Grant Writing & Nonprofit Funding Strategy

You run the mission.
I'll fund it.

You're a nonprofit Executive Director already wearing too many hats. Navigating complex grant databases, decoding federal guidelines, and writing 50-page proposals shouldn't be one of them. That's exactly where I come in.

14+
Years as a grants professional
$9M+
Secured for nonprofits nationwide
100%
Compliant proposals, every time

You didn't start a nonprofit to spend your days writing grants.

Yet here you are — buried in application portals, decoding funder requirements, and trying to fit your entire mission into a 10-page narrative with 47 attachments. Meanwhile, the work that actually matters keeps waiting.

  • Drowning in complex grant databases you don't have time to learn
  • Struggling to translate your impact into funder language
  • Missing deadlines because proposals pull you away from your team
  • Applying to the wrong funders and hearing silence

Your complete grant operation, handled.

On an ongoing retainer, I act as your strategic funding partner — taking the entire exhaustive grant process completely off your plate so you can focus on what you do best.

Cloud-Based Grant System

A centralized Proposal Boilerplate Library of reusable language, Common Attachments, Grants Tracker, and neatly organized current and archived proposals — so your whole organization runs more efficiently.

Targeted Prospect Research

I bypass highly saturated grants to find federal, state, and foundation funding perfectly aligned with your mission — so you stop wasting energy on the wrong opportunities.

Proposal Writing

Compelling, heavily researched, and 100% compliant narratives for foundation and government grants — crafted to demand reviewer attention and move your application to the top of the pile.

Before you write another proposal, know where you stand.

Most nonprofits don't lose grants because their mission is weak. They lose because a reviewer found a gap — missing financials, outcomes that aren't measured, a narrative that doesn't match what the funder actually funds. The Grant Readiness & Positioning Audit finds those gaps before a funder does.

What you walk away with

Two Readiness Checklists

Separate checklists for foundation and government opportunities, because the two hold you to very different standards. You'll see exactly which boxes you check today and which ones you don't.

Your Grant Readiness Report

A written assessment of your organization and one program of your choosing: your organizational profile, your current grant realities, honest observations about your position, and recommendations built for your organization — not a generic checklist.

The Grant Readiness Tool Kit

Case studies, answers to the questions every ED asks, and a prioritized list of next steps — the ones to take now, and the ones that can wait.

How it works

  1. A 30-minute call.

    We talk through your current grant activity, the program you'd want assessed, and whether an audit is genuinely the right next step. If it isn't, I'll tell you.

  2. Kickoff and documents.

    After you sign, you get an intake questionnaire, a documentation list, and a secure folder to upload to. We walk through both together on a 60-minute call so you know why every item matters.

  3. The audit.

    I assess your governance, financial health, infrastructure, data and outcomes capacity, narrative readiness, fundraising operations, and compliance — then score it all against both checklists. Typically two to three weeks.

  4. The debrief.

    A 60-to-90-minute call on what I found and the three to five things to do first. I check back at 30 and 90 days to see how implementation is going.

This is for you if…

  • You've been submitting proposals and hearing silence
  • You're about to pursue government funding for the first time
  • You have a program you believe in but can't yet prove in funder language
  • You're new to grant seeking and want to know whether you're fundable before spending months applying
  • You want an honest outside read before you invest in a grant writer
Tram Ngo
Founder, Harthunter Consulting
📍 Serving nonprofits nationwide 🤝 Remote & available

I've spent over 14 years as a grants professional, and in that time I've learned that the difference between a nonprofit that thrives and one that struggles often has nothing to do with the quality of their mission — it's their funding strategy.

At Harthunter Consulting, I treat your mission with the exact same passion and urgency that you do. I don't just write grants. I build systems, identify the right funders, and craft narratives that give your organization the strongest possible chance of being fully funded.

I've helped nonprofits across the country secure over $9 million — transforming big visions into fully funded realities. Let me do the same for yours.

Ready to take grants off your plate?

Reach out directly — no funnels, no friction, just a real conversation about your funding needs.