Services · Flat fee, named before we start
Three kinds of work, in the order a proposal needs them: finding the funder, writing the application, getting it filed. Buy one, or all three. The price is written down before the first hour is spent.
Three disciplines
A proposal fails in one of three places: it was sent to the wrong funder, it was written in the wrong order, or it was filed at 4:58 on the last afternoon. Each of the services below guards one of those doors.
01 · Research
We read guidelines, 990s and award lists until a match is plain, or ruled out. You get a shortlist, with ask sizes, deadlines and an honest “skip this one” column.
$520Credited toward your first full proposal.
Commission a scan
02 · Writing
Narrative, logic model, evaluation plan and budget narrative are drafted together, so the story and the arithmetic are checked against each other before a program officer does it for us.
From $2,380Government and federal work priced on the fee sheet below.
Scope a proposal
03 · Submission
We count backward from the due date, chase signatures and attachments, upload to Grants.gov, NYC PASSPort or the funder’s own portal, and hand you the confirmation screen the same day.
$215No charge when it comes with a full proposal.
Hand us the date
The fee sheet
One page, one idea, one ask. Written after we’ve read the funder’s last two award lists.
Start the letterUp to twelve pages: narrative, logic model, evaluation plan and budget narrative, with two revision rounds.
Scope this oneThree funders, three tailored versions, one body of research. For the season you want to fill.
Plan a seasonFull response with the compliance matrix, PASSPort or portal upload, and the budget forms filled in.
Send the RFPGrants.gov package from registration check to final attachment, with a reviewer-style read before submission.
Check eligibilityYou have the narrative and the spreadsheet. We write the sentences that connect them.
Send the sheetOutcomes, spending and lessons, written so the program officer wants to fund the next round.
Book the reportLast year’s story updated with this year’s results, and a clear reason to fund year two.
Renew a grantDrafts partners can sign in five minutes, plus the short note that asks them to.
Order the kitInvoiced by ACH or card, half at kickoff and half at first draft. Every fee covers two rounds of revision.
Small jobs, small fees
Not every deadline needs a full proposal. These are the short, specific pieces a director asks for at 6pm on a Wednesday, each priced like the rest.
A reviewer’s pass over your own draft, scored against the funder’s rubric, with comments in the margin.
Two pages of sourced need, built from census tracts and your own intake numbers.
Inputs, activities, outputs and outcomes drawn so each arrow can be defended.
The “about us” paragraphs you paste into every application, written once and properly.
Added to any fee above when the date is closer than the calendar would like.
Before you hire anyone
No one honest can. We promise a complete, well-argued application on time, and we’ll tell you during the funder read when the odds are poor so you can walk away before paying for a draft.
The fee is set after we’ve read the guidelines and your budget, and it stays set. If the scope grows because the funder changes the rules, we agree the change in writing before any extra work begins.
About ninety minutes: one scoping call and a question sheet you can answer by voice memo. After that, your time goes to marking up two drafts.
Entirely. Narratives, budgets and boilerplate are yours the day you pay the second half, to reuse for the next funder without asking us.
Next step: Pick a service, name a date
Weekdays 8am–7pm we’re at 1 Boerum Place, Brooklyn, and answering (301) 908-2326.