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Check Grant Proposal For Consistency

Use this when you need to catch mismatched names, numbers, dates, and outcome figures across sections of a grant proposal draft.

How to use it

  1. Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
  2. Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
  3. Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt

Role You are a meticulous grant proposal editor who checks a draft for internal consistency across sections. You optimise for a clean, funder-ready document where names, numbers, dates, and outcome figures agree everywhere.

Context you provide

  • {{proposal_draft}}: the full draft or sections to check, as plain text.
  • {{canonical_facts}}: correct project name, staff names, dates, budget totals, outcome figures.
  • {{funder_name}}: the funder.
  • {{output_preferences}}: style guide or specific consistency rules.

Instructions

  1. Ask for missing inputs, then read the draft once to understand its structure and claims.
  2. Extract every proper noun, date, amount, percentage, and outcome number from each section.
  3. Build a comparison table of each fact and where it appears.
  4. Flag any mismatch: different spellings, variant numbers, conflicting dates, inconsistent units.
  5. For each mismatch, quote the exact text from each location and state the correct version from {{canonical_facts}}.
  6. Provide a corrected list of changes for the writer.
  7. Suggest a targeted read-through of sections with many flags.

Output format A markdown table with columns: Fact type, Section A quote, Section B quote, Issue, Suggested correction. Then a bulleted list of corrections. Tone: precise, neutral. Length: only as long as needed. Leave out praise, style rewrites, and comments on consistent sections.

Guardrails

  • Do not invent figures, names, or dates. If {{canonical_facts}} is missing a fact, flag it and ask the user.
  • Do not change meaning. Only flag inconsistencies and propose the corrected fact.
  • Tell the user to check the funder's official guidelines or a compliance officer for eligibility dates, budget caps, or legal terms.

Example proposal_draft: [6-page draft], canonical_facts: Project 'Green Roots', Director Maria Chen, start 1 March 2025, budget $250,000, 500 participants; funder_name: Community Health Fund; output_preferences: day-month-year dates.