Business Grant Writing
Thousands of small businesses and for-profit entities contact Resource Associates each year to inquire about the grant funding opportunities for capital purchases and business start-up that they had heard about on TV. Despite the promises of “free money” and “unlimited grants for debt relief and business development” from advertisers trying to sell costly books and training, it does not take long for those who contact our offices to uncover the truth behind the hype and gimmicks:
There is not a lot of grant money available for businesses and for-profits and it really does take a professional grant writer to compete for the limited resources that do exist.
At Resource Associates, we believe that the “free money” hype does nothing more than create false hope and waste our clients’ time and resources. In order to better serve you and prevent potential disappointment, Resource Associates has researched and assessed the grant funding trends of businesses and related for-profit entities over the past several years. This process has enabled our consultants to sift through the hype and uncover the true funding opportunities in which businesses are most likely to acquire.
Resource Associates is proud to offer an affordable service system that is designed to support businesses and for-profit entities to identify and acquire grant funding. Determining one’s grant eligibility and potential likelihood of acquiring a grant is an important first step of this service system, which is provided free of charge by Resource Associates. A simple phone call to our corporate office – or an e-mail inquiry to our grant wizard at associates@grantwriters.net - will help us understand the business services you are/will be providing and will help us determine if there are grants available for this type of business; what other low interest loan/grant resources are available if professional grant development services are not a worthwhile investment or option; and what the next steps should be to either pursue funding through the Resource Associates’ service system or independently. Our consultants are trustworthy and will honestly and reliably tell you the truth regarding your potential ability and likelihood of acquiring grant funding as opposed to trying to sell you worthless books and useless services.
If a potential business client is deemed grant eligible, Resource Associates is then able to offer an array of affordable services to support the client in identifying the right grant opportunities to go for as well as in developing and submitting proposals to obtain grant funding with little time and investment from the client. These business development and capacity building services include, but are not limited to:
Grant Research Services
After thoroughly discussing your financial and business growth needs, a consultant will research upcoming funding opportunities and will develop a detailed report of grant, loan, procurement, and venture capital funding competitions for which you are eligible to apply and likely to be awarded. Depending on the type of funding your organization needs, the ‘Grant Research Opportunity’ (GRO) report will typically include anywhere from 20 funding competitions to 50 plus. We only put the most appropriate funding opportunities in the report which will reduce time and future research efforts as you prepare your annual grant development schedule with our staff. This also places you in our grant alert system so that when new grants come out, we will alert you and offer you consulting in making the decision whether to go for the grant or not -- free of charge. The report development process takes us up to four weeks to complete, at which time we will e-mail you your GRO report and then engage in a conference call to thoroughly review the report, prioritize the funding opportunities, and establish your grant schedule for the year. Fee: $500
Development of a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Incorporation Application
Many organizations will find that it is much easier to pursue and acquire grant funding if they register as a non-profit corporation (as appropriate). The process of acquiring a non-profit corporation certificate, however, is extremely time consuming and technical. Our consultants can help by developing the entire 501(c)(3) application package for state and federal IRS submission, which includes bylaws and articles of incorporation at an affordable flat fee rate. Fee: $1,750 (this does not include additional filing fees required by the state and/or IRS).
Business Plan Development
A detailed business plan and marketing analysis report will be developed for your organization which will enhance your ability to qualify for SBA and other low interest loans. Fee: $2,800
Development of a Grant/Procurement/Funding Proposal
Resource Associates offers professional grant proposal writing services that include the collaborative planning of the grant program design, development of the full narrative and budget, and submission of the proposal. Fee: $500 to $2,800 per grant (depending on the length of the grant narrative)
For more information on Resource Associates’ business development services, please contact our offices at 505.326.4245 for a free consultation.
Commercial Grant Writing
Are you a salesperson or product developer who has government and non-profit customers who would like to purchase your products and services but can't because they don’t have the money?
Thousands of “commercial product vendors” throughout the country struggle with this dilemma as they attempt to streamline their products and services into government and non-profit agencies. One effective strategy that more and more vendors are turning to entails the use of professional grant writing services. Resource Associates specializes in working with a variety of vendor organizations (ranging from homeland security product vendor companies to education software companies) in acquiring grant revenue for their customers (i.e., police departments, schools, municipalities, etc.). Vendor companies that use our services quickly find millions in grant revenue being generated for their customers, which, in turn, is used to purchase the vendors’ products and services.
