Project Development / Proposal Writing Consultant

Organizations don’t just need grant writers — they need funding strategies that win.

I help nonprofits, businesses, public agencies, and civil society organizations successfully compete for highly competitive federal and private sector funding by transforming strong program concepts into strategically aligned review-ready proposals. My work combines funding strategy, program design, compliance integration, and proposal development — informed by decades of experience on both the applicant and funder sides of the review process.

Professional Background:
• 40+ years in funding capacity development across academia, NGOs, and government
• Two decades as discretionary funding technical reviewer and evaluator for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• University-based technical assistance, internally for faculty departmental funding initiatives, and externally for regional education agencies’ federally funded projects
• Specialist in funding compliance accountability and project stakeholder empowerment through outcome sustainability

My evaluator experience allows me to design proposals that align directly with donor agency scoring criteria and reviewer expectations.