Supporting Materials

Funders rarely want just the application. They ask for a budget, a draft agenda, a survey instrument, a logic model, a timeline, a letter — the attachments around the narrative. The agent produces these, and where they land depends on what they are.

Where each kind of thing goes

Anything with numbers or a template to match becomes a real file. Budgets, financial models, timelines with dates, anything you'll attach or email. The agent builds these in its sandbox and hands you an .xlsx, .docx, or .pdf to download. Ask plainly:

"Build me a two-year budget for this, with our in-kind contribution shown separately."

Prose that will be submitted stays in a doc, alongside the application itself — narratives, cover letters, project descriptions.

Rows of things to track stay in a sheet — a list of partner organizations, a contact list.

You don't have to know which is which. Ask for what you want and the agent picks; it's only worth knowing so the result isn't a surprise.

Getting the format right

The single most effective thing you can do is show it an example. Upload a past budget, paste the funder's template, or attach the form they gave you, and say "match this." Output quality changes sharply — the difference between a generic table and something in your organization's actual shape.

This matters most for budgets. A simple one it will get right unaided. A multi-year budget splitting funder contribution against in-kind match across two years is where an example earns its keep — see Limits and Known Gaps.

What to expect

Attachments are less polished than the application narrative. A draft agenda or survey is a solid starting point that you should expect to edit, not a finished instrument. Treat them as first drafts that save you the blank page.

Common asks that work well

  • "Make a one-page budget for a $25,000 general operating request."
  • "Draft a survey we'd use to measure outcomes for this program."
  • "Turn this into a logic model — inputs, activities, outputs, outcomes."
  • "Build a project timeline for the grant period, month by month."
  • "Write a board resolution authorizing this application."