There are many federal R&D grants available to companies of just about every size.  Both established small businesses as well as brand new start-ups can benefit from the funding that the federal government has available to get projects moving.

If you’re new to the federal grant process, you’ve probably spent some time scanning solicitations on agency web sites or reviewing entries on Grants.gov, planning out potential proposal ideas, or maybe you’ve even applied to one or more grant opportunities.

Many people get frustrated long before they reach the proposal submission process.  There is so much information out there that people get overwhelmed.  Maybe they find the perfect solicitation, only to find out proposals are due next week.  Maybe they give up trying to navigate all of the registrations that need to be completed before a proposal can be submitted.  Maybe they just don’t know where to start.

This is where an independent grant researcher and writer can provide you with huge benefits.  An independent grant researcher and writer can:

• Talk with you to determine what types of grant mechanisms are best for your company and your ideas
• Locate the most appropriate solicitations for your business
• Alert you when new solicitations are made available
• Help you select the right solicitation(s) to respond to
• Identify registrations that have to be completed
• Work with you to create a proposal development plan
• Create proposal content that meets the requirements of the solicitation
• Portray your organization in the brightest light
• Give you a higher probability of success in the competitive proposal process

If you’ve written proposals in the past that have not been successful, a grant writer can review them and give you advice on how to improve them.  An independent grant writer understands the proposal development process from start to finish, and can help streamline the process for you.  A good grant writer will cost you less in the long run, because you won’t be spending your time wading through the logistics of the process.  You can focus on your business, while the grant writer helps you get more business.

If you need help navigating the proposal process, or aren’t sure where to begin, contact Sue Kristoff of The Kristoff Group for more information on how a grant writer with federal R&D project experience can help you succeed.