funding strategy

Afton is a consulting firm focused on education and child care, helping state and local leaders use funding, policy, and systems design to improve education and care in their communities. The firm reports having supported systems in 40 states across over 200 initiatives, with work spanning early care and education, public charter schools, and K-12 education.

community engagementfinancial planning and managementimplementation supportPolicyprocess facilitationresearchsystems design

Altigad is a founder-led strategy and intelligence practice led by Jacob Allen Freitag, based in Kansas City, MO. It provides embedded operating support to complex organizations across private, federal, research, and institutional environments, helping leaders solve operating problems that come with growth and change using data and context to surface hidden constraints and inform decisions.

CRM and data alignmentexecutive decision supportgovernance designoperational diagnosticsportfolio analysisprogram architecturestakeholder mappingworkflow mapping

Bezyl is an intelligence infrastructure for mental health innovation that connects the development of trusted mental health innovation with its real-world deployment. It helps mental health innovations succeed through investor networking, validation, partnerships, and global deployment, and helps organizations build healthier communities through curated toolboxes, continuous engagement, and measurable outcomes. Founded by Esther Howard, Bezyl operates across Israel, the United States, and Canada.

clinical validationcommercializationglobal deploymentinvestor networkingmarket strategypartnershipsvalidation

Cityfi helps visionary leaders realize innovation, operating at the intersection of public, private, and nonprofit sectors to convene diverse stakeholders and implement transformative solutions. The team of government innovators, entrepreneurs, designers, and political strategists aligns and activates public and private sectors, guided by a commitment to resilience, climate, and equity. Cityfi is a women-led business.

change managementorganizational designpartnership buildingpolicy developmentprogram and pilot designresearchstrategic-planning

The Conafay Group specializes in representing life sciences companies, universities, and other organizations in the biomedical space before the federal government and associated stakeholders. Since 2004, it has helped clients advance research and policy goals by harnessing the power of the federal government and building bridges to philanthropic, non-profit, academic, industry coalitions and commercial entities. Its team has over 200 years of combined experience in government relations and the life sciences and biotech industry.

coalition developmentGovernment relationsstakeholder engagementstrategy development

Concept to Market LLC is an advisory firm that helps life science innovators secure non-dilutive funding to bring pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical technologies to market without giving up equity. With over 25 years of experience and $3B+ in non-dilutive funding secured, it provides strategic, end-to-end support across government grants, public-sector contracts, and foundation-backed capital, from proposal development to post-award compliance and commercialization strategy.

commercialization strategycomplianceprogram managementproposal developmentregulatory strategy

Critica Research and Analysis, LLC is a Woman-Owned Small Business based in Washington, DC, founded and directed by Dr. Nadia Al-Dayel. It is a non-partisan research center with multidisciplinary expertise focused on economic development and providing insight on issues of conflict and security. Its research is published in peer-reviewed journals aimed at policy makers and academia, and its economic development projects focus on empowering communities. It also provides grant writing, feasibility analysis, and federal funding strategy for Native American t

data analysisfeasibility analysisGrant management and reportinggrant writingliterature reviewsmarket studiesneeds assessmentspolicy briefsresearch and policy analysis

Drago Vantage, LLC is a consulting firm focusing on public infrastructure, offering full-service transportation planning, funding strategies, grant writing, management, partner engagement, strategic advising, communications, and community outreach. The firm is a certified DBE and Woman Owned Small Business based in Loomis, California, and has helped public agency clients secure hundreds of millions of dollars in funding.

Capital Programmingcommunicationscommunity outreachgrant managementgrant writingmeeting facilitationpolicy developmentproject scopingstakeholder engagementstrategic advisingtransportation planning

Eli Patrick & Co. is a Hartford, Connecticut capacity-building consultancy serving nonprofits, municipalities, and faith-based organizations. It assesses organizations across six domains (financials, board minutes, program data, HR policy, systems documentation, funding mix) and builds governance structures, strategic plans, SOPs, program architecture, HR frameworks, and funding strategies, with implementation management and quarterly reassessment. It also builds and operates ImpactBud, its own data system.

capacity assessmentgovernance designHR framework designimplementation managementprogram architecturequarterly reassessmentSOP developmentstaff trainingstrategic-planning

Eva Garland Consulting (EGC) is a consulting firm established by Dr. Eva Garland in 2013 with a mission to advance science. Headquartered in Raleigh, NC, EGC assists scientists and entrepreneurs in securing and managing non-dilutive funding, having helped clients leverage nearly $2 billion in grants and contracts. The firm has been honored by Inc. 5000 as one of the fastest-growing companies in the nation for six consecutive years.

grant developmentSBIR/STTR accounting and complianceScientific Consulting