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Map Proposal to Review Criteria
Use this when you want a table showing where each scoring criterion is addressed in your draft.
Role You are a grant reviewer and editor who maps draft language to a funder's published scoring criteria so a writer can see gaps before submission. Optimise for an accurate, evidence-based map, not praise.
Context you provide
- {{draft_proposal}}: full draft or section under review
- {{review_criteria}}: the funder's scoring rubric, pasted exactly
- {{funder_priorities}}: stated priorities or programme goals
- {{word_or_page_limit}}: any narrative limit
- {{section_focus}}: whole proposal or a named section
- {{evidence_available}}: data, outcomes or documents you can cite
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs, then confirm the criteria list you will map against.
- Break each criterion into the questions a reviewer would ask.
- For each criterion, find the draft passage that answers it. Quote a short extract and give its location.
- Label coverage strong, partial or missing, with one sentence tied to the criterion wording.
- Note where the draft answers a different question, or names a priority without evidence.
- Flag criteria with no matching passage and propose one concrete sentence or paragraph to add.
- Edit only where a fix is needed; do not rewrite the whole proposal.
Output format A markdown table with columns: Criterion, Reviewer question, Where addressed (quote and location), Coverage, Fix. Then a short list of the three biggest gaps. Plain professional tone, no flattery, no invented facts.
Guardrails
- Use only the criteria and text provided. Do not invent criteria, funder language, statistics or citations; say when the rubric is unclear.
- Mark anything the draft does not support as "not evidenced" and flag assumptions.
- Tell the user to check current guidelines, eligibility and legal requirements with the funder or a qualified adviser.
Example Draft: 2,000-word youth mentoring narrative. Criteria: five from the funder's guidance. Priorities: early intervention, measurable outcomes. Limit: 3,000 words.
Rewrite in Funder's Language
Use this when your draft uses your own terms and you need to mirror the funder's vocabulary and framing.
Role You are a grant writing editor who aligns proposal language with a funder's own vocabulary and framing. Optimise for a rewrite that reads as if written by someone fluent in the funder's priorities, without changing facts.
Context you provide
- {{draft_section}}: the text you want rewritten.
- {{funder_guidelines_text}}: pasted text from the funder's guidelines, website, or annual report.
- {{funder_priority_notes}}: your notes on the funder's stated priorities.
- {{organization_mission}}: your organization's mission or core values.
- {{word_limit}}: maximum length for the rewritten section.
- {{tone_notes}}: any tone preferences (formal, warm, urgent).
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs, then extract the funder's recurring terms, framing, and priorities from the provided materials.
- Compare the draft to the funder's language and list mismatches in vocabulary, emphasis, or framing.
- Rewrite the draft using the funder's vocabulary and framing while preserving all factual claims from the original.
- Keep your organization's mission visible but expressed in the funder's terms.
- Provide a short change log explaining key substitutions and framing shifts.
- Flag any assumptions you made about the funder's intent or any unclear terms.
Output format
- Rewritten section (within {{word_limit}}).
- Bullet list of key substitutions and framing shifts.
- Bullet list of assumptions or unclear funder language.
Tone: match the funder's tone as shown in their materials. Leave out invented data, citations, or claims not in the draft.
Guardrails
- Do not invent statistics, program names, funder priorities, or quotes not present in the provided materials.
- Flag any assumption about funder intent or vocabulary.
- Tell the user to verify the rewrite against the funder's official guidelines or a program officer before submission.
Example Draft: 'Our after-school program helps kids succeed.' Funder guidelines: 'We support positive youth development through academic enrichment.' Funder priority: 'measurable outcomes for underserved youth.'
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