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WHAT IF SECURING A GRANT DID'NT HAVE TO FEEL LIKE CLIMBING A MOUNTAIN ALONE? Most nonprofits and profit organizations leave thousands , sometimes hundreds of thousands of dollars on the table every year. Not because they lack a great mission. But because they lack the right strategy, the right words, and the right person in their corner. That's where I come in. I'm Hussainat and I'm not your average grant writer. I'm a Grant Strategist and Funding Agent who doesn't just write proposals. I research, position, and craft applications that make funders stop, read, and say yes. Here's my promise to you: I will have sleepless nights and productive days until your funding goals become your funding reality. **What makes me different?** While most grant writers hand you a generic proposal and wish you luck — I go deeper. Before writing a single word, I study your organization inside out, research your target funders, analyze their giving history, and build a strategy that aligns your mission with exactly what the funder is looking for. The result? Proposals that don't just get submitted — they get funded. **Here's what I handle for you:** ✅ Grant Research & Prospect Lists tailored to your mission and eligibility ✅ Full Grant Proposals, Applications & Letters of Intent (LOIs) ✅ Capital, Capacity-Building & General Operating Grants ✅ RFPs, RFQs & SBIR Proposals ✅ Business Plans, Budget Proposals & Executive Summaries ✅ Grant Objectives, Methodology & Measurable Outcomes ✅ Evaluation Plans aligned with funder reporting requirements ✅ Fundraising Strategy, Sponsorship & Crowdfunding Support **Who I work with:** 🔹 Nonprofits & NGOs 🔹 Small & Minority-Owned Businesses 🔹 Startups & Social Enterprises 🔹 Community & Faith-Based Organizations **My background gives me a unique edge.** With a foundation in Public Health, I understand community needs assessment, measurable impact, and evidence-based communication — the exact language funders speak. I don't just write well. I write strategically. Your time is too valuable to spend wrestling with complex applications, chasing deadlines, and second-guessing your narrative. While you focus on running your organization and serving your community, I focus on one thing: **Getting you funded.** I don't just submit applications. I position you to win. 📩 Ready to pursue funding with strategy, confidence, and precision? Send me a message , let's build your funding future together.

As an Expert-Vetted, Top-Rated Plus grant writer, I deliver grant writing expertise to amplify your nonprofit organization's impact. I have raised more than $31 million for: arts, criminal legal reform, economic development, education, environmental/wildlife conservation, gender justice, health, humanities, LGBTQ+ issues, people with disabilities, racial justice, social justice, STEM, Veterans, women/femmes, workforce development, and youth. My experience also includes securing federal earmark funding, COVID-19 funding, and general operating support. I am an expert at identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding local, national, and international funders including foundations, corporations, and government. I work with 501(c)(3) nonprofit clients throughout the United States of a variety of sizes, personnel structures, and programmatic needs. Among more than 60 Upwork clients, I work with 83% on a long-term basis. I offer the following grant writing services for nonprofits, for-profits in need of subject matter experts, and aspiring grant writers; 𝘂𝗻𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗱, 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘁 $𝟮𝟬𝟬/𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿: - 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹-𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: I take care of researching, writing, and submitting your grant proposals. I also manage reporting deadlines and the completion/submission of grant reports! This service is only available to clients who book Grant Prospect Research (described below). - 𝗡𝗼𝗻𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 ($𝟮,𝟬𝟬𝟬): I will compile and curate a list of grant opportunities that match your 501(c)(3) nonprofit's operational, programmatic, and/or capital goals. I will also vet your eligibility for prospects that you have identified. I am available to provide full-service grant writing for these prospects. This service includes two consultations. - 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗡𝗼𝗻𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟭𝟬𝟭 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 ($𝟯𝟱𝟬): Learn the basics of grant writing by booking this 1-hour, one-on-one session. When you book your session, you will be prompted to submit a list of questions for us to discuss during our session. Perfect for: new ("startup") 501(c)(3) nonprofits; professionals/Board Members forming a new nonprofit/deciding whether to establish a new nonprofit; established nonprofit organizations seeking to refine fundraising strategy; and Board Members who want to deepen their contributions to the organizations they love. - 𝟭:𝟭 𝗡𝗼𝗻𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 (𝟮-𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗺): Receive live feedback from expert nonprofit grant writer Dara Gever. During the consultation, you will receive real-time feedback on every aspect of the working draft of your proposal. - 𝗡𝗼𝗻𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟭𝟬𝟭 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 ($𝟭,𝟱𝟬𝟬): A live, 2-hour seminar designed to train your organization's management team, development department, and/or other fundraising staff to identify, write, and manage grants. - 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 ($𝟱𝟬𝟬): Subject matter expert consultation designed to support for-profit businesses that seek to provide their own grant writing services to nonprofit clients or improve their grant prospect research/writing service model. - 𝗔𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀' 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟭𝟬𝟭 ($𝟱𝟬𝟬): Learn the basics of becoming a professional grant writer or enhancing your grant writing business. This consultation is perfect for: a) grant writers who want to enter the exciting and growing grant writing industry; and b) grant writers who want to improve their effectiveness, refine their business models, and discover strategies for providing exceptional services to nonprofits. **Actively accepting clients in need of grant writing services for on-the-ground activism, organizing, and leadership. I am committed to advancing racial justice.** 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲: Due to recent incidents of plagiarism by other freelancers, please alert Upwork if you notice any wording on my Upwork profile appearing on other Upwork profiles by flagging that profile and emailing Upwork support. Thank you!

