Where Can AI Be Used in Grant Programs?
27 January 2026
The question this answers Where exactly can AI be used, and who gets to decide? What the problem looks like without an AI
These are just some the concrete outputs clients receive when they engage me. Each deliverable addresses a specific structural problem in grant programs and is designed to be practical, defensible, and usable.
The question this answers Where exactly can AI be used, and who gets to decide? What the problem looks like without an AI
The question this answers Where exactly do humans decide, and where does AI assist in your grant program? What the problem looks like
The question this answers Can we defend our AI use to an auditor, a minister, or the public? What the problem looks like without
The question this answers How do we structure our grant program so AI actually works? What the problem looks like without AI-ready design
The question this answers: Why don’t grant applicants understand what we’re asking for? What the problem looks like without redesigned guidelines ready for applicants
The question this answers: How do I explain these changes to my executive, my minister, or my audit committee? What the problem looks like
The question this answers Do our guidelines actually meet the requirements we’re supposed to follow? What the problem looks like without a Compliance
The question this answers: How do we keep the guidelines clear when someone else updates them next year? What the problem looks like
The question this answers What exactly did you change, and why? What the problem looks like without it tracked-changes version showing the logic
The question this answers Who exactly can apply, and how do we explain it so everyone understands? What the problem looks like without
The question this answers How do we prevent ineligible applications from going through to assessment? What the problem looks like without robust front-end
The question this answers: How do you stop eligibility decisions depending on who happens to be applying the rules? What the problem looks
The question this answers How does what we fund connect to the outcomes we’re supposed to achieve? What the problem looks like without
The question this answers: What data do we need to collect, when, and how? What your grant problem looks like without an evaluation
The question this answers: We’re already mid-stream. What can our current data tell us, and what’s missing? What your grant problem looks like
The question this answers Who should we be trying to reach, and how should we structure the funding? What the problem looks like
The question this answers How do you design a grant application form that collects evidence, not narratives? What the problem looks like without
The question this answers How do you design a grant program so data is collected once and used everywhere? What the problem looks
The question this answers How do we make sure the right grant applications get funded? What the problem looks like without assessment criteria
The question this answers: What does a “3 out of 5” assessment score actually mean? What the problem looks like without rating scales
The question this answers: How do we run the panel so decisions are fair and defensible? What the problem looks like without panel
The question this answers: Where are the vulnerabilities in our grant program, and how likely is someone to exploit them? What the problem
The question this answers Which controls address which risks, and who’s responsible? What the problem looks like without a control framework mapped to identified
The question this answers How do we make sure decision-makers act appropriately and can prove it? What the problem looks like without probity
The question this answers How do you design a grant application form that scales evidence requirements to project size and risk? What the problem
The question this answers What is the technical deliverable that turns application design into something a platform team can build? What the problem