As billions of dollars are now available through new discretionary grant competitions related to No Child Left Behind, FEMA, and Homeland Security, it is an ideal time to match your customers with a professional grant writing team that has expertise in these fields and that is likely to be awarded grant money to support your sales endeavors.
Resource Associates can help your company build a grant writing and funding support system as an added value program for your customers through the following low-cost services:
- Strategic planning
- Marketing support services that enhance the linkages between the vendor and grant eligible customers
- Provision of online and telephone-based funding support services for your customers and sales staff
- Grant competition research which can be generated to update your customers and sales staff on upcoming grant opportunities
- Grant proposal writing
- Grant evaluation services
- Free legal contract support to ensure your customers apply their awarded grant funds as committed
The decision to invest in grant development services for your current and future customers willlikely result in significant revenue gains for your business. For additional information on our vendor program, please contact our offices at 505.326.4245 for a free consultation.
Education Grant Writing
Resource Associates offers an affordable, full service, grant development program designed to assist education agencies in acquiring the grant funding needed to meet and exceed their student achievement goals and service priorities. Comprised of professional grant writers, administrators, professors, and educational practitioners, Resource Associates offers strategic planning, education-focused grant proposal writing, grant evaluation, and related professional consulting services to hundreds of education agencies throughout the United States.
As a client of Resource Associates, you will receive top quality grant development services that are individualized to meet the budgetary and programming needs of your education agency and its student and family consumers. From entitlement to the federal TRIO grants to discretionary NCLB competitions, our team has the expertise to prepare grant proposals that are likely to be awarded and implemented with limited burden on your staff.
Through our unique client needs assessment, grant competition profiling, and grant proposal development process, Resource Associates’ services will likely produce the following outcomes for your education organization:
- A reduction in the time commitment of staff who are responsible for writing grants in addition to other administrative and/or teaching duties.
- An increase in your staff’s time availability for strategic planning and other vital leadership activities.
- Improved communication and cooperation between administrative offices and “schools” in the grant development and implementation process.
- Enhanced delivery of high quality, grant funded programs.
- Elimination of last minute, piecemealed grant proposals and non-aligned programs.
Resource Associates’ services can quickly result in millions of dollars in discretionary grant revenue for your education agency. Our services include, but are not limited to the following:
- After thoroughly discussing your organization’s funding needs and short term/long term educational improvement goals, our team will research upcoming funding opportunities and will develop a detailed report of grant competitions for which you are eligible to apply and likely to be awarded. Depending on the type of funding your organization needs, this ‘Grant Research Opportunity’ (GRO) report will typically include anywhere from 20 funding competitions to 50 plus. We only put the most appropriate funding opportunities in the report which will reduce time and future research efforts as you prepare your annual grant development schedule with our staff. This also places you in our grant alert system so that when new grants come out, we will alert you and offer you consulting in making the decision whether to go for the grant or not -- free of charge. The GRO report development process takes up to four weeks to complete, at which time we will e-mail you your GRO report and then engage in a conference call to thoroughly review the report, prioritize the funding opportunities, and establish your grant schedule for the year. Fee: $500
- Coordination of an in-depth, one-day, strategic planning session that includes the active involvement (and surveying, as appropriate) of district/school/community stakeholders to better identify the comprehensive funding needs, goals, and priorities of your organization and its constituents. A funding needs assessment and ‘Grant Research Opportunity’ (GRO) report are then developed (in articulation with these priorities) and reviewed with you for the purpose of establishing an annual schedule of high priority grants to be tracked and pursued by your organization. Fee: $2,800 (plus travel and per diem)
- Professional grant proposal writing services that include the collaborative planning of the grant program design, development of the full narrative and budget, and submission of the proposal. Every step of the grant writing process is designed to incorporate strategic planning between our team and key staff members/stakeholders of the client agency so that grant dollars and programs produce quality solutions – individualized to address the needs and potential capacity restraints of the client and its consumers. Fee: $500 to $2,800 per grant (depending on the length of the grant narrative)
- Third party evaluation services that include onsite grant start-up assistance, process and outcome evaluation system development, creation and delivery of assessment tools, delivery of grant monitoring activities, preparation of quarterly and annual progress reports as required by the funder, and ongoing technical assistance and support from the Resource Associates’ grant evaluation team. Fee: Typically 10% of the grant award
- Professional training for clients and stakeholder groups on a variety of grant-related topics, which include:
• One-on-one mentoring and coaching sessions on grant writing, grant management, evaluation and/or fundraising
• Strategic Planning and Grant Development Communication Systems for School Districts and Schools
• Hands-On Grant Proposal Writing 101 for Educational Administrators
• Hands-On Grant Proposal Writing 101 for Teachers
• Hands-On Grant Proposal Writing 101 for Professors and Researchers
• Intermediate Grant Writing Techniques
• Advanced Grant Writing Techniques
• Mastering the Capital Campaign
• Director of Development Training
• Fundraising that Works
• Grant Evaluation for Dummies
• Grant Evaluation for Intermediate Level Researchers
If your agency is ready to take the next step to expanding its services and capacity, please contact us immediately at 505.326.4245.
