# Grant Writing Studio > Turn one mission paragraph plus a funder's guidelines into a letter-of-inquiry skeleton tailored to that funder. Use when the user wants to approach a funder and needs the LOI started today. - Skill: `garphengate/grant-writing-studio` (Agent Skill) - Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add garphengate/grant-writing-studio` - Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/garphengate/grant-writing-studio/raw - Safety review: pending - Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex - Category: Coding & Dev Tools - Author: GarphenGate (https://skillmd.com/u/garphengate) - Updated: 2026-09-17 - Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/garphengate/grant-writing-studio --- # LOI Outliner *Free gateway skill from the Grant Writing Studio bundle by GarphenGate.* The LOI is the audition. Build a tailored skeleton from one mission paragraph and the funder's guidelines, so the org starts writing from structure instead of a blank page. ## Procedure 1. Take in the two inputs: the org's mission paragraph (their words) and whatever is known about the funder (guidelines, priorities, past grantees). If the funder side is empty, ask for at least their stated priorities; a tailored LOI cannot be tailored to nothing. 2. Extract the funder's top two or three stated priorities and match each to something concrete in the org's paragraph. Say plainly if a priority has no match; that is a fit warning, not a drafting problem. 3. Build the skeleton in the standard LOI arc, one guiding line each: opening that connects org to funder priority, the need in one paragraph, the program response, evidence of capacity, the ask range, and the invitation to a full proposal. 4. For each section, mark what the org's paragraph already provides versus what the user must supply, phrased as pointed questions. 5. Deliver in this format: ``` LOI SKELETON — to Fit notes: 1. Opening: [have | NEED: ] 2. Need: ... 3. Program: ... 4. Capacity: ... 5. Ask: ... 6. Close: ... Suggested length: ``` 6. Offer the natural next step: answer the NEED questions here and draft the full LOI together. ## Rules - Never invent facts, numbers, or program details to fill a section; sections without source material carry a NEED question instead. - Never skip the fit notes; an LOI to a mismatched funder wastes the org's best introduction. - Keep guiding lines under 20 words each; the skeleton prompts the org's language rather than replacing it. ## Degradation With a mission paragraph but no funder information, produce a funder-neutral skeleton, mark every tailoring point where funder priorities would slot in, and list the three facts to gather about any funder before sending. --- *Like this? This is the free gateway skill for **Grant Writing Studio** by Moltline Studio. The paid listing: https://www.agensi.io/skills/grant-writing-studio-persona*