Federal Grant Review & Development
Federal peer-review experience applied to strengthen your application and sustain compliance post-award.
What this engagement delivers.
We have sat on the federal review panels. The same scoring rubrics that decide funding are the lenses we apply before you submit. Authorship, peer review, and post-award compliance in one engagement.
Built for organizations that need defensible outcomes.
Four streams. One integrated engagement.
Every engagement is scoped to your setting, but the structure below is the baseline we deliver against.
Opportunity Assessment
NOFO review, eligibility screening, priority-alignment analysis, and competitive positioning against the funder's published selection criteria.
Grant Authorship
Narrative development aligned to federal priorities, logic model construction, evidence-base integration, budget narrative, and attachments. Collaborative process with your program staff.
Pre-Submission Peer Review
Simulated federal peer review against the published rubric,scored reviews, narrative comments, and consensus-style deliberation. Delivered in time for meaningful revision.
Post-Award Compliance Advisory
Drawdown procedures, time-and-effort, allowable cost review, sub-recipient monitoring, and reporting advisory,aligned to 2 CFR 200 Uniform Guidance.
What you receive.
- ◆NOFO summary and go/no-go recommendation
- ◆Full application package (narrative, logic model, budget, attachments)
- ◆Scored peer-review report with reviewer comments and consensus summary
- ◆Revision memo keyed to rubric dimensions
- ◆Post-award compliance framework and reporting calendar
- ◆Ongoing advisory retainer available
Four phases. No surprises.
Intake & Scoping
NOFO review, eligibility confirmation, internal capacity scan, and go/no-go recommendation. We only engage where the application is competitive.
Development
Narrative drafting or pre-submission review against the federal rubric. Iterative work with program staff, evidence-base integration, and logic model construction.
Peer Review
Simulated federal peer review,scored reviews, narrative comments, and consensus deliberation,timed to allow meaningful revision before submission.
Post-Award Transition
Optional post-award compliance framework setup,drawdown, time-and-effort, sub-recipient monitoring, and reporting calendar aligned to 2 CFR 200.
Practitioners who have done the work.
- ✔Federal peer reviewer for school funding applications
- ✔Direct experience scoring applications against federal priorities and budget reasonableness
- ✔SAM.gov registered for federal contracts
- ✔Cross-sector experience spanning education, justice, and nonprofit funding
Common questions about this engagement.
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Ready to scope this engagement?
A 20-minute call is enough to determine fit, timeline, and the right starting point.