Should We Apply? Grant Checker -

Africads Consultants

Should We Apply?

A quick grant opportunity checker for NGOs and social-impact organizations.

What this tool does: screens a funding opportunity for obvious eligibility issues, strategic fit, evidence position, award-absorption concerns and deadline pressure. It is an educational pre-screen, not a formal AFRI or AFRI-OR assessment, donor decision, legal opinion or funding guarantee.

Organization name

Funding opportunity (optional)

Your name

1. Eligibility checks

Use the official call. If you are unsure, select “Not verified”.

Is your applicant type permitted?

Is your country/geography eligible?

Do you meet the legal/registration requirement?

If a partner/consortium is required, is that requirement met?

2. Strategic fit

Assess how closely the opportunity matches what your organization already does and can evidence.

How closely does the funder's theme match your existing work?

Relevant track record

Do you have evidence of results in this area?

Are the donor's priority beneficiaries/geographies aligned with your actual reach?

3. Readiness & evidence

These questions flag areas likely to affect competitiveness and delivery.

Core organizational documents and required policies

Financial controls and recent financial records

MEL / monitoring data for comparable work

Staff capacity to prepare and deliver this grant

4. Award absorption & timing

Optional numbers improve the warning logic. Use the same currency for all monetary values.

Approx. annual organizational revenue

Largest comparable previous award

Amount you expect to request

Days until deadline

Preliminary screening result

Eligibility

Strategic fit

Evidence position

Award absorption

Why the tool reached this result

Recommended next actions

Important: This screening uses self-reported answers and simple decision rules. It does not verify donor rules, documents, implementation history or financial capacity. Confirm the full official opportunity and amendments before deciding to apply.

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Funding Opportunity Review

$100

Expert review of eligibility, fit, competitiveness, evidence gaps and award-absorption considerations.

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Funding Readiness Assessment

From $250

Assess whether your evidence, systems, people, financial controls and MEL capacity are ready for funding.

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Grant Proposal Review

From $300

A donor-side red-team review of your application before submission.

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