Use case · Match
Get funding opportunities matched to your research
For anyone who would rather read three relevant funding calls than 300 irrelevant ones.
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The federal funding calendar is public and enormous, and the way most groups read it is a weekly email from the research office with 40 links, two of which apply. The calls that fit sit next to the calls that don't, and the sorting is done by whoever has time that week.
Our platform ranks open calls against the profile you write: your bio, your keywords, your role, and your institution. The list is short because the sorting is done for you.
How it works
A worked example. An associate professor working on catalysts for hydrogen production has just claimed her profile and wants to write a proposal before the fall deadlines.
Step 1: Finish your profile
Matching turns on when your profile has four things: an institution, a primary role, at least three expertise keywords, and a bio of 120 characters or more. Those four fields are what the funding ranking reads, so the bio and the keywords are worth writing carefully.
For the example: “electrocatalysis,” “hydrogen evolution,” and “water electrolysis,” and a two-sentence bio that says what your group actually does.
Step 2: Explore Matched to you
Open Discover → Funding. Matched to you ranks open Grants.gov opportunities against your profile: Free shows the top 3, Pro and above the top 20. A shorter version shows on your dashboard as a widget.
Step 3: Browse the rest
Browse all lists every open opportunity, ordered by closing date. Filter by Agency, Status, Closes before a date you choose, and a minimum award amount. Open one for the summary and a link to the full record on Grants.gov, where you apply. Save the ones you're considering, they will store with the rest of your saved items.
For a fall deadline, that is calls closing before 15 December 2026 with a minimum award set to the size of grant your group will consider.
Step 4: See what peers have been awarded
A researcher's profile has a Funding tab: the awards they've published on, with totals by currency, from US federal agencies and international funders. Open the profiles of the people who publish in your field to see which programs fund work like yours. Three awards from the same directorate on one peer's tab is a program worth considering closely.
What you’ll see
- 1. Title and agency. As listed on Grants.gov.
- 2. Closes. The closing date from the record, the Grants.gov page is authoritative if they differ.
- 3. Award range. Where the call states one.
- 4. Match. The ranking against your profile.
- 5. Save · Open on Grants.gov. Applications happen on Grants.gov, not here.
What’s on Free, and what Pro adds
| Free | Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Browse every open opportunity, all filters | Yes | Yes |
| Matched to you | Top 3 | Top 20 |
| Dashboard funding widget | 3 | 12 |
| Save opportunities | Within 50 saved items | Unlimited |
Match
Funding is a partner too. The Match phase treats the funder's program as one of the things a collaboration has to fit. Read about the phase →
- Is this only US federal funding?
- Yes, for now. Opportunities come from Grants.gov. Award histories on researcher profiles are international, because they come from the publication record rather than from any one funder's database.
- Why do I only see three matches?
- Because you're on Free, which shows a real top 3 so you can judge the ranking before paying for it. Pro shows the top 20. Browse is unlimited on every plan, so nothing is hidden, only the ranking is capped.
- Do I need to link my researcher record to get matches?
- No. Matching runs on the profile you write, once the four fields are complete. A linked researcher record isn't required, it only stands in when the profile is missing.
Read the three funding calls that fit your expertise
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