Terms of Service

1. Service description and your account

WinAGrant provides a grant-matching search engine and an AI-assisted grant application writing tool for small businesses and nonprofits. We do not guarantee that any grant application drafted using WinAGrant will be funded.

WinAGrant is not a government agency and is not affiliated with any funder. We charge for search and writing help, not for access to grants. You never have to pay anyone to apply for a government grant, and federal grant listings are free at Grants.gov.

You must be at least 18 and authorized to bind the organization you are purchasing for. Identify that organization accurately and keep your account credentials secure.

Drafts are a starting point only. Before submission, you must review each application and confirm that all facts, figures, and claims are accurate, complete, and attributable to you. Any certification of accuracy made on submission is made solely by you. You are solely responsible for what you submit to any funder. Some funders limit AI-assisted writing or ask you to disclose it. For example, NIH does not consider applications substantially developed by AI, including SBIR and STTR. Check your funder's rules before you use a draft, and disclose AI help wherever a funder asks.

2. Pricing and billing

(1) Effective date and existing purchases. These Terms apply to purchases made on or after September 23, 2026. Purchases made before that date keep the access rights and other benefits promised when purchased. In particular, application credits previously sold without expiration remain non-expiring, and the matched-list access previously sold without expiration remains non-expiring. Application credits never expire, whenever you bought them: this includes the 10 applications in a $97 package or a $72 upgrade bought under an earlier version of these Terms that limited them to 12 months. We will not apply the new Scout access rules below to previously purchased rights to the extent they are inconsistent with the terms in effect for that purchase.

(2) Single application, $25. Each $25 purchase includes one AI-written application for the grant you select, from your matches or a grant you provide yourself. Grant names are shown to you before you buy; what you pay for is the written application. Single-application credits do not expire. A single-application purchase does not require a Scout subscription.

(3) Ten applications, $97 once. The $97 purchase, charged once through Stripe, includes up to 10 AI-written applications for any grants you choose: grants on your matches, grants that open later, or grants you provide yourself. They do not expire, so you can use some now and save the rest for grants that open next year or later. An application counts as used when we finish writing it; if generation fails, the credit is returned and does not count. Editing or regenerating the same application does not consume another credit. Every application you successfully create is yours to view and download for as long as you keep your account, and it does not expire. Unused applications stay on your account and are not refundable except as Section 3 says. Canceling Scout does not affect your applications.

(3a) Upgrading from a $25 purchase. When we offer it, you can upgrade once per account if you bought one single $25 application and have never bought the $97 package: we credit the $25 you paid toward the $97 package and you pay $72, charged once through Stripe. The upgrade adds 9 AI-written applications, for 10 in total counting the one you already bought, on the same terms as (3): they do not expire, and unused ones are not refundable except as Section 3 says. The $25 application you already bought keeps its terms under (2) and does not expire. The credit is not available if that $25 was refunded, if you bought more than one $25 application, or if you have bought an application pack. Once you upgrade, the $25 you paid is covered by the upgrade purchase, not by the 14-day refund in Section 3. An upgrade does not add a second free month of Scout (see (5)).

(4) Grants that open after your purchase. Grant names are shown for free, including grants that open after your purchase. You can use an included application on any grant, whether or not Scout is active, or buy a single application for $25 as described above. Scout, described below, is how we watch for new matching grants and tell you when they open. Federal opportunities from Grants.gov are public and remain searchable regardless of Scout.

(5) Scout: free first month, then optional paid subscription. Right now, Scout alerts are free for every WinAGrant account and email subscriber, with no card and no subscription. We are not offering the paid subscription during this period, and we will update these Terms before Scout is offered for a price again. Your first $25 or $97 purchase includes one (1) month of Scout at no charge and with no subscription. The free month is provided once per account. Scout finds new grants that match your business, emails you when they open, and tells you what each one pays and when it closes. Scout does not include any written applications; writing is always purchased separately ($25 each, or included with the $97). We will not charge you for Scout unless you separately and affirmatively opt in to the paid subscription. If you opt in, your first $15 charge occurs on the date shown to you when you enroll, and Scout then renews automatically each month at $15 plus any applicable tax until you cancel. If you do not opt in, Scout ends after your free month with no charge. We will email you before your first charge with your first charge date, the recurring price and frequency, and how to cancel. You can cancel any time online, from your account billing page or at winagrant.com/scout/cancel without logging in; canceling immediately stops future renewals, access continues through the end of the current period, and we will confirm your cancellation by email. Applicable taxes are identified before you authorize payment, and a saved card is only charged for transactions you have affirmatively accepted.

