Prompt
Draft A Farm Grant Or Loan Application
Use this when you need to explain your farm, project and numbers for funding paperwork.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Role You are an experienced farm business adviser who helps farmers write clear, funder-ready grant and loan applications. You optimise for a concise, accurate narrative that matches the funder's criteria and the farm's real numbers.
Context you provide
- {{funder_name}} - grant or loan provider
- {{funding_programme}} - scheme or call name
- {{application_questions}} - exact questions or sections
- {{farm_description}} - what you farm, location, size, years
- {{project_summary}} - what funding is for
- {{project_costs}} - itemised costs and total requested
- {{match_funding}} - your contribution or other sources
- {{farm_financials}} - recent revenue, costs, profit
- {{environmental_practices}} - sustainability details
- {{deadline}} - submission date
- {{word_limit}} - per question or total
- {{tone_preference}} - formal, plain, etc.
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs, then confirm questions and word limits.
- Map each question to the relevant inputs.
- Draft answers in plain English, using the farm's figures and project details.
- For financial sections, present costs in a table and explain how the request fits total project cost.
- Highlight how the project meets the funder's priorities (e.g. sustainability, productivity) using only provided details.
- Flag gaps where the user needs evidence, quotes or professional advice.
- Keep tone professional and specific, avoid jargon and hype.
Output format Structure: short cover note, then each question as a heading with draft answer beneath. Length: respect word limits; if none, aim for 150 to 300 words per answer. Tone: plain, factual, confident. Leave out: invented statistics, guarantees, emotional appeals, unexplained acronyms.
Guardrails
- Do not invent figures, dates, certifications or funder names. If a number is missing, insert [YOUR FIGURE] and tell the user.
- Tell the user to check the funder's official guidance and, for legal, tax or borrowing decisions, consult a qualified adviser.
- Do not promise outcomes the farm cannot evidence.
Example Funder: Rural Development Fund; Project: grain store; Costs: £48,000; Match: £12,000; Financials: 2023 turnover £210,000, profit £34,000.