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GRANT WRITING SUPPORt

We specialize in empowering organizations to unlock funding opportunities through strategic, compelling, and outcomes-driven grant proposals. Our team combines deep expertise in proposal development, program design, and navigating the funding landscape to help nonprofits, startups, and institutions craft tailored applications that stand out to funders.

We understand that successful grant writing requires more than just meeting eligibility criteria; it demands a clear articulation of impact, alignment with funder priorities, and measurable outcomes. Whether you’re applying for government funding, private foundations, or innovation accelerators, Stradea supports your organization every step of the way, from identifying the right funding streams to developing narratives, budgets, logic models, and performance indicators that elevate your application.

By partnering with Stradea, organizations gain access to a collaborative process rooted in research, clarity, and sector experience, ensuring each proposal is not only fundable but also sets the foundation for long-term sustainability and growth.

Why Work with Stradea?

  • Proven success across multiple sectors: tech, education, social impact, health, and more
  • Experienced grant writers, program designers, and former funders
  • Customized support: from full-service writing to coaching and review
  • Outcome-driven: we aim for funding and long-term strategic positioning
  • Over $20M in grants funded to date for Small-Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
  • Strategic Workshops and Team Collabroations

Our grant Writing Process

Our Goal: Understand your organization, its goals, and funding readiness.

  • Initial consultation to assess your vision, capacity, and funding needs

  • Review of past applications (if applicable)

  • Identification of mission-aligned grant opportunities (government, foundation, private, etc.)

  • Evaluation of your organizational fit with funder criteria

  • Alignment on scope, timeline, and deliverables

Our Goal: Position your project for competitive success.

  • Clarify project objectives, outcomes, and alignment with funder priorities

  • Refine your theory of change and value proposition

  • Identify key performance indicators (KPIs), outputs, and intended impact

  • Map out funder language, priorities, and scoring rubric for tailored responses

  • Assemble documentation (financials, letters of support, credentials)

Our Goal: Build a high-quality, compelling proposal that meets all funder requirements.

  • Draft all core narrative components:

    • Problem Statement

    • Project Description & Activities

    • Team Capacity & Partners

    • Impact & Evaluation

    • Budget & Sustainability

  • Develop all supporting documents (Gantt charts, logic models, resumes, etc.)

  • Budget development and justification

  • Ensure full compliance with technical specifications and submission formatting

Our Goal: Maximize clarity, persuasion, and compliance.

  • Internal editing, fact-checking, and alignment with funder language

  • Final compliance check against guidelines and scoring rubrics

  • Optional external review (via sector experts or previous evaluators)

  • Proofreading and submission preparation

Our Goal: Ensure successful delivery and prepare for next steps.

  • Manage or guide the submission process

  • Confirm receipt and submission documentation

  • Support post-submission inquiries, clarification requests, or pitch decks

  • Feedback debrief (win or loss) and readiness planning for future rounds

Our Goal: Strengthen your internal ability to pursue future funding.

  • Development of multi-year grant strategy

  • Templates, resource kits, and boilerplate narrative libraries

  • One-on-one or team training for staff

  • Fund prospecting tools and systems implementation

Frequently Asked Questions

Grant readiness depends on a few key factors: a clearly defined project or initiative, measurable outcomes, organizational capacity to deliver the work, and the ability to report on results. During our discovery phase, Stradea helps assess your readiness and identify any gaps—such as needing a clearer budget, partnerships, or evaluation framework. If you’re not ready, we can help you build a roadmap to get there.

Yes. We offer grant prospecting services to identify funding opportunities that align with your mission, goals, and capacity from government, foundation, and private funders. We don’t just look for “what’s available,” we look for what’s strategic, based on your organizational objectives and the funder’s priorities.

Success rates can vary based on funder competitiveness, project strength, and timing. However, Stradea has a strong track record of helping clients secure grants across sectors, often exceeding industry norms. |

More importantly, our process not only improves your chances for this round, it strengthens your positioning for future grants by building strategic, funder-aligned proposals.

Stradea takes a collaborative approach; we do the heavy lifting, but we’ll need your insights to ensure authenticity and accuracy. We also plan to meet weekly or bi-weekly, depending on the scope and timeline of the grant.

 

This includes interviews, sharing organizational documents, reviewing drafts, and approving the final proposal. The more responsive and engaged your team is, the smoother and more effective the process becomes.

We offer several pricing options for grant support and writing.

 

Typically, our pricing works as follows:

  1. The flat fee upfront
  2. A partial fee upfront and a % of the total requested due (only if successful)
  3. No fee upfront and a % of the total requested (paid out only if successful)

 

Please Note: Our fees cannot be a part of the grant application itself.