworks. Your data does not sit in a public tool. That distinction matters, and we treat it that way.

Laptop showing a grant proposal draft beside printed notes
Laptop showing a grant proposal draft beside printed notes
Laptop showing a grant proposal draft beside printed notes

This image was created using AI and does not depict real people.

05 / Who it's for

Built for established nonprofits ready to scale funding.

Grant Llama fits organizations that have real programs, real impact reporting, and a funding pipeline that needs to grow beyond what a single in-house grant writer can produce.

We work best with:

Growth-minded nonprofits looking for funding stability, capacity expansion, and stronger impact reporting, especially those working across human services, community development, health, education, youth empowerment, and social justice.

Executive Directors and Development Leads carrying too much of the fundraising load themselves and needing a team that can operate at their standard.

Founders who started their organization on personal mission and now need enterprise-grade funding infrastructure without hiring an enterprise-grade team.

Nonprofit leaders meeting with a grant advisor in their office
Two nonprofit leaders talking at a small table in a bright office
Nonprofit executive and colleague walking through their office

Founders who started their organization on personal mission and now need enterprise-grade funding infrastructure without hiring an enterprise-grade team.

Nonprofit leaders meeting with a grant advisor in their office

Executive Directors and Development Leads carrying too much of the fundraising load themselves and needing a team that can operate at their standard.

Two nonprofit leaders talking at a small table in a bright office

Growth-minded nonprofits looking for funding stability, capacity expansion, and stronger impact reporting, especially those working across human services, community development, health, education, youth empowerment, and social justice.

Nonprofit executive and colleague walking through their office

Founders who started their organization on personal mission and now need enterprise-grade funding infrastructure without hiring an enterprise-grade team.

Nonprofit leaders meeting with a grant advisor in their office

Executive Directors and Development Leads carrying too much of the fundraising load themselves and needing a team that can operate at their standard.

Two nonprofit leaders talking at a small table in a bright office

Growth-minded nonprofits looking for funding stability, capacity expansion, and stronger impact reporting, especially those working across human services, community development, health, education, youth empowerment, and social justice.

Nonprofit executive and colleague walking through their office

These images were created using AI and do not depict real people.

If most of your funding comes from open, searchable foundation and corporate sources, our matching engine will surface more opportunities than your team can currently pursue. We also write federal, state, and local grants. Our matching is strongest with foundation and corporate funders, and we'll tell you on your call where we can help most.

06 / What to expect

More qualified submissions, without adding headcount.

  • 01

    Grants matched to your mission with the highest probability of winning, not just whatever is open.

    Grant specialist reviewing funder matches and grant documents at a desk
  • 02

    Real volume of qualified applications, more than a single in-house writer could manage.

    Several grant applications organized in trays on a table
  • 03

    A living grant calendar so deadlines never sneak up on you.

    Desk calendar marked with upcoming grant deadlines
  • 04

    Mission-centric proposals written by expert humans who capture your voice and get sharper over time.

    Grant writer drafting a proposal on a laptop while a colleague reviews notes
  • 05

    Board-ready reporting that makes leadership look prepared in every meeting.

    Printed grant reports and charts laid out on a boardroom table
  • 06

    A real collaboration where we run the work and you stay in control of the calls that matter.

    Two colleagues reviewing grant plans pinned to a wall
  • 01

    Grants matched to your mission with the highest probability of winning, not just whatever is open.

    Grant specialist reviewing funder matches and grant documents at a desk
  • 02

    Real volume of qualified applications, more than a single in-house writer could manage.

    Several grant applications organized in trays on a table
  • 03

    A living grant calendar so deadlines never sneak up on you.

    Desk calendar marked with upcoming grant deadlines
  • 04

    Mission-centric proposals written by expert humans who capture your voice and get sharper over time.

    Grant writer drafting a proposal on a laptop while a colleague reviews notes
  • 05

    Board-ready reporting that makes leadership look prepared in every meeting.

    Printed grant reports and charts laid out on a boardroom table
  • 06

    A real collaboration where we run the work and you stay in control of the calls that matter.

    Two colleagues reviewing grant plans pinned to a wall
  • 01

    Grants matched to your mission with the highest probability of winning, not just whatever is open.

    Grant specialist reviewing funder matches and grant documents at a desk
  • 02

    Real volume of qualified applications, more than a single in-house writer could manage.

    Several grant applications organized in trays on a table
  • 03

    A living grant calendar so deadlines never sneak up on you.

    Desk calendar marked with upcoming grant deadlines
  • 04

    Mission-centric proposals written by expert humans who capture your voice and get sharper over time.

