Grant & Fund Researcher | Filmmaker Toolkit
Find funding that fits your film. Verify it. Track it.
An on-demand Claude toolkit that researches documentary funding on official sources and turns the results into a working Excel pipeline, CSV export, and careful next actions.
You do not need another giant list of grants. You need to know what is genuinely current, whether your project fits, and what to do next without wasting days chasing closed cycles or unclear eligibility.
What it does
From a scattered search to an evidence-backed funding pipeline
Tell it about your film
Claude collects only the project facts it still needs: format, stage, location, applicant status, funding purpose, fiscal sponsor status, and relevant exclusions.
Verify the real opportunities
The toolkit checks official funder pages for current status, eligibility, deadlines, award information, fees, application routes, and contact policy.
Download your next actions
You receive an Excel workbook and CSV, plus up to three unsent inquiry drafts where outreach is welcomed. Otherwise, you receive application checklists.
Inside the download
Everything you need to install it and begin
- Claude skill: Grant & Fund Researcher v1.2
- Start Here guide: installation and first-run instructions
- Quick Prompts: first run, refresh, and explain-one-result prompts
- Sample Excel pipeline: see the structure before using your project
- Sample CSV export: portable access to the opportunity data
- Sample next steps: demonstrates the evidence standard
- Licence and terms: one-buyer use and support details
- Checksums: confirm the important package files are intact
Built for careful decisions
Statuses stay explicit: Open, Rolling, Upcoming, Closed, Ineligible, or Needs verification.
Fit is not a promise: High, Medium, and Low describe relevance, never your likelihood of winning.
Your work stays yours: customer notes and application status remain in the workbook you save.
What the workbook captures
The details filmmakers need before spending time on an application
| Opportunity | Status | Fit | Evidence | Next action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official source linked Opportunity and cycle name | Open, Rolling, Upcoming, Closed, Ineligible, or Needs verification | High, Medium, or Low only when eligibility is established | Eligibility, deadline, award, fee, route, contact policy, and date checked | Application checklist, welcomed inquiry draft, monitoring step, or pass reason |
The included sample uses a clearly identified fictional documentary and real official-source evidence. It is illustrative, not a current shortlist for your film.
What it will not do
Clear boundaries protect you from confident nonsense
No invented opportunities
No guessed funders, contacts, deadlines, award amounts, relationships, application statuses, or outcomes.
No background activity
It runs only when you ask. It does not operate overnight, monitor continuously, connect to Gmail, or schedule itself.
No automatic sending
Inquiry drafts remain unsent. The toolkit never contacts a funder or submits an application on your behalf.
No funding guarantee
Research can improve your decisions. It cannot establish your probability of winning or replace official rules and professional advice.
Is it right for you?
Designed for active US documentary projects
This edition is for US documentary producers who want a repeatable, evidence-led research process inside Claude.
- You have an active documentary project
- You can describe your format, stage, funding need, and applicant status
- You use Claude on the web with enough capacity for research and file creation
- You will save the latest workbook and attach it to future refreshes
Documentary411 initially supports installation in Claude Pro. A clean customer installation test is the final proof step after checkout and delivery are complete.
One-time purchase
$99
Grant & Fund Researcher v1.2
No subscription, API key, Gmail connection, recurring task, or scheduler required.
Secure ZIP delivery after verified payment. Includes 14 days of technical support for download access and the documented Claude installation steps.
Purchase policy: Digital purchases are final and non-refundable except where required by law. If the delivered file is inaccessible or materially defective, we will correct the issue.
Questions
FAQ
Is this a list of grants?
No. It is an installable Claude toolkit that researches your project on demand, verifies candidates against official sources, and creates a workbook you can maintain.
How many opportunities will it find?
Up to five useful candidates per run. It will not pad the results. If no current opportunities satisfy the evidence and eligibility checks, returning zero is the correct result.
Does it run automatically every night?
No. Version 1.2 runs only when you ask. It does not schedule itself, monitor in the background, or connect to Gmail.
Will it write to funders for me?
No. It may prepare up to three unsent inquiry drafts only where the official contact policy welcomes inquiry. Otherwise, it creates application checklists.
Do I need Claude Pro?
Documentary411 initially supports Claude on the web with Pro because the workflow needs web research, Python, and file creation capacity. Do not purchase another service solely to force the toolkit to run; contact support if your account does not offer the required capabilities.
What happens when information changes?
Attach your newest workbook and use the included refresh prompt. The toolkit revisits official sources, preserves your notes and prior records, and marks stale or inaccessible evidence as needing verification.
What support is included?
Your purchase includes 14 days of technical support for download access and the documented Claude installation steps. It does not include done-for-you research, application writing, or a guarantee of third-party platform compatibility.
Build a funding pipeline you can actually trust.
Research on demand. Verify the source. Save the workbook. Decide from evidence.