How to Use AI for Grant Writing in 2025
Grant writers have a specific, high-stakes writing need. AI tools can significantly improve grant application efficiency without compromising the personal narrative that funders respond to in 2025.
How to Use AI for Grant Writing in 2025
Where AI Helps Grant Writers Most
Grant writing is time-intensive and follows consistent formats. AI helps most with the structural and formulaic parts, freeing the grant writer for the substantive work that requires genuine expertise.
Claude Pro ($20/month) — Best for Grant Writing Tasks
Where Claude delivers:
- RFP analysis: Paste the full RFP and ask Claude to identify: key evaluation criteria, what the funder is looking for, potential weaknesses in your application, and sections that need the most attention
- Budget narrative: Describe your budget categories and Claude helps draft the narrative justification for each line item
- Literature review sections: For research grants, Claude synthesizes public sources on the need statement and significance sections
- Logic model text: Transform a logic model into clear narrative prose for program sections
- Boilerplate sections: Organizational history, staff qualifications, evaluation methodology — Claude drafts these standard sections efficiently
What AI cannot replace: The specific narrative of your work, community relationships, organizational track record, and the genuine case for your particular approach. These require your expertise.
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