Connect your edtech tool directly to schools with active budgets and grants
Solo edtech founders cannot acquire paying users because teachers and students expect free tools and the founders lack large marketing budgets.
SchoolGrantMatch scrapes and structures public school grant data, budget announcements, and purchasing calendars into actionable leads. Solo founders filter by subject, grade, and budget size then export warm outreach lists. This replaces expensive ads with precise, timing-aware targeting that reaches decision-makers who already have money allocated.
Solo founders in the edtech space
Only platform that cross-references real-time federal/state grant databases with school purchasing cycles instead of generic lead lists
professional
Daily pull of public education grants and budgets
Ranks schools by budget size, recency, and fit
One-click export of contact lists with notes
Email alerts when new matching grants appear
Pre-written emails for grant-holding admins
Visual purchasing calendar per district
Sync leads to Notion or Airtable
Auto-fill common grant fields
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| school_id | uuid | No |
| amount | int | Yes |
| deadline | timestamp | Yes |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| budget_cycle | text | Yes |
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| grant_id | uuid | No |
Relationships:
/api/grantsFetch matching grants for user filters
/api/leads/exportGenerate and return CSV
/api/alertsCreate new grant alert subscription
10 leads/month
Unlimited leads
Unlimited
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 40 | 15% | $120 | $1,440 |
| Month 6 | 280 | 18% | $1,008 | $12,096 |
Get matched with active education grants and purchasing cycles in minutes
Post in Indie Hackers edtech thread and r/SaaS offering free leads to first 10 founders who DM proof of product. DM 20 solo edtech founders on Twitter who recently launched and offer 3 months free in exchange for testimonial.
Strong media brand
No direct lead export or scoring
Actionable scored leads not articles
Proprietary daily-updated grant-to-school mapping database that improves with usage
Post-pandemic federal education grants are at record highs and most expire in 2025-2026 creating urgency
Grant websites change scraping structure
Fallback to manual curated dataset + community submissions
Success: 5 founders pay $20 for the list
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