Grant writing and grant management for nonprofits
A full grant department for the cost of a contract, not a salary.
More funding applied for, with no new position to fund. We find the grants, write the applications, and keep your reports on schedule for a flat monthly fee.
Currently accepting a limited number of new clients.
Most grant writers stop at the application. We stay through the award.
Winning the grant is half the job. After the award there is a budget to manage, reports to file, and rules to follow, and a missed requirement can cost you the funding you worked for. We handle that side too, from the first report through closeout.
Services
Three ways to work with us. Every organization is different, so we set a flat fee around the work you need and the budget you have. We never take a percentage of an award.
Grant department on retainer
Everything a staff grant writer would do, for a fraction of the cost of a salary and benefits.
Most outside grant writers work one application at a time and are gone once it is submitted. We work as part of your organization. We learn your programs, plan the year, and stay with every award until it closes, so you have someone who thinks like a director and not a writer waiting for an assignment.
- A funding plan for the year, updated as new opportunities open
- Ongoing search for federal, state, foundation, and corporate funding, screened for fit before it reaches you
- Applications written and assembled each month, with as much or as little review from you as you want
- Budgets and budget narratives built around what your program can deliver
- Award management after you win: reports, deadlines, and requirements handled through closeout
- A monthly update on what has been done, what is pending, and what is next
One flat monthly fee, built around your needs
Funding roadmap
A one-time plan for organizations that want to know where to aim before committing to monthly support.
A grant database can hand you hundreds of matches. It cannot tell you which ten are worth your time. We read each opportunity the way a funder will read you: whether you are truly eligible, whether you can carry the reporting, and whether the award is worth the work it takes to win and manage.
- A review of your current funding and where it is exposed
- A 12-month list of grants worth applying for, with deadlines and amounts
- What you need in place to be competitive for each one
- A written plan you can take straight to your board
One fixed fee, quoted up front
Grant training
For organizations that want to build the skill in-house. We teach your staff or board how to find, write, and manage grants, using your own programs as the working material.
- Finding funding that fits, and screening out what does not
- Writing an application a reviewer can score
- Building a budget and budget narrative
- Managing an award: reporting, deadlines, and requirements
Single sessions or a series, delivered remotely
How it works
Send a message about your programs, your current funding, and what keeps falling off your plate. We reply by email.
We learn your programs and budget and put together a funding plan for the year. Within the first month, your first applications are underway.
You choose how involved to be. Some clients review every application before it goes out. Others hand it over once we know their programs. Either way, you always know what has been submitted and what is pending.
Who we work with
Nonprofits that need more grant capacity than their staff can carry. Our roots are in rural communities, where one person often does five jobs, and that experience carries to organizations of any size. Our work covers survivor services and forensic nursing, senior nutrition, hospice and grief support, disability services, and treatment courts.
We work remotely and are currently available to nonprofits in Alaska, Arizona, Delaware, Idaho, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Washington, Wyoming, and Washington, D.C. Located somewhere else? Get in touch and we will tell you whether we can take you on.
Just getting started? We have helped several nonprofits grow from the ground up, and we can help a new organization get ready for its first grants.
About
Started by someone who has sat in your chair, with no time to spare.
Founder Jalaine Stanton has spent nearly a decade in nonprofit leadership, as an executive director and as a director of development. She knows the job from the inside: the board meeting, the staffing gap, the site visit, and the grant deadline all landing in the same week, with no extra hours to give any of them.
That is why our firm exists. Directors and their staff are overworked. They wear too many hats and carry too much on their plates, and most budgets cannot stretch to another salary with benefits. Grant work is the first thing to slip, and it is the work that keeps the doors open. We take it off your desk for a flat fee you can plan around, and we do it the way a director would want it done: realistic about what your program can deliver, what the budget can carry, and what the report will need to show a year later.
Start with a conversation
Tell us a little about your organization and we will reply by email. There is no cost and no obligation.
We work with a limited number of organizations at a time so that each one gets real attention. We are currently accepting a few new clients.
Or write to hello@stantongrantsolutions.com