Hire the Best Grant Writers in Ohio

Hi! Welcome to my wall. I have written and managed grants for 5+ years in various industries, including nonprofits and religious institutions. I can manage the complete grant process, including follow-up reporting, researching grant prospects, and crafting gripping narratives. I will improve your present grant writing procedure so that you can apply for more opportunities and your organization's grant application machinery takes less time. In addition to creating courses on sustainability and design for the environment, I have taken part in outreach and public education campaigns on these subjects. I have submitted grant applications to the USDA, DOC (NOAA and NIST), DOE, EPA, NIH, NSF, and DOD. Although I work with academic institutions and write grants for various opportunities, I am very knowledgeable about the SBIR program for these agencies. Some of the services I render include: ✅ Income complete grant proposals, ✅ Letters of intent and fundraising letters, ✅Applications and RFPs, ✅Proposal templates, ✅Donor reports, monitoring and evaluations, and budget templates ------------------------------------------------

Offering nearly 40 years of professional government relations and business writing. Specialties include RFP responses for government services and innovative technology development grants. I provide deep experience in climate change and novel green energy solutions, mitigation and planning grants, GIS systems, and their application. Principal RFP/Grant Writer, gaining $289 million in awards from federal, state, and local government contracts and government and private foundation grants. Contract awards include EPA, DoS, DoD (USAF, USN), NOAA, and DoJ, among others, and multiple state government awards. Grant awards include the National Science Foundation, DoE, USDA, NIH, DoD/DARPA, and SBIRs from multiple agencies; Federal, state, and private foundation awards in advanced technology development and commercialization, emergency feeding programs and social services, operating, and capital grant funding. RFP Consultant: I have been engaged to provide research, define requirements, and write RFP offerings for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the University of Salisbury (MD), and multiple municipal government organizations. Business Writer: I have completed multiple business article assignments for SKIM Business Journal (Spatial Knowledge & Information Management) Distribution among the governments and universities of the Gulf Cooperation Council (Persian Gulf): Multiple articles on the Application of GIS technologies for regional development: Climate Change and Resource Management; Energy, Urban Development and Transportation and International Trade and Finance Sectors. Other assignments included national economic profiles for Strategy Reports (an international business journal), focused on Latin America, providing articles on Energy, Transportation, the Panama Canal Expansion, Finance & Banking, and Communications Technology Sectors in Panama and Guatemala; multiple assignments for the SAGE Encyclopedia of World Poverty. Freestore Foodbank (2011-2013) - Grant Writer, gaining $4 million in public, corporate, and private foundation grants for anti-poverty food distribution, social services, and capital campaigns. As Manager for Information Services at U.S. EPA (Labat Anderson 1999-2008), I provided advanced client services to 56 separate offices of the Agency and their national outreach programs. I was the Assistant Project Manager at NSCEP, the Agency's national contact and order processing center for publications. I have strong knowledge of climate change and its economic, military, and political impact, national water & air quality programs & policies. I was Director for Public Information for the National Space Society (Philadelphia office); writing white papers, newsletters & congressional briefing books. Contributing panelist, OMNI Magazine symposium on US Space Policy. Strong knowledge of space launch systems, in-space manufacturing, and energy generation and defense systems.

I help organizations secure funding by combining a data-driven strategic approach with compelling storytelling. With a background in Operations Strategy and Information Systems, I specialize in transforming complex project goals into structured, persuasive proposals that clearly demonstrate impact, scalability, and financial stewardship.

I’ve raised approximately $25 million in grants and contracts on behalf of nonprofits, public sector organizations and startups. I’ve submitted grant applications to federal and state government agencies as well as to private foundations. My specialties are government grants and social impact innovation. I’ve built programs from the ground up, so I have hands on experience with nearly every aspect that a grant is expected to cover, including: ^program design ^staffing ^metrics and evaluation ^partnership development ^project management ^reporting ^budgeting ^policy implications ^creation of final products I can offer insights into strengthening these areas of your application and I can do contract work in these areas. In addition, I know what grant makers look for because I was a grant maker. I developed five different grant making programs while at UCLA. As a result, I intimately understand how grant makers think and how grants work their way through the review process. I'm a very strategic thinker. I can help with everything from polishing an existing draft to building a grant strategy from the ground up. Some of the content areas where I have expert knowledge (or written grants on): human rights, substance abuse prevention, developmental disability, gender based sexual violence, diversity and inclusion, national service and volunteerism, community & economic development, historic revitalization, community organizing, job placement and workforce development, emergency preparedness, COVID-19, starts ups, technology, entrepreneurship, social enterprise, sustainability (green), faith based initiatives, farming and agriculture, housing and homelessness, food insecurity, supply chain, social responsibility, bio-tech, information and communications technology, national security and defense, youth leadership and development and much more. I have subscriptions to several grant databases. I can do research for you if you'd like to discover what granting agencies are looking for projects like yours.

I help nonprofit and public organizations: ⚡ Improve effectiveness and efficiency 🎯 Align programs with mission 💲 Get funding My background, experience, and skills: ✔️ 15 years of experience in the public and nonprofit sectors ✔️ Led a 75-person government agency and a 20-person nonprofit affordable housing organization. ✔️ 8 years of experience grant seeking, grant writing, and managing grant-funded programs. ✔️ Areas of focus include community and neighborhood development and reentry. Recent projects include: 🖊️ Grant writing: Secured $1.25 million in capital funding for veteran's wing of men's homeless shelter. 🏠 Policy Research, Analysis, and Briefing: Drafted survey of state-funded single-family affordable housing programs resulting in $25 million allocation of ARPA funds by the State of Ohio. ⚙️Program Design. Designed CARES ACT-funded Transition in Place program for local men’s shelter.

Gail Dillard, Ph.D. is a an academician and a consultant in corporate communication. She has worked with a wide range of clients in many industries, including technology, publishing, broadcasting, retail, startups, not-for-profits and agribusiness, on projects including grant and loan applications including SBIR, annual reports, white papers, position papers, fundraising campaigns and accreditation reviews. She also provides speechwriting and training to corporate and private clients. Dr. Dillard has taught English and Communication at the college level since 1991.