Grant Clients

Research Associates – The Grant Experts (RA) embraces a team approach that sets us apart as we develop high-quality, comprehensive proposals through our turn-key grant development services, working collaboratively with each partner to develop a unique program model tailored to their organization’s specific needs. Our team of specialists helps you achieve high success rates and maximum grant awards. We are proud to apply our expertise to serve a wide range of clients in the field of education, the nonprofit sector, and beyond.

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School Districts

Anderson School District Five, SC
Anderson School District Four, SC
Anderson School District One, SC
Atlanta Public Schools, GA
Beaufort County Schools, SC
Bladen County Schools, NC
Bradley County Schools, TN
Butts County Schools, GA
Cabarrus County Schools, NC
Caldwell County Schools, NC
Camden County Schools, GA
Carroll County Schools, GA
Charleston County Schools, SC
Chattahoochee County Schools, GA
Cherokee County Schools, SC
Chester County Schools, SC
Columbus County Schools, NC
Columbus Municipal Schools, MS
Crisp County Schools, GA
DeKalb County Schools, GA
Dillon County School Districts, SC
Douglas County Schools, GA
Duval County Public Schools, FL
Effingham County Schools, GA
Fairfield County Schools, SC
Florence School District One, SC
Gaston County Schools, NC
Green River Regional Educational Cooperative, KY
Greene County Schools, GA
Guilford County Schools, NC
Halifax County Public Schools, VA
Iredell-Statesville Schools, NC
Jasper County Schools, GA
Jones County Schools, GA
Lancaster County Schools, SC
Lawrence County Schools, TN
Lexington City Schools, NC
Lowndes County Schools, GA
Lowndes County Schools, MS
Marion School Districts, SC
Matteson 162, IL
McCreary County Schools, KY
McDonogh School, MD
McDowell County Schools, NC
Meigs County Schools, TN
Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, TN
Mooresville Graded School District, NC
Montgomery County Schools, NC
Polk County Schools, TN
Richland School District One, SC
Rowan-Salisbury Schools, NC
Savannah-Chatham County Schools, GA
Scotland County Schools, NC
St. Martin Parish School Board, LA
Stanly County Schools, NC
Surry County Schools, NC
Thomaston-Upton County Schools, GA
Union County Public Schools, NC
Union County Schools, SC
Valdosta City Schools, GA
Walton County Schools, GA
Winchester Public Schools, VA
York County School Districts, SC

Higher Education

Appalachian State University, NC
East Tennessee State University, TN
High Point University, NC
Pfeiffer University, NC
The Citadel, SC
UNC – Charlotte, NC
University of South Carolina Beaufort, SC
Winthrop University, SC
York Technical College, SC

Nonprofit & Private Funders

Atlanta Speech School, GA
Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta, GA
Boys & Girls Club of Cabarrus County, NC
Boys & Girls Club of the Piedmont, NC
Children’s Hope Alliance, NC
Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina, SC
Communities In Schools of Montgomery County, NC
Community Foundation of Greater Atlanta, GA
FIRST North Carolina, NC
FranklinCovey, UT
Georgetown United Way, SC
Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies of Palm Beach, FL
i-LEADR, NC
I Will Mentorship Foundation, FL
Leader Valley, IA
OnPurpose Enrichment, TX
ReCapturing the Vision, FL
Stanly County Family YMCA, NC
Take Stock in Children, FL
United Way of Greater Atlanta, GA
United Way of Massachusetts Bay, MA
United Way of Northwest Georgia, GA
Virginia School Consortium for Learning, VA
YMCA of Western NC, NC
Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, NC

Reach out to Cherish or John if you’re interested in working with our team of grant experts.

Cherish Mack
Marketing & Special Projects

cherish@grantexperts.com

John Wentzell, CPA
Finance Director

john@grantexperts.com

Our expert Grant Writers craft innovative program designs and develop the heart and soul of your proposal to tell your story in powerful ways.