I secure funding and win government contracts for nonprofits, startups, and businesses ready to scale their impact and revenue. Whether you're pursuing competitive grants, responding to complex RFPs, or establishing nonprofit compliance, I transform your capabilities into winning proposals that deliver essential resources and sustainable growth. My Track Record: Over three years, I've secured more than $2.8 million in grant funding and developed proposals for government contracts ranging from $100,000 to $12 million. My clients span energy, healthcare, housing, facility management, public safety, and social services sectors. With 91% Job Success and Top Rated Plus status across 80+ completed projects, I deliver results that matter. What I Do: I craft compelling grant proposals for federal agencies (DOE, NIH, HUD, USDA, SAMHSA), foundations, and corporations. I translate technical innovation and programmatic vision into narratives that align with funder priorities and secure awards. Beyond federal opportunities, I conduct strategic funding research and manage complete application lifecycles from concept through submission. For government contracting, I develop compliance-driven proposals that position you as the contractor of choice. I navigate SAM.gov registration, decode complex RFP/RFQ solicitations, develop technical and management volumes demonstrating capability, create detailed cost proposals, and build comprehensive compliance matrices. My contract experience includes facility management operations worth $11.7 million, digital infrastructure, law enforcement coordination, transportation services, and professional consulting. I also provide complete 501(c)(3) formation services including IRS applications, bylaws development, and state registrations for organizations establishing nonprofit status. What Sets Me Apart: My dual expertise in grant acquisition and government contracting gives you a strategic advantage—I understand how agencies evaluate both programmatic funding and procurement proposals. I bring deep knowledge of federal compliance frameworks including Federal Acquisition Regulation, OMB Uniform Guidance, and agency-specific requirements. This means your proposals meet the technical standards that separate funded projects and awarded contracts from rejected submissions. My Approach: I identify competitive differentiators, anticipate evaluator questions, structure narratives for maximum scoring impact, collaborate to incorporate your expertise, and manage aggressive deadlines without compromising quality. Clients choose me because I deliver proven results, communicate clearly, and understand that behind every application is an organization working to create meaningful change or sustainable growth. Whether you need a grant writer who understands funder priorities, an RFP strategist who can win competitive contracts, or a comprehensive funding consultant who navigates complex opportunities, I bring the technical expertise, strategic insight, and persuasive documentation that transforms organizational capacity into funded programs and awarded contracts.