Non-Profit Grant Writing
Resource Associates (RA) provides grant competition research and comprehensive grant proposal writing services to hundreds of non-profit and faith-based organizations, each year, whose locations encompass nearly every state in the US as well as international communities such as South Africa, Canada, the Middle East, and Europe. Resource Associates is a highly qualified professional grant writing firm that you can trust. RA and its associates are long time members of the New Mexico Better Business Bureau as well as a handful of other accredited grant writing and fundraising associations. We have the highest standards in our grant product development and integrity in our business operations.
Resource Associates’ grant writing team includes former executive directors, non-profit administrators, fire chiefs, criminal justice specialists, education and early childhood experts, scientists, doctors, social service specialists, researchers, and practitioners in many common non-profit service fields who bring with them an average of 10-15 years of grant writing experience and a proven track record in acquiring funding in their area of expertise. Our grant writers are located throughout the United States and internationally and are able to actively respond to our clients’ needs through telephone, e-mail, face-to-face, and other appropriate forms of communication; therefore, the geographic location of your organization should never be an obstacle for accessing and using our company as your grant development solutions provider.
Resource Associates’ services for non-profits and faith-based organizations include:
Development of a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Incorporation Application
Many organizations find that it is much easier to pursue and acquire grant funding if they register as a non-profit corporation (as appropriate). The process of acquiring a non-profit corporation certificate, however, is extremely time consuming and technical. Our consultants can help by developing the entire 501(c)(3) application package which includes bylaws and articles of incorporation at an affordable flat fee rate. Fee: $1,750 (this does not include additional filing fees required by the state and/or IRS, as applicable).
Grant Research Services
After thoroughly discussing your funding needs, a consultant will research upcoming funding opportunities and will develop a detailed report of federal, state, and foundation grant competitions for which you are eligible to apply and likely to be awarded. Depending on the type of funding your organization needs, the ‘Grant Research Opportunity’ (GRO) report will typically include anywhere from 20 funding competitions to 50 plus. We only put the most appropriate funding opportunities in the report which will reduce time and future research efforts as you prepare your annual grant development schedule with our staff. This also triggers you in our grant alert system so that when new grants come out, we will alert you and offer you consulting in making the decision whether to go for the grant or not -- free of charge. The report development process takes us up to four weeks to complete, at which time we will e-mail you your report and then engage in a conference call to thoroughly review the report, prioritize the funding opportunities, and establish your grant schedule for the year. Fee: $500
Development of a Grant Proposal
Resource Associates offers professional grant proposal writing services that include the collaborative planning of the grant program design, development of the full narrative and budget, and submission of the proposal. Fee: $500 to $2,800 per grant (depending on the length of the grant narrative).
Technical Review of a Grant Proposal
Our grant writers can perform comprehensive editing and a technical review of your grant proposal prior to its submission or after you have been declined funding. Fee: $500 to $2,000 per project (depending on the length of the grant narrative).
For more information on how your non-profit organization or faith-based agency can benefit from Resource Associates’ services, please contact our offices at 505.326.4245 for a free consultation.