Administration

Funding Agent

A funding application is read twice. The second time, years later, by the auditors.

Reviews funding applications systematically and supports reporting and documentation.

Open agent
Public administration

Four processes that take up the most time today

Developed in Germany · Hosted in the EU

Developed in Germany · Hosted in the EU or on-premises

Delivered together with

STACKIT Sovereign hosting in Germany, single-tenant from the first user.
Rödl Legal, tax and compliance expertise for legally sound deployment.
4P Consulting Advisory and implementation for the public sector, starting with the AI readiness assessment.

Whatever is not documented today has to be reconstructed in the audit.

The funding body checks the application and cost plan against the guideline and the ancillary provisions, which govern the eligible purpose in different places. Every assessment needs a justification that still holds up in the audit.

1cost itemOne item in the cost plan does not fit the eligible purpose.
2sets of rulesThe funding guideline and the ancillary provisions say so in separate places.
3assessmentsTechnical review, cost review, second opinion.
9assessment criteriaEvery single one needs a reference in the application, or it will be missing in the audit later.

The funding body assesses 40 to 60% faster because the clause and reference already sit next to the item on first reading.

The 40 to 60% faster assessment is this agent's headline figure. The number of assessment steps describes a typical workflow in a funding body and was not measured.

Three steps through the process.

The agent checks the application and cost plan against the funding guideline and names every missing justification; the funding body decides on the funding.

Check the application against the guideline

The agent reads the funding guideline and the ancillary provisions and checks every application item against them. For every deviation, it cites the clause of the guideline.

Reconciliation list for application FÖ-2026-0338, 27 items, 5 with a guideline note

Structure the assessment

The agent fills in the funding body's assessment grid and supports every criterion with a reference in the application. It assesses like cases alike.

Assessment sheet with 9 criteria, 1 reference in the application per criterion

File the review documentation for the audit

The agent files the review steps, references and justifications as a record. Years later, the auditors find the record exactly as it was.

pruefdokumentation_foe-2026-0338.pdf, 4 pages, 27 items documented

What the agent does not do.

It does not approve funding.

It delivers the assessment with its justification. The funding body signs approvals and rejections.

It does not settle questions of how to interpret the guideline.

Where the eligible purpose is unclear, it cites the clause and puts the question to the case officer.

It does not see a parallel application to another funding provider.

It reads the application and attachments in the funding portal. Whether the same cost item has also been applied for under a state programme appears nowhere there, so it does not notice double funding.

Connected systems

  • Funding portal
  • project database
  • document management

Operations

  • Deployment modelEU cloud, private cloud or on-premises
  • Data processingGDPR-compliant, no model training on your data
  • Responsible teamsFunding Bodies, Project Sponsors

The questions that come up before the first meeting.

How quickly is the Funding Agent ready to use?

A pilot typically runs on your own data within 4 to 6 weeks. The agent connects to your existing systems rather than running as a separate, parallel environment.

Where is the data processed?

EU cloud, private cloud or on-premises. Processing is GDPR-compliant and models are never trained on your data. Details in the Trust Center.

Where does the figure “40 to 60% faster assessment” come from?

It is based on experience from comparable projects and process benchmarks, not a commitment. We work out the realistic effect for your organisation during the assessment before the pilot.

Related agents.

Intake review, case 2026/04711

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