Grant Experience

Research Associates - The Grant Experts (RA) is the premier grants development firm helping school districts, nonprofits, universities, and health organizations across the nation achieve their purpose through grants. Since 1985, RA has developed over 306 grants for school districts, universities, nonprofits, and health agencies totaling over $770 million in grant funding.

Literacy

Over $30 million in funded literacy grants such as Innovative Approaches to Literacy, Early Reading First, Improving Literacy through School Libraries, and Striving Readers.

STEM

Over $20 million in funded Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) grants for programs such as Investing in Innovation, Department of Defense Education Activity, Innovation Fund, Youth CareerConnect, and National Science Foundation.

Teacher Effectiveness

Over $86 million in funded grants for teacher and leader effectiveness initiatives including Teacher and School Leader Incentive Program, Teacher Incentive Fund, Teacher Quality Partnership, School Leadership Program, Professional Development for Arts Educators, National Professional Development Program, and Investing in Innovation.

Workforce Development

Over $28 million in workforce development funding through programs including Youth CareerConnect, Investing in Innovation, Georgia Innovation Fund, Race to the Top-District, and Department of Defense Education Activity.

Mental Health

Over $12 million in funded grants addressing the needs of the whole student such as School Climate Transformation, Project Prevent, Investing in Innovation, and Elementary and Secondary School Counseling.

Post-Secondary Readiness

Over $90 million in funded grants focusing on high school reform and post-secondary readiness including GEAR UP, Smaller Learning Communities, Advanced Placement, Incentive Program, Investing in Innovation, Extended School Year Start-Up, and High School Graduation Initiative.

Personalized Learning

Over $20 million in Race to the Top-District funding focusing on individualized, personalized learning strategies using a blended learning approach with 1:1 devices.

Health and Human Services

Over $12 million in federal grants for a variety of departments focusing on health care, physical education, AIDS prevention, homelessness, and support for veterans.

Early Childhood/After-School

Over $40 million in funded grants, focusing on early childhood, such as Head Start and Early Reading First, and 21st Century Community Learning Centers and After-School Quality Improvement that serve K-8.

School Choice

Over $30 million in federal grants funded focusing on innovation and magnet schools including Magnet Schools Assistance Program.

From Our Partners

Research Associates - The Grant Experts (RA) 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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 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

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

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

Grant Officer, South Carolina

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

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

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

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

The team was able to assimilate lots of information that I gave them about our district and our goals with limited knowledge or 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

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

Executive Director, Florida