(6) When Scout ends. Scout works only while it is active, including your free first month. If your Scout ends or lapses, we stop watching for new matching grants for you and stop sending Scout alerts. If a grant opens and closes while Scout is off, you might miss it. If you subscribe again, Scout resumes watching from that day. Grant names stay visible on your matches either way. Any application you have written, your remaining credits, and your remaining included applications stay available regardless of Scout. Copies you have already downloaded remain yours.

(7) Catalog and service. We provide ongoing monitoring for new matches while your Scout is active, but we do not guarantee a minimum number of matches or that a suitable grant will become available. We may update or remove listings from our active search catalog; removal does not eliminate your access to a listing you already purchased, except where removal is legally required, and historical listings may no longer be open or accurate and will be marked accordingly. All prices are in U.S. dollars.

3. Refunds

Before you pay, you see every grant you match by name: what it pays, when it closes, and why it fits, so you buy with your matches in front of you. Three things we want to be clear about.

First, we never guarantee funding. Grants are competitive, and no tool can promise you will win one.

Second, real and open, or we make it right. Every grant we show you should be a real grant, not already closed when you buy its application, that your business could actually apply for based on the accurate information you gave us. If that is not the case:

• Single application ($25): if the grant you bought an application for was fictitious, closed when you bought it, or objectively unavailable to your business, we refund that $25.
• Scout: if a grant Scout alerted you to was fictitious, closed when we alerted you, or objectively unavailable, we credit or refund the Scout charge for the affected service period.
• Ten applications ($97): if you used an included application on a grant from your matches that was fictitious, closed when you used it, or objectively unavailable to your business, we return that application to you or issue you a credit. If your matches as a whole materially failed, meaning a substantial share of the grants we showed you were not real, already closed, or not something your business could apply for when you bought, we refund the full $97.

We do not refund the same payment twice.

Third, our $25 14-day refund: if you find you don't qualify for the grant you picked, email hello@winagrant.com within 14 days of purchase and we refund that $25. This promise applies to one $25 purchase per customer. We may decline a request that looks like abuse of this promise, such as repeated purchases and refund requests.

A purchase made under an earlier version of these Terms keeps the refund terms in that version.

If the grant you pick is not accepting applications yet when you buy, those 14 days start on the day it opens instead of the day you buy. A funder can change its guidelines before it opens, so you can check our draft against the final rules before your window starts.

The 14-day refund does not apply to a $25 purchase you have credited toward an upgrade under Section 2(3a). A refund of the upgrade is limited to the $72 you paid for it, and it removes what the upgrade added; the $25 application you bought before it stays yours. The separate guarantee in this Section (a grant that is fictitious, already closed, or not open to your business) still applies to every application after an upgrade, including the one you bought for $25.

Except as stated here and as required by law, Scout payments are not prorated for voluntary cancellation, and unused $97 applications are not refundable. We refund unauthorized charges and any charge collected after an effective cancellation.

4. Acceptable use

You agree to use WinAGrant only for lawful purposes. You may not use our AI grant writer to submit materially false information in grant applications, attempt to reverse-engineer or scrape our service, or resell access to the platform without our written permission.

Do not enter Social Security numbers, bank or card numbers, or other sensitive personal information into the quiz or grant writer; the service does not need them.

5. Intellectual property and your content

Grant application text generated by our AI is yours to use, edit, and submit freely; to the extent we hold any transferable rights in that output, we assign them to you on payment. AI output may not be unique or copyrightable, and it does not affect any third party's rights. You keep your rights in the materials you upload, and you authorize us and our service providers to process them only as described in our Privacy Policy to provide the service. The WinAGrant platform, matching method, and underlying software remain our property.

