It says no when the answer is no.
East Africa Youth Wellbeing Call
Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania · up to $40,000 · closes 14 Dec
- FORYou are registered in Kenya, which the call requires.
- FORYour counselling and peer support programme matches the call's first theme.
- AGAINSTThe funder asks for two years of audited accounts. Your library holds one.
What to do: Ask the funder whether one audit plus management accounts is accepted, before you write anything.
Four answers, never a percentage
Many grant tools give each call a match score. A score of 74% does not tell you whether to spend a week on it. Afrant gives one of four answers, and the reasons.
- Strong fit
- You pass every hard rule and your work matches what the call funds.
- Fair fit
- You pass the hard rules, but something counts against you. It is named, with what you would need.
- Weak fit
- You could apply, but little in your records matches the call. Usually not worth a small team's week.
- Not eligible
- A hard rule excludes you: country, registration type, years of operation or a required document.
What is checked, and against what
Each rule is read from the call and compared with a fact from your own documents. Both sides are shown, so you can see why.
| Rule | Read from the call | Compared with |
|---|---|---|
| Country | Where applicants must be registered or working | Your registration certificate and where your programmes run |
| Kind of organisation | NGO, CBO, trust, company limited by guarantee, consortium lead | Your registration type |
| Years of operation | Minimum years since registration | Your registration date |
| Financial records | Audited accounts required, and for how many years | The audit reports in your library |
| Size | Minimum or maximum annual budget; grant size against your turnover | Your budget and annual report |
| Required registrations | Portals or numbers the funder insists on | What your documents show you hold |
| Themes and people served | What the call funds, and for whom | Your programmes and results |
A shorter list is the point
Listing sites send you hundreds of calls. Most are closed, or for another country, or need three years of audits you do not have. Afrant's list is short because it has already said no for you.
- Closed calls drop out. A call whose deadline has passed is no longer offered as open.
- Each call links to the funder. You can always read the original.
- Unverified is labelled. If the deadline could not be confirmed on the funder's page, it says so.
Matches this week
19 calls checked
- Innovations in adolescent mental healthKenya among 12 countries · closes 20 JanStrong fit
- East Africa Youth Wellbeing CallKenya, Uganda, Tanzania · closes 14 DecFair fit
- Community Nutrition Small GrantsEast Africa · closes 30 JanWeak fit
- Urban Youth Employment FundOpen to organisations registered in GhanaNot eligible
15 more were left out as not eligible. Each one says why.
Questions about eligibility
How does Afrant know whether we are eligible?
It reads each call's own rules (which countries, which kinds of organisation, how many years of operation, which documents) and compares them with the facts in your fact sheet, which come from your own documents. Hard rules are checked first. Only then is the fit of your work against the call's themes judged.
What if Afrant is unsure about a rule?
It says so. A call whose deadline or eligibility could not be read from the funder's own page is marked unverified, and the reasons for and against are shown so that you can check the call yourself before spending time on it.
Where do the calls come from?
From funders' own pages and official funding portals. Each call keeps a link to its source. The directory is checked every night and grows as sources are added; during the pilot it is still small.
Can we add a call that is not in the directory?
Yes. Add the call yourself with its funder, link and deadline, and it joins the same pipeline, with tasks, documents and reminders. Calls from the directory also arrive with a checklist built from the call's own requirements.
Will it still show us calls we are not eligible for?
They are left out of your matches, but you can see them, each with the rule that excludes you. Sometimes the fix is small, such as a registration you are about to complete.
Read next
- Proposal writingDrafts written from your own documents. Every figure links to the page it came from, and a claim with no source is flagged.
- How to write a concept noteWhat funders expect in a few pages, the usual sections, the fixed EU form, and how a concept note differs from a full proposal.
- Afrant and fundsforNGOs PremiumA listings and learning subscription beside a grants workspace: what each does, and why many organisations will use both.
Find out which calls are worth your week.
Afrant is in pilot and opens one organisation at a time. It is free during the pilot, and there is a sample workspace to explore before you upload anything.