Context
Users seeking funding opportunities across fragmented grant programs.
Problem
Grant discovery required manual research with low relevance to user location.
Constraints
Matching needed to occur client-side with minimal user input.
Scope
Platform architect defining matching logic and administrative tooling.
Strategy
Use geographic lookup to filter and surface relevant funding programs.
Architecture
Implemented zip-code based matching with an admin-managed program database.
Impact
Users quickly identified relevant funding opportunities without manual research.
Effects
Improved perceived value of the platform as a practical decision-support tool.
Artifacts
Grant matching ruleset
Available upon request
Admin program management interface
Available upon request
Key Insights
Relevance beats completeness when users are seeking actionable information.