Grant Writing and Fundraising

Grants Awarded

Our expert grant writing services have enabled clients to secure funding from City, State, and Federal agencies and private foundations to support their social-impact, education, and start-up businesses and organizations. Funders have included US Department of Education (USED), US Department of Labor (USDOL), National Science Foundation (NSF), New York State Education Department (NYSED), New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD).

Collectively, our team of professional grant writers has helped win clients more than $500,000,000.

Successful Grant Proposals on Every Level

Owen Consulting has helped successfully attain grant funding for nonprofits and eligible for-profits from funders including:

  • US Small Business Administration
  • NYSED 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21CCLC) After-school programming
  • NYSED Community Schools
  • NYC DYCD Community Schools
  • USED Promise Neighborhood Planning Grants
  • USED Full Service Community Schools
  • USDOL YouthBuild
  • USHHS / Office of Minority Health
  • NYC DYCD Out of School Time (OST), COMPASS, Beacon

Grant Writing Services

Prospect Research

Our experts will research and identify government and foundation grant opportunities that align with your mission

Full Proposal Writing

Program narrative, budget narrative, budget, attachments, submission on Federal, State, City platforms and more

Partial Proposal Writing

We can take on discrete sections of writing a grant proposal based on clients’ needs

Proposal Review

The OCI team is available to review near-completed proposals to make applications more competitive

Writing/Designing Evaluation Sections

OCI can draw on our evaluation expertise to create robust, competitive evaluation designs for grant proposals

Independent Evaluator for Government Grants

Owen Consulting is highly qualified and experienced to serve as an independent evaluator for government grants

Grant Writing FAQ

Owen Consulting Inc. can help you find and write competitive grants if your nonprofit organization/for-profit company is eligible for funding. Please note that we do not work on commission. All of our grant writing work is fee for service.

What is Owen Consulting’s experience and track record with grant prospecting and fundraising?

We’ve won numerous six, seven, and eight-figure, multi-year government grants and smaller foundation grants for our clients. Our team collectively has won over $500,000,000 in funding for clients.

Where does Owen Consulting work?

Globally. We can pursue and respond to funding opportunities across the US / nationally, and internationally.

Can you conduct prospect research for nonprofit and for-profit clients?

We can conduct prospect research to identify foundations / government funding opportunities—including federal grants—that align with your organization’s mission / products and services.

What are your rates for prospect research?

Rates start at $4k for this service.

Can you help point our organization in the right direction?

We can help you determine whether you’re eligible and/or competitive for an RFP – we will not take on a grant writing project for which we don’t think your organization is competitive.

What type of grants can you help us pursue and write?

We can write foundation and/or government grants (City, State, Federal) if your organization/company is eligible for them.

What parts of the grant writing process can you help us with?

We can take on all elements of a grant writing project or discrete pieces based on your needs and budget (Narrative, Budget, Budget Narrative, Submission on grants.gov, etc.)

Do you work on commission or fee for service?

WE DON’T WORK ON COMMISSION.  We work fee for service. We usually/prefer to bill by project, occasionally we will bill by the hour.

What are your rates?

For private foundations grants and letters of interest (LOI) our rates start at $2k but vary depending upon the grant/LOI. For government grants our rates start at $7k per project but vary depending upon the RFP, deadline, and how much we’re doing / your organization is doing for the project.

Can you help us even if we don’t yet have a proven track record of success or securing funding?

If you are a relatively new non-profit organization with volunteer staff and small capacity/ no track record yet we recommend you partner with a larger organization that can ‘incubate’ yours for a year or more before you pursue government funding opportunities.

What other value adds do you bring to your grant writing services?

Owen Consulting Inc. is highly qualified to serve as an independent third-party evaluator for government grants if required by the RFP. We are also available to write evaluation sections for grants requiring independent evaluation.

Please note that the FEE-FOR SERVICE TERMS LISTED ABOVE ARE NON-NEGOTIABLE. We work very quickly and can begin a project immediately if your needs warrant and collaboration is a good fit. If this all works for you and your organization/company we can set up a time to talk further – please contact us to discuss.

Grant Writing Case Studies

Here are just a few examples of how Owen Consulting has helped nonprofits, public agencies, and mission-driven organizations secure competitive funding, strengthen grant proposals, and design evaluation plans that support stronger applications.

National Urban League

National Urban League

Federal grant writing support that helped the National Urban League secure a $2.5M SBA grant, followed by evaluation support.
Zone 126

Zone 126

Grant, evaluation, and reporting support for a cradle-to-career initiative serving children and families in Western Queens.
International Federation of the Red Cross / Red Crescent

International Federation of the Red Cross / Red Crescent

Strategic development and pitch support that helped advance a global humanitarian initiative and raise significant funding.
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Fundraising / Strategic Development

Our Strategic Development Consultants have helped to grow small organizations into larger, well-established ones by working to strengthen development efforts from the ground up. We also have experience in launching entirely new non-profits and helping them to succeed in a very competitive landscape. Our development services include the following:

  • Creating and implementing a comprehensive Strategic Plan
  • Assessment of annual campaign
  • Donor cultivation
  • Major gifts
  • Marketing
  • Capital Campaigns
  • Board and donor liaison
  • Donor recognition programs
  • Social media campaigns
  • Prospect research
  • Board recruitment
  • Training staff and Board in all aspects of development and major gift solicitation
  • Board – Staff relationships
  • Board structure, performance, and roles and responsibilities