Hire the Best Grant Writers in Tennessee

Hi- Thank you for looking at my profile. I am a grant writer with 7 years of experience working in the energy industry and federal government. I graduated from the University of Virginia with a degree in public policy in 2019 and went on to consult for the U.S. Department of Energy, Tennessee state government, and large electric utility companies for five years. I am looking to help manage the grant writing process and draft application narratives, preferably for companies pursuing projects in the energy sector or nonprofits with compelling missions. I am very communicative, easy to work with, and deliver fast and exceptional work. I look forward to working with you!

I have helped nonprofits raise more than $5M through capital campaigns, major gifts, grants, and corporate partnerships. CFRE certified, MPA, Top Rated with 100% job success. Most organizations I work with have the same problem: a mission people believe in, and a fundraising operation held together by spreadsheets, goodwill, and one exhausted person. I build the system that fixes it. WHAT I DO GRANTS. Prospect research, funder matching, LOIs, full proposals, and reporting. I find the funders whose priorities actually match your programs, then write the case that wins them. MAJOR AND RECURRING GIFTS. Donor qualification, moves management, ask strategy, and stewardship pathways that turn one time donors into multi year partners. CAMPAIGNS. Capital, annual, and year end campaigns from feasibility through close, including case for support, gift tables, and solicitor training. CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS AND SPONSORSHIP. Packaging, pricing, prospecting, and pitch materials. SYSTEMS. CRM selection and implementation (Salesforce, Bloomerang, DonorPerfect, Little Green Light), donor journey design, and KPI dashboards so you can see what is working before the fiscal year closes. WHERE I HAVE DONE IT National education nonprofits, faith based organizations, disability services, youth development, and community impact groups. I have built development functions from zero and managed donor portfolios up to seven figures. HOW I WORK Fast, direct, and documented. You get deliverables you can hand to a board, not a strategy deck that sits in a folder. If you are hiring, include two things in your message: your current annual revenue and the number you need to hit. I will tell you honestly whether I am the right person for the job.

15+ years in workforce development, not as an outside advisor, but running programs, managing career centers, and delivering technical assistance on federal grants. I've reviewed approximately 100 grant proposals for the U.S. Department of Labor and City of San Antonio, so I know what scores well from the review side of the table. I've provided technical assistance to state workforce agencies across five states on a joint Department of Labor and Department of Justice reentry grant. I've directed operations across 12+ career centers. And I've designed career development curriculum that reached 30,000+ learners across 121 training centers nationwide. I also build technology for this space. I've developed two AI-powered platforms, one for workforce case managers and one consumer-facing, using the Claude API, React, and Supabase. When I advise organizations on AI adoption or technology strategy, I'm not theorizing. I've built it. What I deliver: Technical Assistance for Federal Grantees: program design, performance improvement, compliance guidance, cross-agency coordination. Direct experience with DOL and DOJ grant programs. Curriculum and Training Development: custom course design, e-learning development (Adobe Captivate), train-the-trainer programs, workforce readiness and career pathways content. Grant Writing and Proposal Support: technical narrative, program design sections, logic models, budget justification. I know what scores well because I've sat on the review side. AI and Technology Strategy: needs assessments, platform evaluations, implementation roadmaps for workforce organizations exploring AI tools. Practical guidance from someone who builds in this space. Background: MPA, Arizona State University. Adjunct Professor, BYU-Idaho. National conference presenter. Flexible scheduling. Clear deliverables. I do the work, no team of subcontractors, no handoffs.

I am an expert grant writer who works exclusively with nonprofits. I have a master's of public health degree and am passionate about healthcare, mental health, health equity and disparities, mental health, and housing. I have worked as a grant funder, a manager of grant-funded programs, an independent evaluator for a federally funded (SAMHSA) grant, and have been applying to grants since 2017. I've been in the nonprofit sector since 2008. My expertise includes: Funding: identification of grant/funding opportunities, development of grant application materials, grant proposal writing, submission, application tracking and more. Program planning: program design, background research, identification of evidence-based practices, budgeting, timeline creation, logic models, goal setting, and so on. Evaluation: quantitative and qualitative methodology, outcome evaluation design, process evaluation design, instrument selection or creation, implementation fidelity guidelines, data collection procedures, protection of subjects/participants, data analysis plans, and reporting results to multiple audiences. Areas of expertise include: ✅ nonprofits ✅ public health ✅ healthcare ✅ mental health ✅ substance use disorders ✅ housing/homelessness ✅ social justice ✅ LGBTQ+ issues