What We Do

The first step of the grant process is identifying matching funding opportunities for your organization and project. Our team offers you:

• In-depth research to identify available and fitting funding opportunities, criteria, timelines, and a competitive “ask” 
• A report of research results containing the strongest options for your organization to consider and pursue

For each funding opportunity you pursue, we will identify the strengths and weaknesses of your organization and project concept through the lens of the funder. With this in mind, we will be able to:

• Provide you with an example timeline and the steps that must be completed before application development can start
• Explain the types of grants your organization is and is not ready to apply for, and why
• Outline the steps your organization must take to become grant-ready and competitive for each opportunity

After discussing all of the options available to you, our team will create a grant funding strategy using the research results and readiness assessment to provide you with:

• A workable action plan of steps your organization needs to take to achieve or maintain eligibility
• An outline of useful collaborations worth considering and pursuing to strengthen your project and applications
• A strategy for how to present your concept to collaborators, the public, and grantmakers

Beginning with the end in mind, we shape a concept to garner the most points in an application’s scoring, including but not limited to:

• Providing your organization with succinct Notices of Interest or Letters of Inquiry that will present your concept in exact language a grantmaker must see to know your concept is a strong fit
• Collecting usable insight to know the likelihood of funding before you commit

Part of every project is the impact and relation to the surrounding environment. Our team conducts environmental review services to:

• Research and identify potential issues as they relate to your concept
• Provide environmental and historical preservation review in compliance with applicable regulations
• Offer desktop delineations of protected resources as related to your project’s potential impacts
• Conduct correspondence with relevant natural resource agencies for purpose of attaining concurrence with our findings of no potential impacts

A competitive grant application is so much for than providing project information to funders. Our team supports your organization throughout the entire grant development process to ensure that everything you submit is the most competitive it can be. We go the extra mile through:

• Technical writing founded in science and geographic information systems
• Presenting strong data and creating support documents to prove solid claims
• Rigorous revising, editing, and strengthening to ensure that no detail is missed

Once the grant award has been announced, the task at hand is to keep all funds by meeting the requirements set by each grantor. Our team manages each aspect of the award including but not limited to:

• Reviewing the awarded scope of work and contract, confirming environmental clearance, permit requirements, deliverables, procurement requirements, and more
• Composing required reports and reimbursement packages along the way 
• Resolving issues as they arise
• Corresponding with auditors and compliance reviewers on your behalf so you can get back to your organization and community