    Grant writer drafting a proposal on a laptop while a colleague reviews notes
  • 05

    Board-ready reporting that makes leadership look prepared in every meeting.

    Printed grant reports and charts laid out on a boardroom table
  • 06

    A real collaboration where we run the work and you stay in control of the calls that matter.

    Two colleagues reviewing grant plans pinned to a wall

These images were created using AI and do not depict real people.

Target outcome: three to five times more qualified submissions with zero extra staff. Actual results vary by organization and funding landscape.

07 / How we compare

Compared to your other options.

Hiring a full-time grant writer

Traditional grant writing agency

Grant Llama

Cost structure

Salary plus benefits, $70K to $90K a year

Hourly or per-proposal, unpredictable

Flat monthly, three tiers

Volume

One writer's output, roughly 10 to 20 submissions a year

Whatever you buy this month

16 to 50 submissions a year, guaranteed by tier

Funder matching

Manual research on public databases

Manual research, sometimes

Continuous AI-driven matching against a proprietary database

Reporting

Whatever they build in Excel

Varies

Board-ready reporting included

Compliance and deadlines

On you if they leave

On you between engagements

Run by us, always

Data safety

Depends on the individual

Depends on the agency

Enterprise-grade, architected by a career security executive

Full-Time Hire

Agency

Grant Llama

Traditional grant writing agency

Cost structure

Hourly or per-proposal, unpredictable

Volume

Whatever you buy this month

Funder matching

Manual research, sometimes

Reporting

Varies

Compliance and deadlines

On you between engagements

Data safety

Depends on the agency

Hiring a full-time grant writer

Traditional grant writing agency

Grant Llama

Cost structure

Salary plus benefits, $70K to $90K a year

Hourly or per-proposal, unpredictable

Flat monthly, three tiers

Volume

One writer's output, roughly 10 to 20 submissions a year

Whatever you buy this month

16 to 50 submissions a year, guaranteed by tier

Funder matching

Manual research on public databases

Manual research, sometimes

Continuous AI-driven matching against a proprietary database

Reporting

Whatever they build in Excel

Varies

Board-ready reporting included

Compliance and deadlines

On you if they leave

On you between engagements

Run by us, always

Data safety

Depends on the individual

Depends on the agency

Enterprise-grade, architected by a career security executive

08 / Pricing

Three plans, sized to your capacity.

Every plan includes the full Grant Funding Operating System, dedicated grant specialists, board-ready reporting, and platform access. The difference is annual submission capacity.

Starter Stream

$

1,000

1,000

/mo

Best for organizations just starting with a structured pipeline.

What's included

Grant submissions per year

16

Grant research and writing included

Application management and tracking

Monthly progress reports

Dedicated grant manager

Growth Stream

$

2,000

2,000

/mo

Best for organizations building momentum with steady funding.

What's included

Grant submissions per year

32

Grant research and writing included

Application management and tracking

Monthly progress reports

Dedicated grant manager

Steady Stream

$

3,000

3,000

/mo

Best for organizations ready to maximize grant output year-round.

What's included

Grant submissions per year

50

Grant research and writing included

Application management and tracking

Monthly progress reports

Dedicated grant manager

Starter Stream

$

1,000

1,000

/mo

Best for organizations just starting with a structured pipeline.

What's included

Grant submissions per year

16

Grant research and writing included

Application management and tracking

Monthly progress reports

Dedicated grant manager

Growth Stream

$

2,000

2,000

/mo

Best for organizations building momentum with steady funding.

What's included

Grant submissions per year

32

Grant research and writing included

Application management and tracking

Monthly progress reports

Dedicated grant manager

Steady Stream

$

3,000

3,000

/mo

Best for organizations ready to maximize grant output year-round.

What's included

Grant submissions per year

50

Grant research and writing included

Application management and tracking

Monthly progress reports

Dedicated grant manager

Starter Stream

$

1,000

1,000

/mo

Best for organizations just starting with a structured pipeline.

What's included

Grant submissions per year

16

Grant research and writing included

Application management and tracking

Monthly progress reports

Dedicated grant manager

Growth Stream

$

2,000

2,000

/mo

Best for organizations building momentum with steady funding.

What's included

Grant submissions per year

32

Grant research and writing included

Application management and tracking

Monthly progress reports

Dedicated grant manager

Steady Stream

$

3,000

3,000

/mo

Best for organizations ready to maximize grant output year-round.

