The grant money already exists. My AI kept inventing foundations to spend it on

Developer Zed Aina has launched FundFinderAI, a tool designed to help small NGOs locate legitimate grant opportunities. The project addresses a critical issue in AI-driven tools: the tendency for models to hallucinate plausible but non-existent funding sources. FundFinderAI operates by performing live Google searches and then independently verifying every URL returned. The application uses a strict verification gate that distinguishes between broken links and unverified sources, ensuring that users are not misled by AI-generated fabrications. The developer emphasizes that while LLMs can be powerful, they often fail to actually execute search tools, instead relying on training data. By forcing the model to provide evidence of its search queries and re-validating every link, the tool aims to save NGOs time and resources. The project is open-source and includes a diagnostic script to verify that the AI model is performing actual web searches rather than hallucinating results.