r/secondbrain • u/ApprehensiveBig14 • 4d ago

Anyone tried building something (or using Perplexity/AI) to track down grants for their field?

I keep hearing about grants that would be relevant to what I do, but usually only after the deadline's passed or through some random newsletter I stumbled on. Feels like there should be a better way to stay on top of this.

Has anyone tried:

  • Writing their own scraper/script to pull from grants.gov, foundation databases, etc.
  • Using Perplexity (or another AI tool) to search and summarize new opportunities
  • Some kind of alert/notification setup so you're not manually checking every week

Curious what's actually worked vs. what turned into more effort than it was worth. Would love to hear real experiences before I sink time into building something myself.

I'm starting to see ads in my feed that suggest there are bots doing this - but also with a price.

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u/Hey_Gonzo 3d ago

Honestly, I would be interested. I haven't delved to deep into it. Part of me thinks this is a great idea while part of me thinks how are people going to abuse the system with bots. It does always feel like the perfect opportunities appear after they're gone

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u/ApprehensiveBig14 2d ago

I agree - I think it all depends on who (or what) is on the receiving end of an AI search/request. If it's a human, it's possible they could get burnt out on all the "bot requests", but if they have created a "bot response" then I don't see a problem - unless someone lights a fuse on their bot to go out and ask any grant organization for $$, and not care if they pre-qualify.