Your Trusted Grants Partner: Securing Funding for Sustainable Impact
FUNDING STRATEGY
Build a clear, realistic plan for pursuing the right funding. I identify aligned opportunities, assess competitiveness, and develop a grant calendar and core narrative materials your team can use across proposals.
Best for organizations ready to move from reactive grant writing to a more structured approach.
GRANT WRITING
Flexible support for both ongoing work and high-priority opportunities. I develop full proposals or provide targeted drafting and editing to ensure each submission is clear, competitive, and aligned with funder priorities.
Best for teams who need consistent support or focused help with a specific deadline.
TRAINING
Your Trusted Grants Partner:
Securing Funding for Sustainable Impact
Why Partner With Me?
Over the past two years, I’ve supported clients in securing more than $32.7 million in grant funding. This includes multi-year federal and foundation awards for organizations in education, workforce development, and community-based services.
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Developed the strategy and proposal for a competitive federal grant resulting in a multi-year, seven-figure award
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Supported a growing nonprofit in securing multiple foundation and state grants to expand programming and stabilize operations
With a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, I bring a structured, thoughtful approach to grant strategy and writing.
"I highly recommend Julie Ann for any grant writing position. She is a pleasure to collaborate with—easygoing, highly organized, and incredibly efficient at meeting deadlines. Her writing is clear, concise, and effectively targets the specific needs of each grantmaker, and she consistently delivers high-quality proposals and manages the entire end-to-end grant application workflow."
-Xing Zhang
Founder, Air Reading
"Dr. Ward is an invaluable asset to the community and brings skills that she makes as accessible as they are needed. We've worked together on several funding development projects thus far and I look forward to many more to come. Highly recommended!"
-Dr. David Axlyn McLeod
Professor & Interim Director of OU the Anne and Henry Zarrow School of Social Work | Founder of SPEIR Strategic Consulting
"Julie Ann was a pleasure to work with! Great with project management and quick turnarounds for fast-paced grants. Organizations looking to add capacity for their team - especially those starting to fundraise and grow their pipelines - will find great value in her services!"
-Bianca Vinoya
National Director of Institutional Giving,