diff --git a/backend/grants_shared/pyproject.toml b/backend/grants_shared/pyproject.toml
index 0b2ba80..6cda64b 100644
--- a/backend/grants_shared/pyproject.toml
+++ b/backend/grants_shared/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "grants-shared"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.3.1"
 description = "Shared code used by the Simpler Grants.gov & Grants Management repos"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "CC0-1.0"
diff --git a/backend/grants_shared/src/grants_shared/api/schemas/extension/field_validators.py b/backend/grants_shared/src/grants_shared/api/schemas/extension/field_validators.py
index e1701d7..43ae234 100644
--- a/backend/grants_shared/src/grants_shared/api/schemas/extension/field_validators.py
+++ b/backend/grants_shared/src/grants_shared/api/schemas/extension/field_validators.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import copy
+import re
 import typing
 
 from apiflask import validators  # noqa: TID251
@@ -112,6 +113,89 @@ def __call__(self, value: _SizedT) -> _SizedT:
         return value
 
 
+class WordLimit(validators.Validator):
+    """Validator which succeeds if the value passed to it has word count between
+    a minimum and maximum.
+
+    :param min: The minimum word count. If not provided, minimum word count
+        will not be checked.
+    :param max: The maximum word count. If not provided, maximum word count
+        will not be checked.
+    :param equal: The exact word count. If provided, maximum and minimum
+        word count will not be checked.
+    """
+
+    error_mapping: dict[str, MarshmallowErrorContainer] = {
+        "message_min": MarshmallowErrorContainer(
+            SchemaValidationError.MIN_WORDS, "Shorter than minimum word count {min}."
+        ),
+        "message_max": MarshmallowErrorContainer(
+            SchemaValidationError.MAX_WORDS, "Longer than maximum word count {max}."
+        ),
+        "message_all": MarshmallowErrorContainer(
+            SchemaValidationError.MIN_OR_MAX_WORDS, "Word count must be between {min} and {max}."
+        ),
+        "message_equal": MarshmallowErrorContainer(
+            SchemaValidationError.EQUALS_WORDS, "Word count must be {equal}."
+        ),
+    }
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        min: int | None = None,
+        max: int | None = None,
+        equal: int | None = None,
+    ):
+        """
+        :param min: The minimum word count. If not provided, minimum word count
+            will not be checked.
+        :param max: The maximum word count. If not provided, maximum word count
+            will not be checked.
+        :param equal: The exact word count. If provided, maximum and minimum
+            word count will not be checked.
+        """
+        self.min = min
+        self.max = max
+        self.equal = equal
+
+    def _make_error(self, key: str) -> ValidationError:
+        try:
+            # Make a copy of the error mapping so we aren't modifying
+            # the class-level configurations above when we do formatting
+            error_container = copy.copy(self.error_mapping[key])
+        except KeyError as error:
+            class_name = self.__class__.__name__
+            message = (
+                f"ValidationError raised by `{class_name}`, but error key `{key}` does "
+                "not exist in the `error_messages` dictionary."
+            )
+            raise AssertionError(message) from error
+
+        error_container.message = error_container.message.format(
+            min=self.min, max=self.max, equal=self.equal
+        )
+
+        return ValidationError([error_container])
+
+    def __call__(self, value: str) -> str:
+        length = len(re.findall(r"\s+", value.strip())) + 1
+
+        if self.equal is not None:
+            if length != self.equal:
+                raise self._make_error("message_equal")
+            return value
+
+        if self.min is not None and length < self.min:
+            key = "message_min" if self.max is None else "message_all"
+            raise self._make_error(key)
+
+        if self.max is not None and length > self.max:
+            key = "message_max" if self.min is None else "message_all"
+            raise self._make_error(key)
+
+        return value
+
+
 class Email(validators.Email):
     EMAIL_ERROR = MarshmallowErrorContainer(
         SchemaValidationError.FORMAT, "Not a valid email address."
diff --git a/backend/grants_shared/src/grants_shared/api/schemas/extension/schema_validation_error.py b/backend/grants_shared/src/grants_shared/api/schemas/extension/schema_validation_error.py
index 9cb776b..fae0993 100644
--- a/backend/grants_shared/src/grants_shared/api/schemas/extension/schema_validation_error.py
+++ b/backend/grants_shared/src/grants_shared/api/schemas/extension/schema_validation_error.py
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ class SchemaValidationError(StrEnum):
     MIN_OR_MAX_LENGTH = "min_or_max_length"
     EQUALS = "equals"
 
