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Stop hunting Census spreadsheets and health data portals. Get all the demographics, health, and well-being statistics you need for your Need Statement from one place—just ask.

Grant Writing Shouldn’t Feel Like Data Archaeology

Grant professionals lose hours searching, waiting, and double-checking numbers—when the mission should come first

The data you need is scattered across a dozen sources

You know the Census has poverty rates. You know county health rankings exist somewhere. You know there’s child welfare data out there. But finding them, downloading them, and figuring out which table actually answers your question? That’s half a day gone—time you don’t have when the deadline is Friday.

You’re not a statistician—and you shouldn’t have to be

Margins of error. Five-year estimates vs. one-year estimates. Suppressed data. The Census Bureau assumes you have a PhD in survey methodology. You just need to know: what’s the poverty rate in this neighborhood?

AI gives you numbers you can’t trust

You’ve tried major AI tools. It confidently told you the health outcomes in your county. It was wrong. Now you’re back to square one, fact-checking everything, wondering if it’s faster to just do it yourself.

Baselight eliminates these bottlenecks by connecting you directly to structured, verifiable data—no more guessing, no more dead ends.

How Grant Professionals Use Baselight

See concrete workflow examples that map to your daily work
Screenshot showing a chat interface with a question about neighborhoods having high rates of depression and low rates of mental health care access, along with a table listing areas with relevant data.

Trusted data from global sources

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How it works

From Question to Publishable Insight

Find, verify, and use public data without slowing down your story.
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Start by asking a question

  • Ask questions in plain English (or any other language) no SQL, no formulas
  • Upload your own datasets – like documents from local sources. Everything stays private
  • Browse datasets by topic, location, or keyword before asking questions
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Get Verifiable Answers

  • Get your answer in seconds
  • All answers can be fact-checked and linked back to the original data sources
  • Every dataset includes source and methodology
  • Ask follow-up questions as you write. Refine your search until you get exactly what you need.
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Visualize, Download and Share

  • Baselight will automatically create charts for your data that you can download or share
  • You can even share the whole chat conversation. with others so they see how you got to the results
  • Create dashboards to join multiple charts

We have the data you need—all tailored, all in one place.

Featured Datasets for Grant Professionals

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Census

U.S. Census Bureau

Census data covers dozen of topics across 130+ surveys and programs. Browse 2.5 million tables of data!

Coverage

1900-2025, Frequent updates

Government Data

World Bank

Development Indicators

Economic, social, and environmental data for 200+ countries covering GDP, poverty, education, health, and infrastructure.

Coverage

1960-2025, Annual updates

Global Coverage

OWID

Our World In Data

Scientific online publication that focuses on large global problems such as poverty, disease, hunger, war, climate change

Coverage

194 countries, 4,300+ indicators through 2025

Global Coverage
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CDC

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Population health metrics covering chronic diseases, preventive care, health behaviors, and disabilities across all states.

Coverage

2010-2025, Annual updates

Government Data

USA.gov

US Government data

Job market data by industry, occupation, and geography including unemployment rates and job creation.

Coverage

National/state/metro through 2025, Monthly updates

Real Time

FRED

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Economic indicators spanning employment, inflation, GDP, housing, banking, and international trade across federal, state, and metro levels.

Coverage

1950s-2025, Daily/monthly/quarterly

Government Data

Frequently Asked Questions

Not at all. You type questions in normal English, like “What’s the unemployment rate in Texas?” No spreadsheets, no formulas, no special knowledge needed.

Yes. Every answer comes from official sources (Census Bureau, CDC, County Health Rankings, Annie E. Casey Foundation) with full citations. We don’t generate or estimate data—we retrieve it.

We update almost immediately after the source agencies update. Every dataset contains information when it was last updated.

Yes. You can copy individual numbers with citations, download tables as spreadsheets, or export formatted summaries ready for your Need Statement.

Reach out to our support team and we’ll help you find the right data—or tell you honestly if it doesn’t exist.

There is a generous Free tier you can use to explore. The paid tiers start at 29$/month.

Stop Chasing Data. Focus on the writing.

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