Funding strategy from readiness to results

Grant development is more than writing a proposal.

TNM helps organizations prepare, pursue, launch, and sustain funded work. Our approach connects strong writing with program design, partnerships, budgets, outcomes, implementation systems, and community need.

Cost structure

Choose the support that matches your stage.

Prices reflect defined scope, complexity, and access. Final proposal-development fees depend on requirements, documentation readiness, stakeholder coordination, and timeline.

Paid diagnostic

Funding Fit Session

$500
  • 75-minute discovery and strategy consultation
  • Grant-readiness snapshot
  • Review of one proposed program or project
  • Three directional funding leads
  • Written 90-day action memo

Three service levels

Funding Opportunity Accelerator

$1,250–$4,500
  • 5–12 qualified opportunities, depending on tier
  • Eligibility and deadline verification
  • Funding-fit priorities and recommendations
  • Strategy consultation and action calendar
  • Advanced tiers add readiness and reusable planning tools

Per selected opportunity

Grant Application Development

$3,500–$20,000+
  • Foundation and corporate proposals: $3,500–$8,500
  • State and federal proposals: $9,500–$20,000+
  • Project design, narrative, outcomes, and compliance
  • Complex or multi-partner applications receive a custom scope

Three-month minimum

Grant Opportunity Desk

$1,250–$4,500/mo
  • Ongoing opportunity research and qualification
  • Funding pipeline and calendar support
  • Monthly strategy and go/no-go guidance
  • Higher tiers include defined writing capacity

Leadership support

Fractional Grants Director

From $6,000/mo
  • Annual funding strategy and pipeline leadership
  • Proposal coordination and quality control
  • Award and reporting calendar
  • Leadership updates and staff capacity building
Standard terms: Projects under $1,000 are paid in full. Projects of $1,000 or more generally require a 50% deposit, with the balance tied to agreed milestones. Two reasonable revision rounds are included where stated. Rush work may add 30%–50%. TNM does not charge a percentage of grant awards or guarantee funding.

Full-cycle support

Build the capacity behind the application.

A competitive application begins before the first sentence is written. TNM works with nonprofits, community organizations, public agencies, healthcare partners, educational institutions, and cross-sector coalitions to build fundable programs and the systems needed to deliver them.

01

Grant Readiness

Clarify the mission, population, outcomes, partnerships, data, budget capacity, and internal systems needed to compete and perform.

02

Funding Opportunity Research

Identify aligned public and private opportunities and assess eligibility, competitiveness, timing, and organizational fit.

03

Proposal Development

Develop compelling narratives, work plans, logic models, outcomes, partner roles, supporting documents, and submission-ready packages.

04

Budget & Resource Alignment

Connect proposed activities to realistic costs, staffing, match requirements, partner contributions, and long-term sustainability.

05

Implementation Planning

Translate an award into a startup roadmap with responsibilities, milestones, documentation, performance measures, and partner onboarding.

06

Grant Strategy & Technical Assistance

Provide ongoing funding strategy, grant-calendar management, team coaching, progress review, and workflow troubleshooting.

The grant lifecycle

One connected process—not isolated applications.

1

Prepare

Build readiness and define the case for investment.

2

Research

Find opportunities that genuinely fit.

3

Develop

Create the proposal, work plan, and budget.

4

Implement

Launch the funded work with clear systems.

5

Sustain

Measure results, report, renew, and diversify.

Free nonprofit resource

Grant Readiness Checklist

Organize the documents and information funders commonly request. This four-page fillable checklist covers organizational background, tax records, finances, governance, programs, policies, partnerships, and supporting documentation.

Access the checklist →Designed for nonprofit organizations preparing to pursue grants.

A strong fit

Organizations ready to build

  • Need a clear funding strategy and grant calendar
  • Have a defined mission and population served
  • Want stronger programs, outcomes, and partnerships
  • Need support moving from award to implementation

Ethical grant development

Clear roles and realistic expectations

  • Funding decisions remain with the funder
  • No consultant can guarantee an award
  • Organizational input and timely documents are essential
  • Fees are based on scope—not a percentage of an award

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This introductory call does not include funding research or written deliverables.