+    MIN_WORDS = "min_words"
+    MAX_WORDS = "max_words"
+    MIN_OR_MAX_WORDS = "min_or_max_words"
+    EQUALS_WORDS = "equals_words"
+
     MIN_VALUE = "min_value"
     MAX_VALUE = "max_value"
     MIN_OR_MAX_VALUE = "min_or_max_value"
diff --git a/backend/grants_shared/tests/grants_shared/api/schemas/schema_validation_utils.py b/backend/grants_shared/tests/grants_shared/api/schemas/schema_validation_utils.py
index 4476563..857510a 100644
--- a/backend/grants_shared/tests/grants_shared/api/schemas/schema_validation_utils.py
+++ b/backend/grants_shared/tests/grants_shared/api/schemas/schema_validation_utils.py
@@ -77,6 +77,30 @@ def get_one_of_error_msg(choices: list[str]):
     )
 
 
+def get_min_word_error_msg(length: int):
+    return MarshmallowErrorContainer(
+        SchemaValidationError.MIN_WORDS, f"Shorter than minimum word count {length}."
+    )
+
+
+def get_max_word_error_msg(length: int):
+    return MarshmallowErrorContainer(
+        SchemaValidationError.MAX_WORDS, f"Longer than maximum word count {length}."
+    )
+
+
+def get_word_range_error_msg(min: int, max: int):
+    return MarshmallowErrorContainer(
+        SchemaValidationError.MIN_OR_MAX_WORDS, f"Word count must be between {min} and {max}."
+    )
+
+
+def get_word_equal_error_msg(equal: int):
+    return MarshmallowErrorContainer(
+        SchemaValidationError.EQUALS_WORDS, f"Word count must be {equal}."
+    )
+
+
 def get_min_length_error_msg(length: int):
     return MarshmallowErrorContainer(
         SchemaValidationError.MIN_LENGTH, f"Shorter than minimum length {length}."
@@ -199,6 +223,10 @@ class FieldTestSchema(Schema):
     field_str_max = fields.String(validate=[validators.Length(max=3)])
     field_str_min_and_max = fields.String(validate=[validators.Length(min=2, max=3)])
     field_str_equal = fields.String(validate=[validators.Length(equal=3)])
+    field_word_min = fields.String(validate=[validators.WordLimit(min=2)])
+    field_word_max = fields.String(validate=[validators.WordLimit(max=3)])
+    field_word_min_and_max = fields.String(validate=[validators.WordLimit(min=2, max=3)])
+    field_word_equal = fields.String(validate=[validators.WordLimit(equal=2)])
     field_str_regex = fields.String(validate=[validators.Regexp("^\\d{3}$")])
     field_str_regex_msg = fields.String(
         validate=[validators.Regexp("^\\d{3}$", error_message="This is the override error")]
@@ -285,6 +313,10 @@ def get_valid_field_test_schema_req():
         "field_str_max": "a",
         "field_str_min_and_max": "ab",
         "field_str_equal": "abc",
+        "field_word_min": "abc abc",
+        "field_word_max": "abc abc abc",
+        "field_word_min_and_max": "abc abc",
+        "field_word_equal": "abc abc",
         "field_str_regex": "123",
         "field_str_regex_msg": "123",
         "field_str_email": "person@example.com",
@@ -354,6 +386,10 @@ def get_invalid_field_test_schema_req():
         "field_str_max": "abcdef",
         "field_str_min_and_max": "a",
         "field_str_equal": "a",
+        "field_word_min": "abc",
+        "field_word_max": "abc abc abc abc",
+        "field_word_min_and_max": "abc abc abc abc",
+        "field_word_equal": "abc abc abc",
         "field_str_regex": "abc",
         "field_str_regex_msg": "abc",
         "field_str_email": "not an email",
@@ -421,6 +457,10 @@ def get_expected_validation_errors():
         "field_str_max": [get_max_length_error_msg(3)],
         "field_str_min_and_max": [get_length_range_error_msg(2, 3)],
         "field_str_equal": [get_length_equal_error_msg(3)],
+        "field_word_min": [get_min_word_error_msg(2)],
+        "field_word_max": [get_max_word_error_msg(3)],
+        "field_word_min_and_max": [get_word_range_error_msg(2, 3)],
+        "field_word_equal": [get_word_equal_error_msg(2)],
         "field_str_regex": [INVALID_STRING_PATTERN],
         "field_str_regex_msg": [
             MarshmallowErrorContainer(SchemaValidationError.FORMAT, "This is the override error")
diff --git a/backend/grants_shared/uv.lock b/backend/grants_shared/uv.lock
index e2d1b86..866ea89 100644
--- a/backend/grants_shared/uv.lock
+++ b/backend/grants_shared/uv.lock
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "grants-shared"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.3.1"
 source = { virtual = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "apiflask" },