Funding Strategy & Project Development
I help nonprofits, local governments, and mission-driven businesses develop strong projects and secure the funding to carry them out.
Services
Grant Support
I work with clients to shape their ideas into fundable projects, prepare competitive funding applications, and then manage the funding once it is secured.
Feasibility Assessment
I provide feasibility and pre-development planning services that help clients evaluate new ideas, test assumptions, and understand financial viability.
Over more than a decade of consulting…
$19 million
secured for clients
hundreds
of successful grant proposals written
35+ plans
and studies authored
I specialize in large, federal economic development grants for rural communities. I’m best known for my successful track record with the Appalachian Regional Commission's POWER Initiative. I also have extensive experience writing and managing private foundation grants for nonprofit clients.
Grant specialties
ARC POWER Initiative
Established track record with the Appalachian Regional Commission's POWER Initiative, ARC’s flagship program for coal-impacted Appalachian communities.
OSMRE AMLER
Proven success with OSMRE's Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization (AMLER) program, which supports economic development projects in coal-impacted communities.
Private foundations
Longstanding work with nonprofits in New England, handling ongoing proposal writing and reporting for 30+ private foundation funders.
Who I work with
My clients include:
Nonprofit organizations
Local governments and public agencies
Economic development organizations
Community-based organizations
Mission-driven and community-focused businesses
Based in West Virginia, I understand the funding landscape, economic conditions, and practical realities facing rural communities. My primary client bases are in Appalachia and in New England.
I also serve as the contracted Grants Coordinator to the Mon Forest Towns Partnership, coordinating grant writing and project development efforts across the 12 gateway communities to the Monongahela National Forest.