The Hammers have endured a torrid start to their league campaign and sit bottom of the pile on six points from their nine games.
Their solitary win, which was against London rivals Tottenham, came on the back of an impressive Carling Cup second-round win against Sunderland.
That 2-1 victory has set up a third-round encounter at home to Stoke and Grant is desperate for his side to use the competition to get some momentum.
"The Carling Cup is important," he told the club's official website.
"We won at Sunderland in the last round and this gave us a big lift forward for the league.
"We played well against a difficult team and then won against Tottenham.
"We want to do the same again."
The Hammers have already played Stoke once this season, drawing 1-1 in a league game they should perhaps have won and Grant is taking confidence from that encounter.
"You always need to be awake, as it is a different style of football," he explained.
"We did well at Stoke in the league last month and I hope we reproduce that."
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