Grant-Writing

This service prepares your nonprofit to apply for funding by creating a professional grant proposal package tailored to your mission. We also help you refine your organization’s processes, build partnerships, and equip your team with tools for future success.

The service starts at $2,400 for domestic proposals. A deposit of $600 is required, and payment plans are available.  International grant proposals are $3,600, with an $800 deposit.

Your customized proposal includes program narratives, goals and objectives, a sustainability plan, evaluation plans, detailed budgets, letters of inquiry, sponsorship requests, and a curated list of funders aligned with your mission.

This service is ideal for small to mid-size nonprofits that are looking to become grant-ready or need a polished proposal to apply for funding opportunities.

Cheryl Smith has a wealth of experience working with a wide range of nonprofit categories (e.g. veterans, homelessness, youth, animal rescue, arts & culture, etc.). IMPORTANT: While every organization has unique goals and challenges, the process of preparing for and securing funding is fundamentally the same. Cheryl’s expertise lies in understanding what funders are looking for and tailoring proposals to highlight your organization’s strengths and impact—regardless of the specific mission area.

Once we have our initial project development meeting, the Standard Grant-Writing service can be completed in as few as 2 to 4 weeks, depending on your organization’s readiness and needs. 

We offer 3 standard meetings for Standard grant-writing.  There is an initial meeting to develop your proposal direction and gather information; there is a meeting to review your proposal draft; and there is a meeting to close-out proposal writing.  The purpose of the close-out meeting is to review the work that we have completed for you, and to train you and/or your team on how to properly use the documents that we have created.  

Meetings are held on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursdays – via Zoom. 🙂

Yes. Absolutely!

The proposals we prepare are tailored for private foundation funding, which typically involves different requirements than federal grants. While some content, like program narratives and budgets, can be adapted for federal applications, federal grants usually require answering a specific set of questions unique to each funding opportunity. Federal grant applications are also more detailed and time-intensive. If you’re pursuing federal funding, we recommend a separate service to meet those specific requirements.

It is our sincere hope that you will begin applying for grant funding immediately. You’ll receive free access to our pre-recorded webinars for grant-writing, along with a detailed instruction guide to help you pursue funding independently. If you need additional support, you can schedule a private consultation or hire us for grant submissions. There will be an additional fee for this add-on support, however, this ensures you will have the assistance you need –  while allowing me to continue helping other nonprofits effectively.

No. The Standard Grant-Writing service positions your organization for grant funding through a very comprehensive process that involves project development, consultation, the development of your grant-proposal, document preparation, the identification of mission-aligned funders, and team training.

For grant application submissions, please consider our service for this. Information can be found on this page.

Yes! Most of our business comes from referrals. We show our gratitude by offering $100 for grant-writing referrals. This fee is paid once grant-writing has been paid in full by the individual or organization referred.