Grant writing by someone who has sat in the room.

The problem

Most proposals describe clinical work from the outside.

A reviewer can tell. The needs statement cites the right numbers, the program design names the right modalities, and the whole thing still reads like it was written by someone who has never run a group or sat with a client in crisis.

That gap shows up where it costs most: in the program narrative, where you have to explain what will actually happen to a person who walks in, and in the evaluation plan, where you have to say how you'll know it worked.

What I write

The pieces.

1. Needs statement. Population, prevalence, and the gap in services — sourced, local where local data exists, and written so it argues rather than recites.
2. Program design and narrative. What the service actually is: modality, dose, staffing, flow, and what happens when someone doesn't show up. The part that reads false when it's written from outside.
3. Logic model and evaluation plan. Inputs through outcomes, with measures you can realistically collect and report.
4. Language access and LEP sections. How you'll serve Spanish-speaking clients, written with actual knowledge of what that requires — not a paragraph of boilerplate.
5. Budget narrative. The justification that connects every line to the program you just described.

I'll also review and strengthen a draft you already have, which is often the better use of the hours when a deadline is close.

Why me

Clinician and administrator.

My MPA is from Rutgers, summa cum laude — which is where the grant training is from. My clinical training is a master's from Northwestern, and I see clients in English and Spanish. Before either, I spent fifteen years in enterprise strategy and intelligence at UBS, Verizon and JPMorgan Chase.

That combination means I can write the program narrative and the budget justification without handing either back to you to fix — and I can write the language-access sections with something to say.

How it works

Flat hourly, scoped up front.

We start with the funding announcement and your deadline. I give you an honest estimate of hours and tell you if I think the fit is weak — a proposal that shouldn't be written is the most expensive one there is.

Scope

What this isn't.

This is professional writing and program-design support. It is not grants management, post-award administration, audit support, or legal and compliance advice. It is not clinical supervision or consultation on your cases.