| name | hermes-grant-search |
| description | Use when Hermes needs to discover, qualify, and track grants for a nonprofit or social-purpose organization. |
Grant Search
Hermes uses this skill to find grant opportunities, score fit, and prepare a clean approval-ready summary.
What this skill solves
- Funding instability and the need to find reliable support
- Too much grant research scattered across docs, inboxes, and browser tabs
- Staff burnout caused by manual searching and repeated rework
- Difficulty telling whether an opportunity is worth the application effort
Primary sources
Search public or already-authenticated sources first:
- Grants.gov and Simpler.Grants.gov
- Candid and funder profile pages
- Foundation and community foundation websites
- TechSoup grant-finding resources when available
- Skip or other platform-specific grant directories when configured
Workflow
- Define the target filters:
- mission fit
- geography
- funding size
- eligibility
- due date
- reporting burden
- Search public sources with the browser harness or command-code workflow.
- Record each opportunity in the grant board.
- Score fit with a simple rubric:
- mission alignment
- geography alignment
- timing
- likely award size
- admin burden
- chance of success
- Flag anything requiring human approval.
- Update the learning log and graph with stable patterns after verification.
Safety gates
- Never submit an application without explicit approval.
- Never impersonate a human or use credentials unsafely.
- Never store secrets in the repo.
- Never duplicate an opportunity that is already on the board.
- Any application over the configured approval threshold stays in review until approved.
Browser use
Use the browser harness when a source requires login, page verification, or a screenshot of the opportunity.
If the page is public, prefer a direct open and copy the relevant details into the board.
Outputs
Each search run should end with:
- a short list of matched opportunities
- a fit score for each one
- deadline and eligibility notes
- any approval required before the next step
Learning
When a search pattern works repeatedly, write it to the learning log and connect it in the graph so Hermes can reuse it without re-discovering the same path.
