Terms of use
These terms apply when you use granthounds.com, including the grant readiness check and our forms. By using the site, you agree to them. If you have questions, email us at hello@granthounds.com.
Who we are, and who we aren't
Grant Hounds is an independent research service. We research and evaluate grant opportunities for small businesses and nonprofits and report what we find. We aren't a government agency or a funder, we don't award grants, and we aren't affiliated with Grants.gov, SAM.gov, or any funder we research. We aren't a law firm, an accounting firm, or a financial adviser.
General information, not advice
Everything on this site, including the readiness check, your readiness score, the sample fit report, and our answers to common questions, is general information. It isn't legal, tax, accounting, or financial advice, and it isn't a decision about whether your organization qualifies for any program. Talk with a qualified professional about your own situation.
No guarantee of funding
A readiness score describes how prepared an organization appears to be to apply for grants. A Fit Score measures how well an opportunity aligns with an organization, based on the information we're given and the funder's published criteria. Neither one is the chance of being funded, and neither guarantees eligibility, selection, or an award. Funders make their own decisions and can change their deadlines, amounts, and requirements at any time, so always confirm the details with the funder before you apply.
Using our forms
Please give us accurate information, and only information you're allowed to share for your organization. Don't send Social Security numbers, bank or card numbers, passwords, or personal details about the people you serve. Sending a form doesn't make you a client, doesn't start paid work, and doesn't commit either of us to anything. Our privacy policy explains how we handle what you send.
Client work
Paid research is covered by a separate written agreement that sets out the scope, fee, deliverables, and timing. We don't begin paid work until you've approved it in writing. If that agreement and these terms ever say different things, the agreement controls.
How we use AI
We use AI tools to help research and organize grant information. Every recommendation is checked against the funder's own published information, and a person reviews every report before it's sent. AI tools can make mistakes, which is one more reason to confirm details with the funder.
Links to other sites
We link to funders and other outside sites so you can check our sources. We don't control those sites and aren't responsible for their content, accuracy, or availability.
Our content
The text, design, scoring approach, and graphics on this site belong to Grant Hounds. You're welcome to read, share links to, and quote short passages from the site with credit. Please don't copy it for commercial use or present it as your own without our written permission.
Acceptable use
Don't use the site to break the law, submit false information or someone else's information without permission, try to get around the invitation step on our intake questionnaire, interfere with how the site works, or collect its content in bulk in a way that burdens it.
Disclaimers
We work hard to keep this site accurate and available, but we provide it "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, to the fullest extent the law allows.
Limits on liability
To the fullest extent the law allows, Grant Hounds isn't liable for indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages, or for lost funding, revenue, or opportunities, that arise from using this site or relying on its general information. For paid client work, the limits in your written agreement apply instead.
Governing law
These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Georgia, without regard to its conflict-of-law rules. Any dispute about them belongs in the state or federal courts serving Cobb County, Georgia.
Changes to these terms
If we update these terms, we'll post the new version here and change the effective date above. Using the site after a change means you accept the updated terms.