GRANT WRITING AND strategic DEVELOPMENT

Owen Consulting offers comprehensive grant writing and strategic development services to non-profit organizations, City and government agencies, and for-profit companies. 

grant writing

Our expert grant writing services have enabled clients to secure funding from City, State, and Federal agencies and private foundations to support their social-impact, education, and start-up businesses and organizations.  Funders have included US Department of Education (USED), US Department of Labor (USDOL), National Science Foundation (NSF), New York State Education Department (NYSED), New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD). Collectively, our team of professional grant writers has helped win clients more than $450,000,000. Notable City, State, and Federal government awards include the following:

  • US Small Business Administration

  • NYSED 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21CCLC) After-school programming

  • NYSED Community Schools

  • NYC DYCD Community Schools

  • USED Promise Neighborhood Planning Grants

  • USED Full Service Community Schools

  • USDOL YouthBuild

  • USHHS / Office of Minority Health

  • NYC DYCD Out of School Time (OST), COMPASS, Beacon

Our grant writing services include: 

  • Full proposal writing (Program narrative, budget narrative, budget, attachments, etc.)

  • Partial proposal writing

  • Writing / designing evaluation sections

  • Proposal review

  • Prospect Research: Our experts will research and identify foundations/funding opportunities that align with your organization/program's mission and goals

Owen Consulting is also highly qualified and experienced to serve as an independent evaluator for government grants.

Please note that Owen Consulting charges fee for service and we do not work on commission for grant writing. We prefer to bill by project but can bill an hourly rate depending upon the scope of work.

** Before contacting us please review our FAQ about our grant writing services for more information about how we work.

If our terms align with your organization’s needs please contact us to learn more about our grant writing services and fees.

strategic development

Our Strategic Development Consultants have helped to grow small organizations into larger, well-established ones by working to strengthen development efforts from the ground up. We also have experience in launching entirely new non-profits and helping them to succeed in a very competitive landscape. Our development services include the following:

  • Creating and implementing a comprehensive Strategic Plan

  • Assessment of annual campaign

  • Donor cultivation

  • Major gifts

  • Marketing

  • Capital Campaigns

  • Board and donor liaison

  • Donor recognition programs

  • Social media campaigns

  • Prospect research

  • Board recruitment

  • Training staff and Board in all aspects of development and major gift solicitation

  • Board - Staff relationships

  • Board Structure, Performance, and Roles and Responsibilities