Pricing
One rate. Published. No packages you have to decode.
Hourly billing keeps it flexible and honest. You pay for the work the project actually needs, and you approve the estimate before we start. If you would rather work on a rhythm, reserve 5, 10, or 20 hours a month at the same rate.
Tracked to the minute and billed against an approved estimate.
What the hours go to
Reading guidelines, interviewing your staff, researching funders, pulling data, writing, building budgets, chasing attachments, formatting to spec, and submitting. Nothing is padded and nothing is hidden in a package price.
Every project starts with a free estimate after the intake form. The estimate names a range, not a single number, because a first time federal application and a foundation renewal are not the same animal. If the work is going to exceed the estimate, you hear about it before it happens, not on the invoice.
Reserve 5, 10, or 20 hours a month.
Ongoing grant work goes better on a rhythm than in bursts. Pick a plan and we hold that block of hours on our calendar for you every month, at the same published rate.
We stay as close to your plan as the work allows. Some months land a little under and some run a little over, and we tell you which way it is going while there is still time to do something about it. Nothing beyond your plan gets billed without your approval first.
5hours per month
Keep the pipeline moving
Funder research, deadline tracking, and steady progress on one proposal or renewal at a time. A good fit for a small organization that applies a few times a year and does not want to lose the thread in between.
$550 per month at $110 per hour
10hours per month
A proposal cycle every month
Room to research, interview your staff, draft, build the budget, chase attachments, and submit, with time left for reporting on what you have already won. This is where most organizations land.
$1,100 per month at $110 per hour
20hours per month
Your development office
Several applications in flight at once, federal or multi part submissions, grant reporting, and funder relationships handled on a schedule. Effectively part time development staff without the payroll.
$2,200 per month at $110 per hour
Plans are month to month and bill at the same $110 per hour as project work. You are not locked into a term, and you can move up or down a plan or stop before the next month begins. Prefer to stay project by project? That option is not going anywhere.
Every minute is tracked. You see it weekly.
We run a timer on your grant. Research, interviews, drafting, budget building, portal wrangling, all of it logged as it happens rather than reconstructed at the end of the month.
Every week you get a written update: what we worked on, what it produced, and exactly how much time each piece took. You always know where you stand against the estimate before the invoice shows up, and you can tell your board precisely what they are paying for.
- Work logged as it happens, to the minute
- Weekly written update with tasks and time
- A heads up before the estimate is exceeded, never after
Do you take a percentage of the grant?
No. Contingency fees on grant awards are widely prohibited by funders and discouraged by professional fundraising ethics standards. You pay for hours worked, funded or not.
Can you guarantee funding?
No, and neither can anyone else. The decision belongs to the funder. What we control is whether your proposal is complete, competitive, and submitted on time.
What if the estimate turns out to be low?
We tell you before we pass it. You decide whether to approve additional hours, narrow the scope, or stop.
Do you require a long contract?
No. Project work begins after mutual agreement on scope and estimate for that project. The 5, 10, and 20 hour monthly plans are month to month, so you can change plans or stop before the next month begins.
Do we have to be a 501(c)(3)?
No. Nonprofits are our specialty, but we also write for fiscally sponsored projects, schools, public agencies, tribal organizations, and businesses. Eligibility is the first thing we check.
What if we have never applied before?
Common, and not a problem. We work from whatever you already have and tell you plainly which pieces are missing before the clock starts, so you are not paying us to discover it mid draft.
Next step
Tell us what you need funded.
The intake form takes about ten minutes. We read every submission ourselves and reply within one business day with next steps and an honest estimate.
Rather talk first? Call 760-278-8908