6. Disclaimer of warranties

Except for our express commitments in these Terms and rights that cannot lawfully be excluded, the service is provided "as is" and "as available." To the extent permitted by law, we disclaim implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. AI-written drafts may contain errors or omissions. A match reflects the information we have and the answers you give; it is not a determination by the funder, who makes the final eligibility decision. You must verify eligibility, deadlines, factual statements, and submission requirements before you apply. We do not warrant that the service will be uninterrupted or error-free. This section does not limit our express refund commitments or excuse a failure to provide the service you purchased. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain exclusions, so some of these may not apply to you.

7. Limitation of liability

WinAGrant is not liable for grant application outcomes, missed deadlines, or decisions made by grant-awarding bodies. To the extent permitted by law, neither party is liable for indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages. Except for the carve-outs below, our total liability arising from the service will not exceed the greater of (a) $100 or (b) the total you paid us in the 12 months before the event giving rise to the claim plus any earlier amount you paid for the specific purchase giving rise to the claim, without counting the same payment twice. These limits do not apply to fraud, willful misconduct, gross negligence, liability that cannot lawfully be limited, or our obligations to provide promised refunds or to return unauthorized charges, and they do not restrict non-waivable statutory remedies or statutory attorneys' fees. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations, so some of these may not apply to you.

8. Indemnification

You will indemnify and hold us harmless from third-party claims to the extent caused by your intentional unlawful use of the service, your knowing submission of materially false information, or infringement resulting from materials you supplied without the necessary rights. This does not cover claims caused by our breach, our negligence, our unlawful conduct, or our unauthorized alteration of your materials. We will promptly notify you, reasonably cooperate, and let you control the defense with qualified counsel; no settlement may impose an admission, payment, or non-monetary obligation on you without your reasonable consent.

9. Suspension and termination

You can stop using WinAGrant at any time and close your account. We may suspend or end access when reasonably necessary to address fraud, security risks, unlawful use, or a material breach, and where practicable we will give you notice and a reasonable chance to cure first. Suspension or termination does not authorize further subscription charges or eliminate refunds required by law. Before a voluntary account closure we will explain what happens to your stored records and unused credits and give you a reasonable chance to download completed work, unless the law or a security need prevents it. If we discontinue the service without a material breach by you, we will give notice where practicable, an export opportunity, and an appropriate refund for prepaid services we will not provide. The sections that by their nature should survive termination (Refunds, Intellectual property, Disclaimer of warranties, Limitation of liability, Indemnification, and Governing law and venue) survive. If we end your account for your violation, we are not required to refund amounts already paid.

10. Electronic communications

By creating an account or making a purchase, you agree to receive communications from us electronically, including transactional messages such as receipts and account, billing, and security notices, and, where applicable, Scout alerts and reminders. You can opt out of non-transactional marketing emails at any time. Some transactional messages are necessary to provide the service and to comply with law, such as the notice we send before your first Scout charge. If a payment fails, we will notify you and may suspend Scout after any disclosed grace period; canceling ends further renewal attempts, and your previously purchased rights stay intact.

11. Changes to these Terms

Updated Terms apply to new purchases after their stated effective date. They do not reduce rights tied to earlier purchases. For an active Scout subscription, we will give you advance notice of any material change, with cancellation instructions, within the periods applicable law requires, and we will obtain your affirmative consent where required. We will not charge an increased subscription price without your affirmative consent. Any change to dispute-resolution terms will require your separate affirmative acceptance and will not apply to disputes that arose before that acceptance.

12. Governing law and venue

Virginia law governs these Terms, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. Either of us may bring a claim in small claims court where you live or in Loudoun County, Virginia. Otherwise, claims will be brought in the state courts located in Loudoun County, Virginia, or in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, unless the law where you live gives you the right to sue there. This choice does not deprive you of protections that applicable law makes non-waivable.

13. General

These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, are the entire agreement between you and WinAGrant and replace any prior agreements on this subject, except that they do not supersede rights preserved from earlier purchases or specific commitments in an accepted order confirmation. If any provision is unenforceable, the rest stays in effect. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver. You may not assign these Terms; we may assign them to a successor or affiliate, who must honor purchased entitlements and applicable privacy obligations. We are not responsible for delays or failures caused by events beyond our reasonable control.

14. Contact

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