Our highly trained Budget Analysts develop program-driven budgets that withstand budget cuts from funders and comply with federal and program regulations.

Our Evaluators bring decades of experience to the evaluation design, goals, and objectives with an emphasis on ongoing feedback and continuous improvement.

Our friendly Grant Strategists serve as the glue binding your project together from start to finish, ensuring that all parties stay engaged and on target for timely submission.

From Our Partners

Research Associates builds long-term partnerships through exceptional service, attention to detail, innovative best practices, and high-quality work. Partner surveys from the last five years indicate that 100% of partners would use RA again and would recommend RA to others.

Thank you all for a super-smooth and super-successful process! What a thorough and stellar job! Beautiful!

Grant Officer, South Carolina

RA puts in the time to detail to ensure they have input and buy-in from departments that will ultimately lead the work. Positive interactions and RA's commitment to creating a workable, high-quality proposal is evident. I appreciate the team's knowledge and willingness to talk through the budget and narrative as needed to get the result the district needs.

School District Grant Director, North Carolina

The RA team shows a sincere interest in the program and builds a relationship with our team. I like the comprehensive approach to the process and that you have expertise in research, writing, project management, and editing.

Project Director, Florida

Thank you all for the tremendous work you invested in our district! You all are true partners! You all are amazing.

Executive Director, North Carolina

The best part was starting from scratch with our team and having a great proposal at the end of the process. I am always amazed how they take a few sentences, thoughts, and ideas to come up with a wonderful plan to help students and teachers.

Project Director, Georgia

The grant development process is efficient.Thank you for focusing on the process and not just the final product. Your team has always provided high-quality work and it's highly efficient too.

School District Grant Director, South Carolina

Thank you for guiding us through this process! The expertise and knowledge you provided throughout the process was extremely helpful. You made it all seem so easy!

Executive Director, North Carolina

RA's responsiveness is incredible. The individuals I've worked with have been technically superb but also people-oriented. It's been a very pleasant experience working with the team!!!

Assistant Superintendent, South Carolina

Thank you for helping us through this process and for your leadership. We look forward to working with you as we seek to impact literacy and help our children develop a love for reading.

Superintendent, North Carolina

Another great experience in the books! Your lines of communication have always been great; we know you are always right there!

Associate Superintendent, Georgia

The team was able to assimilate lots of information that I gave them about our district and our goals with limited knowledge of us ahead of time. Their ability to listen closely to learn about us and to determine how to focus all of this in a grant was outstanding.

Project Director

RA is research-based and the proficiency of their knowledge makes grant development seamless.

Executive Director, Florida

Working with RA was an excellent experience. Their team is so knowledgeable and skilled! Our team both loved and appreciated the amount of time RA spent with us as we conceptualized and planned our grant. They were active listeners and created a body of work authentic to our organization and this project.

Director, Virginia

It has been a pleasure to collaborate with your team on this exciting opportunity. We appreciate everyone's attention to content, detail, and deadlines.

Executive Director, Massachusetts

The personal attention and the proposals are not cookie-cutter but written specifically for our organization. Having the benefit of RA's other partner experiences.

School District Grant Director, Tennessee

Your team is so great to take our notes and ideas and turn them into a comprehensive plan - it's always amazing!

School District Grant Director, Tennessee

Thank you so much for such excellent customer service! I have enjoyed working with you and the team in developing this grant. Kudos—it's a winner!

Assistant Superintendent, Georgia

We can't thank you enough for developing the grant!! Wow—you were amazing in such a time crunch!! You are indeed the GRANT EXPERTS!

Director of Grants, Georgia

I appreciated the research that RA did in regard to demographics and programming. In addition, not having to focus on the grammar and document formatting pieces took a load off my plate.

Project Director

I have truly enjoyed working with you and all of the team. The support and guidance you have given to me cannot easily be put into words. Thank you for your commitment to us and our initiatives.

Project Director, South Carolina