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Where do we find grants and pitch competitions—and how do we win?

You say you don't know where to look. That's not quite true. You haven't looked yet — not with any discipline. Grants and competitions are not hidden in some vault. They sit in directories, newsletters, and emails you have not opened. The harder truth: even if someone handed you a full list, you would still need to do the work. Write the application. Rehearse the pitch. Submit before you feel ready, not after. No list fixes that part. Do this with your team, not alone. Divide the search. Share what each of you finds. Practice the pitch on each other until it no longer sounds borrowed. Winning is not a mystery — it is preparation, repeated, in front of people who will tell you the truth.

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Half the barrier is knowing where to look and what judges actually reward; the other half is building the weekly habit of acting on it.
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What’s really going on

You will not find them waiting. Pick one person this week to search three places: your industry group, a local accelerator, a university program. Choose one deadline. Build toward it as a team. The skill is searching weekly, together — not a secret map others hold and you don't.

🔒 What you’ll build togetherUnlock by starting
A moveAssign one teammate each week to find three new opportunities — grants, competitions, or funds — and share them by Friday.
A movePick a deadline within 60 days and commit to it out loud, as a team, this week.
A moveRehearse your pitch in front of each other three times before you rehearse it in front of strangers.
A moveAfter every rejection, write down the one sentence of feedback you got — even if you have to ask for it.
A moveReview your search habit every two weeks: did you look, or did you wait?
PractiseOpportunity Sweep · a Pod of 4 · 30 min

What changes unlock by starting

  • A running list of live grants and competitions, updated weekly.
  • A pitch that has been tested on real listeners, not just written in a document.
  • A team habit of searching and applying, instead of waiting to be noticed.
  • Fewer missed deadlines, because someone on the team owns the calendar.

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