GrantKit
Curated database of 3,650+ grants, foundations, and support resources for individuals, families, and caregivers across 29 countries. Organized by category, country, and eligibility. Subscription-based SaaS.
Features
- Grants & Resources Catalog — Browse, search, and filter 3,650+ entries by category, country, condition, funding type, state, city, and more
- 5-Language Support — Full UI and catalog content in English, French, Spanish, Russian, and Georgian
- Advanced Filters — Filter by diagnosis, B-2 visa eligibility, funding type, deadline, state, and city
- AI Grant Assistant — Chat-powered grant discovery using Anthropic Claude
- User Dashboard — Save grants, track favorites, manage subscription
- Admin Panel — Full CRUD for grants, user management, newsletter notifications, CSV/Excel import/export
- External Grant Search — Search 84,000+ grants and 133,000+ US foundations via GrantedAI API directly from the admin panel
- Subscription & Payments — Paddle integration for monthly/annual plans
- Email Notifications — Resend-powered email alerts for new grants and subscription events
- SEO Optimized — Server-side sitemap, robots.txt, meta tags, JSON-LD structured data
- Mobile-First Design — Responsive UI with bottom navigation, pull-to-refresh, skeleton loading, PWA manifest
- Dual Theme — Sun & Moon theme system (light/dark)
Tech Stack
| Layer | Technology |
|---|
| Frontend | React 19, TypeScript, Vite, TailwindCSS 4 |
| UI Components | Radix UI, Framer Motion, Recharts |
| Backend | Node.js 22, Express, tRPC 11 |
| Database | MySQL, Drizzle ORM |
| Auth | OpenID / JWT (jose) — Manus OAuth |
| Payments | Paddle |
| Email | Resend |
| AI | Anthropic Claude SDK |
| Deployment | Railway (primary), Vercel (staging), Docker |
Project Structure
grantkit/
├── client/src/
│ ├── pages/ # Home, Catalog, Dashboard, Admin, Profile, etc.
│ ├── components/ # Navbar, FilterBar, CatalogCard, AIChatBox, etc.
│ ├── contexts/ # LanguageContext (i18n), ThemeContext
│ ├── i18n/ # Translation files (en, fr, es, ru, ka)
│ └── main.tsx # tRPC client setup
├── server/
│ ├── _core/ # Express entry, tRPC setup, env, OAuth
│ ├── routers.ts # All tRPC API endpoints
│ ├── db.ts # Database queries (Drizzle ORM)
│ ├── externalGrants.ts # GrantedAI API integration
│ ├── emailService.ts # Resend email notifications
│ ├── toolboxClient.ts # AI assistant
│ └── importGrants.ts # CSV/Excel bulk import
├── drizzle/
│ └── schema.ts # MySQL table definitions
├── scripts/ # Enrichment and utility scripts
├── Dockerfile # Multi-stage production build
└── vercel.json # Vercel frontend config
Getting Started
Prerequisites
- Node.js 22+
- pnpm 10+
- MySQL database
Installation
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/navyforses/grantkit.git
cd grantkit
# Install dependencies
pnpm install
# Set up environment variables
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your database URL, API keys, etc.
# Push database schema
pnpm db:push
# Start development server
pnpm dev
Scripts
| Command | Description |
|---|
pnpm dev | Start development server with hot reload |
pnpm build | Build for production (Vite + esbuild) |
pnpm start | Run production server |
pnpm test | Run tests with Vitest |
pnpm check | TypeScript type checking |
pnpm db:push | Push Drizzle schema to database |
Internationalization (i18n)
GrantKit supports 5 languages with full UI and catalog content translations:
| Language | Code | Coverage |
|---|
| English | en | 100% (base) |
| French | fr | ~80% catalog + 100% UI |
| Spanish | es | ~82% catalog + 100% UI |
| Russian | ru | ~81% catalog + 100% UI |
| Georgian | ka | ~77% catalog + 100% UI |
API Endpoints
All API endpoints use tRPC at /api/trpc.
Public
catalog.list — Browse grants with filters and paginationcatalog.detail — Get grant details by item IDcatalog.preview — Diverse category preview for homepage
Protected (Auth required)
grants.savedList — Get user's saved grant IDsgrants.toggleSave — Save/unsave a grantsubscription.status — Get subscription statusai.grantChat — AI-powered grant discovery chat
Admin
admin.grants — List all grants with search/filteradmin.createGrant / admin.updateGrant / admin.deleteGrant — Grant CRUDadmin.searchExternal — Search 84,000+ external grantsadmin.importExternal — Import external grant to catalogadmin.searchFunders — Search 133,000+ US foundationsadmin.parseImport / admin.executeImport — CSV/Excel bulk import
License
MIT
Built with React, tRPC, Drizzle ORM, and Claude AI.