Hi, my name is Sheila. I am a subject matter expert in the Social Sciences and Nonprofits. I worked for the US Depts. of Education and Labor developing programs and distributing/managing grants, and with the US Dept. Of Justice and Energy on planning and executing a large, state-wide grants in West Virginia); Tools to serve under-resourced young people (Black, Latinx, and Immigrant communities); Child, Adolescent Psychology and Social Work; Training for the Workforce (Labor) and Economic Development; Community and Economic Development and Housing Issues (not construction), Agriculture, Energy (specifically, Energy Efficiency (Where the field of Energy Efficiency is concerned, Residential Construction methods—but I don’t build anything but PROPOSALS). I have also had two funded SBIRs, and if that weren’t enough, Health Care Disparities for People of Color, LGBTQ and the Disabled. Please Note: Grant writers do not get paid AFTER the grant is funded, so please do not ask us to do any grant “on commission”, paying us from your proceeds. It is illegal in most cases, and unethical in all cases. If you have cancer, you cannot tell the doctor that you’ll “…pay him if you are cured…”, or the Attorney that you will “…pay him when he gets you acquitted for robbery..”. You’ll die of cancer and be convicted of robbery! You have to pay these professionals in advance, and you have to pay me in advance, too. We either take an hourly fee, work on retainer subtracted from a flat fee (my preferred method) or are paid a monthly salary. Freelancers like me normally do the first two, but it is hard work and we are specialists, and no matter how well you write, the chance of you winning a grant is LOW, whereas the chance of me winning it is MUCH HIGHER if it fits the cause and you and I have done our homework. So, now you know! I am also a nonprofit expert, having created over 100 nonprofits “from scratch”, as well as doing Board Development, Strategic Planning, and nonprofit “rescue” (what happens when you fail to do what you are legally compelled to do—sometimes, you need a helping hand with your funders, with a government, and with donors.). Call on me—I can help in a confidential and expedient manner. Yes, I have held senior management positions in every one of those aforementioned fields, as well as having been a university professor for 22 years. . But the connecting thread here is FUNDING—GRANTS. I am an expert grant writer. I’m patient and honest with clients. I’m connected. I help clients build their model from their random ideas, letting them know what is realistic and what isn’t, so that you are not wasting time and writing “pie in the sky” that won’t get funded. I’m really good under pressure, and I often know what you want to say when you don’t even know what to say. I am detail-oriented, a clear communicator, and I will get your proposal turned in on time. I will go to the mat for you, if needed, burning the midnight oil, but if we do things right, hopefully than won’t be necessary. I specialize in large projects with many working parts, and I am interested in working not just quickly, but most importantly, WELL. There is just too much on the line to be slapdash about this work. The expertise you get is verifiable and solid. On the other hand, I have also been hired by the Federal Government and States to conduct Program Evaluations on funded grant programs, so I’ll be looking at this portion of your grant to ascertain if you can pass an external evaluation (sometimes required for large sums of money). I have also conducted Federal research as a Principal Investigator (PI or co-PI) for the US Department of Energy and NIH, amongst other agencies.. Clients must compile their own budgets, but I will assist you (or teach you how). Clients must also make their own arrangements to submit their own grant proposals in a timely matter (never let anyone else submit your funding proposals—only you as an organization is responsible.) I can help you with reminders and expertise to help keep you on track so that we can work seamlessly together! I am serious, but also funny and not at all difficult to work with. My clients hire me multiple times not just because they like my work, but because we become colleagues and friends. Finally, I ask you to please be respectful of my rate and my time. To set your expectations, I will always respect your budget (disclosed in advance) and indeed MAY work with you to find a price that we can both live with if we aren’t far apart, but please don’t ask me to reduce my rate by half or more. If my rate is 50% or more outside of the top end of your budget, then I am not the person for the job. I am willing to negotiate, but please be a professional and be realistic and respectful of my time.

WHAT IF WINNING GRANTS DIDN'T HAVE TO FEEL LIKE NAVIGATING A MOUNTAIN PATH BY YOURSELF? Securing grants isn't simply about filling out applications or writing persuasive proposals. Successful funding starts with positioning your organization in a way that aligns with what funders are actively looking to support. That's where I come in. I'm Rasheedat, a Grant Strategist and Funding Specialist dedicated to helping nonprofits, startups, social enterprises, and growing businesses compete confidently for funding opportunities. My work goes far beyond writing. Before a proposal is ever drafted, I take time to understand your mission, your goals, your impact, and your eligibility. From there, I identify the right funding opportunities, analyze funder priorities, and develop a strategy designed to strengthen your chances of success. Because the strongest grant applications aren't written for everyone. They're written for the right funder. ## How I Support Organizations ✔ Strategic Grant Research and Prospect Identification ✔ Grant Proposals and Full Application Development ✔ Letters of Intent (LOIs) and Concept Notes ✔ RFP, RFQ, and SBIR Proposal Writing ✔ Business Plans and Executive Summaries ✔ Budget Narratives and Financial Justifications ✔ Program Design, Objectives, and Measurable Outcomes ✔ Evaluation Frameworks and Reporting Plans ✔ Fundraising, Sponsorship, and Crowdfunding Strategies ## Who I Work With • Nonprofits and NGOs • Small and Minority-Owned Businesses • Startups and Social Enterprises • Community-Based Organizations • Faith-Based Organizations ## Why Clients Choose to Work With Me My background in Fine Art has given me an advantage that many grant writers don't possess: the ability to tell compelling stories that connect with people and inspire action. Funders don't invest solely in ideas. They invest in vision, impact, sustainability, and the ability to communicate those elements clearly and convincingly. I help organizations do exactly that. ## My Goal Is Simple While you focus on serving your community, growing your organization, and leading your mission, I focus on helping you secure the resources needed to move that mission forward. Not just by submitting applications. But by positioning your organization strategically for funding opportunities that fit. If you're ready to approach funding with clarity, strategy, and confidence, I'd be happy to help. 📩 Send me a message and let's discuss your goals and the opportunities available to you.

I am an experienced, native English-speaking proofreader and editor from the United States, currently spending most of my time in the Dominican Republic. I enjoy working with texts of all types, from blog posts to grant applications to books. I can not only ensure that your texts are grammatically correct and error-free, but I can also make them come alive and sound natural, which is particularly important for texts written by non-native English speakers or those generated by AI.