What's included

Grant submissions per year

50

Grant research and writing included

Application management and tracking

Monthly progress reports

Dedicated grant manager

For many organizations, this delivers substantially more grant capacity than hiring a full-time grant professional, along with the technology and reporting infrastructure needed to manage the entire grants process. If your capacity needs shift, we adjust with you.

09 / FAQ

Common questions from nonprofit leaders.

Have a question thatโ€™s not covered here? Reach out and weโ€™ll point you in the right direction.

How do you measure success, submissions or dollars won?

Both. Submissions are what we control end to end, so we guarantee them by tier. Dollars won and win rates depend on funder decisions, organizational fit, and factors outside any writer's hands. What we can promise is that every submission is high-fit, mission-aligned, and written to give your organization the strongest possible shot. On the strategy call we can walk through what we have seen across similar organizations and what a realistic funding trajectory looks like for you.

How do your writers learn and hold our voice?

Every engagement starts with a deep read of your past materials, mission language, and program narratives. Your assigned grant specialists work with you on the first few proposals until the voice is locked, and voice guidance gets refined every quarter as we learn what wins for you. For work where political framing and nuance matter, that discovery process is where we spend the most time.

How much of the drafting is AI versus human?

Every proposal is written by an expert human grant specialist. AI accelerates our team on research, matching, and first-pass structure. Framing, voice, argument, and final craft are always human. We tell you that the same way we tell every client, no ghost robots.

Can you work with organizations whose funding comes from specialized international or advocacy funders?

Our matching engine performs strongest with foundations and corporate giving programs that report to public databases. We also write federal, state, and local grants. For organizations whose funding comes largely from private, invitation-only, or international human rights and advocacy funders, our matching adds less value on discovery, though our writing, submission management, and reporting services still apply. On the strategy call we will tell you honestly where we can move the needle and where we cannot.

Can we speak to current clients before signing?

Yes. Once we confirm we are a mutual fit on the strategy call, we introduce you to current clients whose profile is closest to yours, and you can speak with them directly.

How long does onboarding take?

Onboarding moves as fast as we can get your materials and map your funding landscape, usually a matter of weeks before submissions start going out.

How involved do I need to be?

Less than you are now, but not zero. We bring you the grants we think are worth pursuing and why, you give the go-ahead, and we review the first few proposals together until you are comfortable letting us run with them. After that you are mostly approving and reviewing, not writing proposals or chasing deadlines.

What happens after the strategy call?

If we are a fit, we move into onboarding. If we are not, you still leave with a preview of your funding landscape, complimentary and no strings attached.

Where does our data live?

On infrastructure built in-house to enterprise security standards. Grant Llama's platform is architected by our co-founder and CTO, David Langlands, a career security executive with senior leadership at IBM Security and Secureworks. Your organizational data does not sit in a public AI tool.

09 / FAQ

Common questions from nonprofit leaders.

Have a question thatโ€™s not covered here? Reach out and weโ€™ll point you in the right direction.

How do you measure success, submissions or dollars won?

Both. Submissions are what we control end to end, so we guarantee them by tier. Dollars won and win rates depend on funder decisions, organizational fit, and factors outside any writer's hands. What we can promise is that every submission is high-fit, mission-aligned, and written to give your organization the strongest possible shot. On the strategy call we can walk through what we have seen across similar organizations and what a realistic funding trajectory looks like for you.

How do your writers learn and hold our voice?

Every engagement starts with a deep read of your past materials, mission language, and program narratives. Your assigned grant specialists work with you on the first few proposals until the voice is locked, and voice guidance gets refined every quarter as we learn what wins for you. For work where political framing and nuance matter, that discovery process is where we spend the most time.

How much of the drafting is AI versus human?

Every proposal is written by an expert human grant specialist. AI accelerates our team on research, matching, and first-pass structure. Framing, voice, argument, and final craft are always human. We tell you that the same way we tell every client, no ghost robots.

Can you work with organizations whose funding comes from specialized international or advocacy funders?

Our matching engine performs strongest with foundations and corporate giving programs that report to public databases. We also write federal, state, and local grants. For organizations whose funding comes largely from private, invitation-only, or international human rights and advocacy funders, our matching adds less value on discovery, though our writing, submission management, and reporting services still apply. On the strategy call we will tell you honestly where we can move the needle and where we cannot.

Can we speak to current clients before signing?

Yes. Once we confirm we are a mutual fit on the strategy call, we introduce you to current clients whose profile is closest to yours, and you can speak with them directly.

How long does onboarding take?

Onboarding moves as fast as we can get your materials and map your funding landscape, usually a matter of weeks before submissions start going out.

How involved do I need to be?

