Grant Strategy
& Writing

DSA handles the full lifecycle of proposal development. We don't just write narratives; we build structurally sound proposals designed to score well against funder rubrics.

• Prospect research: 10–20 scored opportunities with deadlines, funding ranges, and fit rationale
• Full narrative development: Problem statement, project design, goals and objectives, methodology
• Budget justification: Line-item budgets with narrative explanations and cost allocation
• Logic models & evaluation plans: Framework-aligned deliverables that demonstrate impact
• Submission support: Portal compliance, file packaging, and quality assurance review

We handle proposals across all major funder categories — each with its own compliance requirements, narrative expectations, and evaluation criteria.

• Federal proposals: DOL, ED, HHS, EDA, HRSA — complex multi-section submissions with strict compliance
• Foundation grants: Private and community foundations with relationship-based strategies
• Corporate grants: CSR-aligned proposals with outcomes framing and partner inputs
• State & local: Pass-through federal funds and state-specific grant programs

Each deliverable is internally reviewed before any client-facing delivery. Nothing leaves DSA without a quality check.