The exact cost will depend on your specific project and needs, but here are some ballpark figures on what to expect:
$2,500-$8,000 for a Funding Strategy where 150+ grants are filtered for the top 2-5+ grants worth pursuing over the next 12 months. More advanced and complex Funding Strategies can cost more.

$5,000 - $36,000 per grant application depending on complexity.

$75-$125 per hour if an hourly rate is needed.

The proposal you receive from the grant writer will start with producing a Funding Strategy. This smaller commitment for both parties allows you to build rapport, while still receiving a valuable deliverable. The grant writer will invoice you in one of two ways:

1.   50% fee up front and 50% due upon completion of the work, or
2.   Invoice once per month based on percent of work complete.

A funding strategy is a 2-3 page memo that lays out the top 2-5+ grants your organization should pursue over the next 12 months. It is the resulting deliverable from a lengthy research process whereby your grant writer sifts through 150+ grants to identify the absolute best grants for your organization. Beginning with this process is fundamental to avoid chasing grants haphazardly and focusing on grants with low likelihood of success. A funding strategy increases win rate, aligns everyone in the organization, and eliminates unnecessary overwhelm associated with grant writing.

We do things differently around here! If you have a specific grant in mind, our grant writers might not jump right into it! Instead, they want to be 100% positive that you are focusing on the right grants in the first place to confirm the pursuit is worth your precious time and resources. Through the one-of-a-kind approach taught here at Learn Grant Writing, your grant writer will identify 150+ grants for your organization and then whittle that list down to the top 20 or so worth a deeper dive. From there, they work hand-in-hand with you to contact the funder and confirm it’s a good fit, you’re eligible, competitiveness, etc. After having conversations with funders, your grant writer will develop what we call, a “Funding Strategy”, whereby you know the exact 2-5+ grants you will pursue over the next 12 months. Roadmap in hand, your grant writer can then help you pursue the mutually agreed upon grant applications that everyone feels confident are worth pursuing. Depending on the complexity of your proposal, your lead grant writer might form a “flash team” with other certified grant writers from our program. What this means is that the scope of work for your project will begin with a Funding Strategy. Once the funding strategy is complete, the contract will be updated to reflect the grants you both agree to pursue. Why do we do this? It is near impossible to accurately scope and price services before knowing what grants you want to pursue. This gives you a simpler (and smaller) contract to get started with as you build a relationship with your grant writer.

No. It was common way back in the early nineties, when we first started, to do that, but it is no longer considered an ethical use of funds (nor allowed by most funders). It is the best practice to agree upon a fixed fee at the beginning of the project. This is why it is so important to focus on the right grants and find a proven grant writer you enjoy working with!

Yes. We began writing grants in the mid nineties with a profitable high rate of success.  Dave Walbert could see nothing but exponential possibilities by joining the Unicorn Collective and achieving their grant certification.  Under the mentorship of it's brilliant designer and lead instructor, Meredith Noble and her amazing project manager Alexandra Lustig, Walbert Consulting now has unbridled access to the unicorn resource materials and a direct link to Americas greatest Grant data base, an intuitive matching platform with only active and open funding opportunities. Yes we are a certified Unicorn.

Get in touch