Less than you are now, but not zero. We bring you the grants we think are worth pursuing and why, you give the go-ahead, and we review the first few proposals together until you are comfortable letting us run with them. After that you are mostly approving and reviewing, not writing proposals or chasing deadlines.

What happens after the strategy call?

If we are a fit, we move into onboarding. If we are not, you still leave with a preview of your funding landscape, complimentary and no strings attached.

Where does our data live?

On infrastructure built in-house to enterprise security standards. Grant Llama's platform is architected by our co-founder and CTO, David Langlands, a career security executive with senior leadership at IBM Security and Secureworks. Your organizational data does not sit in a public AI tool.

09 / FAQ

Common questions from nonprofit leaders.

Have a question thatโ€™s not covered here? Reach out and weโ€™ll point you in the right direction.

How do you measure success, submissions or dollars won?

Both. Submissions are what we control end to end, so we guarantee them by tier. Dollars won and win rates depend on funder decisions, organizational fit, and factors outside any writer's hands. What we can promise is that every submission is high-fit, mission-aligned, and written to give your organization the strongest possible shot. On the strategy call we can walk through what we have seen across similar organizations and what a realistic funding trajectory looks like for you.

How do your writers learn and hold our voice?

Every engagement starts with a deep read of your past materials, mission language, and program narratives. Your assigned grant specialists work with you on the first few proposals until the voice is locked, and voice guidance gets refined every quarter as we learn what wins for you. For work where political framing and nuance matter, that discovery process is where we spend the most time.

How much of the drafting is AI versus human?

Every proposal is written by an expert human grant specialist. AI accelerates our team on research, matching, and first-pass structure. Framing, voice, argument, and final craft are always human. We tell you that the same way we tell every client, no ghost robots.

Can you work with organizations whose funding comes from specialized international or advocacy funders?

Our matching engine performs strongest with foundations and corporate giving programs that report to public databases. We also write federal, state, and local grants. For organizations whose funding comes largely from private, invitation-only, or international human rights and advocacy funders, our matching adds less value on discovery, though our writing, submission management, and reporting services still apply. On the strategy call we will tell you honestly where we can move the needle and where we cannot.

Can we speak to current clients before signing?

Yes. Once we confirm we are a mutual fit on the strategy call, we introduce you to current clients whose profile is closest to yours, and you can speak with them directly.

How long does onboarding take?

Onboarding moves as fast as we can get your materials and map your funding landscape, usually a matter of weeks before submissions start going out.

How involved do I need to be?

Less than you are now, but not zero. We bring you the grants we think are worth pursuing and why, you give the go-ahead, and we review the first few proposals together until you are comfortable letting us run with them. After that you are mostly approving and reviewing, not writing proposals or chasing deadlines.

What happens after the strategy call?

If we are a fit, we move into onboarding. If we are not, you still leave with a preview of your funding landscape, complimentary and no strings attached.

Where does our data live?

On infrastructure built in-house to enterprise security standards. Grant Llama's platform is architected by our co-founder and CTO, David Langlands, a career security executive with senior leadership at IBM Security and Secureworks. Your organizational data does not sit in a public AI tool.

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See what grant funding may be hiding in plain sight.

Answer a few quick questions and weโ€™ll prepare your free funding snapshot: better-fit funders, priority grants, and where your nonprofit may have room to grow.

Free Funding Snapshot

No Credit Card

Built for Growing Nonprofits

Newsletter

Get practical grant strategy, funder research tips, and Grantiverse insights in your inbox.

Find better-fit funders. Build a stronger grant pipeline.

Ready to see what funding may be hiding in plain sight?

2026 Grant Llama. All rights reserved.

AI Image Disclosure: Some imagery on this website was created using artificial intelligence for illustrative purposes. AI-generated people shown on this site are synthetic performers and do not depict actual Grant Llama clients, employees, grantmakers, or program participants.

See what grant funding may be hiding in plain sight.

Answer a few quick questions and weโ€™ll prepare your free funding snapshot: better-fit funders, priority grants, and where your nonprofit may have room to grow.

Free Funding Snapshot

No Credit Card

Built for Growing Nonprofits

Newsletter

Get practical grant strategy, funder research tips, and Grantiverse insights in your inbox.

Find better-fit funders. Build a stronger grant pipeline.

Ready to see what funding may be hiding in plain sight?

2026 Grant Llama. All rights reserved.

AI Image Disclosure: Some imagery on this website was created using artificial intelligence for illustrative purposes. AI-generated people shown on this site are synthetic performers and do not depict actual Grant Llama clients, employees, grantmakers, or program participants.