Public funding is becoming less predictable. Competition for private grants is growing. AI is transforming how work gets done. In response, grant professionals are showing new levels of creativity and resilience to deliver on their mission.
At Instrumentl, we’re matching that energy. We’re stepping up alongside you, building tools that rise to the moment.
This Fall, we’re launching the next generation of intelligent grant tools designed to help you diversify your revenue, manage more awards, and streamline your entire grant workflow in one powerful platform.
What's New in Instrumentl?
- AI Prospecting Assistant: Just describe your project in plain words—Prospecting Assistant asks smart follow-ups and finds best-fit matches, even when funder language doesn’t perfectly align.
- Smarter Apply: Apply, Instrumentl’s AI-powered grant writer, just got smarter. Draft, refine, and manage proposals in one place with built-in suggestions that help you align every application to funder priorities.
- Award Assistant: The beginning of intelligent award management, Award Assistant scans your grant documents to extract key requirements and turn them into actionable tasks and shareable summaries, keeping your entire team aligned from day one.
Meet Your New AI Prospecting Assistant
Instrumentl users already uncover 3.5× more aligned opportunities each month—and now, the new AI Prospecting Assistant makes it even easier.
Simply describe your project in plain language, and your Prospecting Assistant will ask smart follow-ups, surface funders that align with your mission (even if they use different keywords), and clearly explain why each match fits.
Powered by the largest and most accurate grant database in the sector—over 27,000+ active RFPs and 450,000 funder profiles—the Prospecting Assistant ensures every match is vetted, current, and high-quality.
Why this is useful:
- Smarter setup, better results: Describe your project in your own words. Prospecting Assistant guides you through a conversational onboarding, clarifies your goals, and builds a stronger project profile.
- Find hidden opportunities with Intent-based matching: Our new Semantic Match Engine goes beyond keywords to understand your project’s real intent, surfacing opportunities that traditional filters miss.
- Go from match to application in one click: Start your proposal instantly with Apply and manage everything—from discovery to post award—in one seamless workspace.
Apply Smarter, Win More
Once you’ve found your matches, Instrumentl’s newly enhanced Apply experience lets you start, collaborate on, and manage your entire proposal—all in one place. Forget bouncing between tools or juggling Google Docs. Everything you need—past mission language, program details, funder history—is at your fingertips.
With Apply Advisor, your built-in AI writing partner, you can refine your proposal in real time to ensure every section is aligned with funder priorities. Powered by a decade of 990 data and funder insights, Apply Advisor helps you write with confidence and precision.
See how William & Mary’s University doubled their grant submissions with Apply.
Why this is useful:
- Never start from scratch: Apply automatically finds what you’ve already written — from past proposals to FAQs — so you can draft faster with confidence.
- Write smarter, funder-aligned proposals: Get real-time refinement recommendations based on over a decade of Instrumentl’s 990 and funder data—no more hours of manual research.
- Work faster, all in one place: Instrumentl brings every active grant application into one place—our team recreates them inside the platform so you can draft, collaborate on and complete your application without switching tools
Introducing Award Assistant: Intelligent Post-Award Management
Winning a grant is just the beginning. That’s why Instrumentl is unveiling Award Assistant—your intelligent partner for post-award success.
Award Assistant automatically scans your grant documents—agreements, funder guidelines, proposals, and even emails—to extract key requirements and turn them into actionable tasks within Instrumentl. It generates a concise, shareable summary that captures what matters most, helping teams stay aligned and ahead of deadlines.
By eliminating manual review and data entry, Award Assistant reduces compliance risk and saves valuable time—so you can focus on what truly matters: delivering on your mission.
Why this useful:
- Minimizes risk of compliance issues by ensuring all grant requirements are captured and tracked
- Reduces time spent reviewing grant agreements by automatically extracting critical information
- Keeps your team aligned with centralized summaries and task tracking—all within Instrumentl, no copy-pasting required.
And this is just the beginning. Coming this Spring, Instrumentl will debut the most intuitive award management system in the sector, including one-click financial reporting and real-time spend tracking.
Step Into the Future of Grant Management With Instrumentl
Here at Instrumentl, we work alongside thousands of nonprofits to build intelligent tools that match the pace and complexity of your work. Our intelligent platform is designed to grow your revenue and expand your team’s capacity across the entire grant lifecycle—all in one place.
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