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We help education institutions achieve and exceed their grants funding goals

Since our founding in 2007, the Grants Plus team has helped organizations across the country secure more than $300 million in grant funding from private, corporate, and government funders. We have over 300 years of collective experience, and are adept at assisting colleges and universities find, pursue, and win grants.

A Winning Legacy

Grants Plus achieves an impressive average grant win rate of 54 percent, far surpassing the recognized national average win rates between 10 – 30 percent, and even higher win rates for specific funding agencies, including:

100%

Win Rate

Ohio Department of Higher Education

86%

Win Rate

U.S. Department of Education

67%

Win Rate

Health Resources and Services Administration

67%

Win Rate

U.S. Department of Justice

University students in classroom

Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences began working with Grants Plus to diversify the institution’s revenue sources. The Grants Plus team identified fifty foundation prospects that matched to the college’s mission and program objectives. We have since provided staff and leadership with cultivation guidance and grant writing support. As a result, the college nearly tripled its grant revenues in the first year of working with Grants Plus. Over the lifetime of our partnership, Christ College has celebrated combined awards of $3.2 million, including three successfully-funded Choose Ohio First grants, and an ROI of 1,710%. The college has received $18 for every $1 invested in our services.

“I love my work with Grants Plus,” says Brad Jackson, Vice President of Strategy and Business Affairs. “I can’t imagine what the team could do better to improve the work.”

How we can help

  • Grow your foundation grants strategically
  • Increase your grant seeking capacity
  • Maximize your win rate on government grants
  • Expand your funding opportunities through grant research

Notable recent awards

$6.7 million from a family foundation for a university capital campaign

$2.6 million from the US Department of Education for a TESOL Master’s program

$2 million in Title III Strengthening Institutions funds

$1.5 million from a family foundation for scholarship funds

$1.5 million from the National Institutes of Health

$1.3 million from the Ohio Department of Education

$1 million from the US Small Business Administration for a college of performing arts

University students in classroom

Cuyahoga Community College Foundation sought a partnership with Grants Plus to help elevate and optimize their grant seeking effort. Over a two-year engagement, Grants Plus identified prospective funders, provided ongoing strategy, including recommendations on effectively structuring the fund development office, and developed a suite of template proposals for programs such as workforce development, students re-entering from incarceration, and career services software. Our team submitted grant proposals and reports on the college’s behalf, resulting in awards including a $2 million Title III Strengthening Institutions grant from the U.S. Department of Education and a six-figure grant from a private foundation for adult education and training.

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What our partners are saying

“As we work to elevate foundation relations as a university priority, Grants Plus provided us an invaluable starting point. In talking through our priorities and interviewing administrators and faculty on campus, Grants Plus was able to provide a tiered list of funders with alignments to the work being done on campus. That list has served as a strategic springboard, focusing the efforts of our team, creating new conversations with campus partners, and offering early wins for our team.”

Associate VP of Corporate and Foundation Relations, Miami University

$300m+

in grant funding raised

400+

nonprofit partners since 2007

300 yrs+

of collective grant seeking experience