Working With CFS
Becky Nictakis , Samantha Benthien | September 7, 2022
What We Do:
CFS provides crucial expertise and guidance in developing an effective and long-term strategy that will increase your organization’s ability to secure and maintain grant funding. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., our firm is uniquely capable of helping clients navigate the federal funding landscape. Our unparalleled network of relationships with policymakers and federal agencies informs our strategies and approach to finding and winning competitive funding on behalf of our clients. Our operating principle is to approach every project with the creativity and commitment necessary to maximize success. Attention to detail, passion for exhaustive research, and the ability to execute plans efficiently are guaranteed when you partner with CFS.
Our Services:
Services include, but are not always limited to: 1) Initial Consultation, 2) Intelligent FOA Matching, 3) Strategic Positioning, 4) Grant Writing/Co-writing, and 5) Application Review, Submission, and Tracking.
Learn more on the Services pageInitial Consultation
As the foundation for a written competitive funding strategy, CFS begins engagement with clients by helping identify funding priorities, assess grant readiness, and facilitate partnerships.
Intelligent FOA Matching
CFS leverages its comprehensive database and agency contacts to identify eligible federal funding opportunity announcements (FOA) that correspond to your organization’s capabilities, interests, and funding priorities. We perform an extensive search of forecasted and active FOAs financed by various federal funding bodies.
Strategic Positioning
We invest unmatched time and resources into understanding the strategic objectives and processes for various federal agencies and funding programs. This enables us to help define and prepare for a long-term, multi-submission proposal strategy that distinguishes your program and increases the likelihood of winning competitive awards.
Grant Writing/Co-writing
CFS brings an extensive and successful track record of writing/co-writing proposals and applying for competitive funding. With this experience comes a deep understanding of the types of projects and proposal narratives that federal agencies and private foundations seek. Our writers utilize this understanding to craft a competitive application tailored to the institutional funding priorities and specific requirements of the FOAs.
Application Review, Submission, and Tracking
CFS uses an efficient and secure cloud-based system to collect the information and documentation required for each application. This may include, but is not limited to, federal registration information, previous applications, written proposals, and any required supporting documentation. Applications are reviewed with the strictest attention to detail to ensure a grant narrative in accordance with all technical and budget requirements of the FOAs.
CFS works with numerous clients with varying needs, including developing initial funding plans for specific projects, sourcing and identification of competitive funding opportunity announcements, writing and co-writing of grant proposals. Clients include small and large businesses across various sectors, local governments, Native American tribes, non-profits, healthcare organizations, and universities.