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Grants Toolkit: Should You Choose the Planner or FUNDED?

Your business deserves a real shot at funding. But where do you start, and how do you turn a promising grant opportunity into a finished application?

COVEDOZA offers two digital resources created by founder Elisa Molina: FUNDED: How to Find, Apply for, and Win Small Business Grants and The Small Business Grants Digital Planner. One helps you understand the process. The other helps you organize the work.

Compare your grant toolkit

Your question	Start with FUNDED	Choose the Digital Planner
Am I ready to apply?	Learn about business foundations and finding opportunities that fit your business stage and background.	Work through eligibility checklists and plan your next steps.
What documents should I prepare?	Get guidance on documents, registrations, and proof points funders may request.	Use planning and tracking tools to organize your application work.
How do I explain my business?	Learn founder-story and grant-proposal frameworks, with real examples.	Put your ideas into practice with pitch-building prompts.
How do I manage applications?	Build a longer-term funding strategy instead of chasing random opportunities.	Use calendars, budget planning tools, and grant tracking to stay organized.
What format suits me?	A digital ebook with 13 chapters, six business-owner case studies, resources, and a glossary.	A fillable digital planner for hands-on planning and tracking.

Before you apply: four questions worth asking

1. Is my business eligible?

Start with the specific grant’s current requirements. Check its location, industry, business-stage, ownership, and permitted-use criteria before investing time in an application. Being a strong business does not automatically make you the right fit for every grant.

Choose FUNDED if you need help understanding where to look and how to assess opportunities. Choose the planner if you’re ready to work through eligibility checks and organize your applications.

2. Which application documents will I need?

Requirements vary. A grant may request business registration details, financial information, a project budget, or evidence supporting your business story. Use the funder’s own checklist as your source of truth.

FUNDED provides guidance on documents and registrations. The planner supports the practical work of budgeting, planning, and tracking applications.

3. What is a realistic funding amount?

Build your funding goal around a specific business need, not the largest award you can find. Explain what the money would pay for and how that investment would help your business.

The planner’s description references needs ranging from $500 to $50,000. That is not an award promise or a prediction of what you’ll receive. Available amounts, competition, and eligible expenses depend on each grant.

4. What happens after I win?

Before accepting an award, review its agreement for spending restrictions, reporting deadlines, required receipts, and any progress updates. Keep records of how you use the funds.

Neither product description specifically lists post-award reporting templates. For those requirements, follow the funder’s instructions directly.

Choose your starting point

Need the roadmap? Choose FUNDED.

Start here if you want step-by-step guidance on finding grants, preparing your business, and writing stronger applications.

Get FUNDED: How to Find, Apply for, and Win Small Business Grants

Ready to organize and take action? Choose the planner.

Start here if you want fillable tools for eligibility checks, pitches, deadlines, budgets, and grant tracking.

Get The Small Business Grants Digital Planner by COVEDOZA

Want both guidance and structure? Read FUNDED for the strategy, then use the planner to put your next steps into motion. Neither resource guarantees funding, but each gives you a practical way to approach the work with more clarity.

November 01, 2026 — Elisa Molina