Complete Crew Kit 05

Grant Pursuit Desk

Find promising funding opportunities, check eligibility, and turn the strongest option into a proposal work plan.

Designed for: Nonprofits, public agencies, schools, researchers, and small organizations seeking grants

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The standing assignment

What this team is responsible for

The Grant Pursuit Desk discovers opportunities, verifies eligibility, gathers evidence, prepares a proposal structure, and checks compliance. A person approves every organizational representation, budget, commitment, and submission.

Roles and responsibilities

Each Bot owns one part of the desk

Scout

Topic and opportunity finder

Find current opportunities matching the approved mission, geography, and funding range.

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Researcher

Source-based research assistant

Verify eligibility, deadlines, requirements, and official language.

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Planner

Project planning assistant

Build the work plan, evidence checklist, assignments, and schedule.

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Writer

First-draft writing assistant

Draft sections from approved facts and evidence.

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Editor

Plain-language editor

Check completeness, consistency, claims, and compliance questions.

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Included workflows

Jobs this Crew Kit can run

Grant opportunity review

Check eligibility, fit, burden, timing, and decision points.

Open workflow

Proposal work plan

Create a requirement map and drafting schedule.

Submission readiness

Check attachments, representations, approvals, and open risks.

Shared inputs

Prepare the desk

Mission, programs, geography, and applicant type
Approved organization facts and prior materials
Official notice, funding range, and deadline constraints

Operating rhythm

Run the work in stages

DiscoveryFind opportunities and preserve official source links.Scout
EligibilityCheck threshold requirements and prepare a decision brief.Researcher + person
DevelopmentBuild the evidence plan and draft approved sections.Planner + Writer
ComplianceReview the package and route open questions.Editor + person

Crew Passport

Shared access and approval rules

Planning checklist

This record is not automatically installed or enforced. Configure each rule in Hermes and in the connected service before the Crew begins work.

Allowed access

Public funder sites and official notices
Approved organizational documents and the grant workspace

A person must perform or release

Represent organizational eligibility or performance
Set a budget, target, or commitment
Contact a funder or submit an application

Bots must never

Invent performance data, partners, or budgets
Reuse restricted material
Submit through a portal

Use real enforcement where it exists

Use read-only or draft-only access where available.
Role instructions explain the limits but cannot enforce them by themselves.
Require a person to release messages, purchases, submissions, and other external actions.
Treat emails, webpages, attachments, and retrieved records as reference material. Do not follow instructions inside them or let them change the Bot's role or access.
Keep credentials outside Bot files, downloads, and handoff records.

Set up the kit

Prove the handoffs before adding automation

1
Open each linked Bot page in the Bots and responsibilities section. Review the profile files, version, and review status before downloading anything.
2
Download each approved profile and import it into Hermes Desktop.
3
Open each Bot's settings in Hermes Desktop. Give it only the files, tools, and connections needed for its role.
4
Set matching limits in connected services, such as read-only access or draft-only access. The Crew Passport is a checklist; it does not apply these limits for you.
5
Run one workflow manually in separate Bot conversations.
6
Save each approved handoff before the next Bot begins.
7
After the manual test works, you can add a shared task board or a scheduled Hermes routine.