Grant Strategy, Writing, and Management Services

Helping local governments, schools, and nonprofits identify funding opportunities, prepare competitive applications, and manage grants successfully.

Why Pursuing Grant Funding is Increasingly Complex

Grant funding can be transformative for organizations, but pursuing grants has become increasingly complex. Identifying relevant opportunities, preparing competitive applications, and managing compliance requirements often requires specialized expertise and significant staff time.

Key Challenges:

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How Organizations Typically Work with Simple Grants

Every organization approaches grant funding with different needs, timelines, and internal capacity. Our process begins with an onboarding conversation where we learn about your priorities, current projects, and experience pursuing grants. Based on that discussion, we develop a Work Plan outlining the recommended scope of services, timeline, and estimated cost.

Many organizations begin with a Comprehensive Grant Strategy, while others engage us to support specific grant opportunities or provide post‑award grant management support.

Initial
Consultation

We meet with your team to discuss priorities and potential funding opportunities.

Assess Needs & Opportunities

We evaluate internal capacity and relevant grant opportunities.

Develop Your
Work Plan

We prepare a recommended scope of services, timeline, and cost.

Begin Implementation

Once approved, our team begins providing the agreed services.

Every engagement begins with a conversation about your organization’s goals and funding priorities.

Start with a Comprehensive Grant Strategy

Most clients begin by developing a Comprehensive Grant Strategy that identifies the most relevant funding opportunities and creates a roadmap for pursuing grants.

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Recent Grant Success

Every engagement begins with a conversation about your organization’s goals and funding priorities.

Strategic Grant Planning

Developed a comprehensive funding roadmap to position a municipality for long-term, sustainable grant success.

Infrastructure Investment

Secured $5M+ for a local government client to modernize aging natural gas infrastructure, improving system safety and long-term reliability.

Workforce Development

Secured $4.8M to expand workforce training programs and strengthen regional talent pipelines.

Federal Grant Management

Managed a $9M+ federal award from compliance through implementation, ensuring successful execution at every stage.

Public Safety Funding

Delivered $2M+ in grant funding to support public safety enhancements and community-based initiatives.

Higher Education Funding

Secured multi-million dollar funding to expand workforce training capacity in high-demand industries.

Organizations We Support

Simple Grants works with a wide range of organizations pursuing grant funding opportunities.
If your organization is exploring grant funding opportunities, our team would be glad to discuss how we may be able to help.

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Why Organizations Partner with Simple Grants

Organizations across the country rely on Simple Grants for strategic grant consulting support.

15 years in
business

Clients served across
37 states

Proven results securing federal, state, and foundation funding

Strategic approach focused on long-term funding success

What Happens During Your First Consultation

During your consultation, we will:

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Meet Your Grant Consultants

When you work with Simple Grants, you are supported by an experienced team of grant consultants who specialize in federal, state, and foundation funding programs.


Our consultants work closely with your organization to understand your priorities and help guide your grant efforts from strategy through implementation.

April Shaffner

Lead Consultant

Andrew Finzen

Lead Consultant

Aleta Saltzman

Lead Consultant

Eve Mart

Lead Consultant

Ready to Explore Grant Opportunities