How results are ranked
Every result carries a Relevance Score from 0 to 100. It measures how closely a program's published details line up with what you told us — nothing more. A high Relevance Score is not an eligibility determination, a pre-qualification, or any indication that funding will be awarded. Only the funding organization can decide who qualifies.
Factors and weights
| Factor | Weight | What it measures |
|---|---|---|
| Geography | 18 | Whether the program covers your state, county, or city, or is nationwide. |
| Organization type | 16 | Whether your entity type is listed as an eligible applicant. |
| Purpose | 16 | Whether the program funds what you described needing money for. |
| Amount | 12 | How close the program's award range is to the amount you need. |
| Industry | 10 | Whether your industry is named or the program is industry-neutral. |
| Organization size | 8 | Employee count and years in operation against stated limits. |
| Availability | 8 | Whether the program is open, forecasted, or closed. |
| Deadline | 5 | How much time remains to apply. |
| Source quality | 4 | How authoritative and complete the publishing source is. |
| Record completeness | 3 | How much of the program record the source actually states. |
How your words are interpreted
Plain-language descriptions are read with fixed rules that look for locations, dollar amounts, organization types, industries, and purposes. Everything the parser extracts is shown back to you on the results page so you can correct it. Interpretation only shapes the search; it never decides eligibility.
Data honesty rules
- Only real programs from official sources are stored. Nothing is invented.
- Fields the source does not state stay blank instead of being guessed.
- Categories inferred from program text are labelled as inferred.
- Closed programs are archived with their history rather than deleted.
- Each record links to the official listing so you can verify it yourself.