🏛️Real Grant Worthy
Bespoke strategy, services, and field-tested tools—designed for fund-ready teams with serious goals.
Marianne Back
Founder, Principal Consultant
💡Why Work with us
✅ 70%+ Federal Grant Win Rate🚀 16+ Years of Experience🔄 Custom and Flat-Fee Packages, No Hidden Charges🏠 Sector-Specific Strategy for Hospitals, Municipalities,
Housing, and Behavioral Health💡 Clean, Audit-Ready Templates Built to Win
🌟About
Elite Grant Strategy for Public Sector Leaders in Mission-Critical RolesAt Real Grant Worthy, we specialize in helping understaffed, overextended, and high-stakes public sector teams compete at the highest level for federal, state, and foundation funding.Founded and led a by senior grant strategist with over $64 million secured across sectors—including affordable housing, healthcare, behavioral health, infrastructure, workforce, and community development—we bring deep experience and decisive clarity to agencies who don’t have time to guess.Whether you're a city department preparing a shovel-ready BRIC proposal, a behavioral health agency navigating SAMHSA compliance, or a housing developer juggling CDBG, LIHTC, and match documentation, we’ve walked your path—and built the tools to help you win.Our Mission is simple:
📌 Make world-class strategy, documentation, and funding tools accessible to the people doing the real work.
📌 Offer white-glove services, plug-and-play templates, and customized grant maps designed to save you time, reduce overwhelm, and increase your chances of funding.
📌 Work with fund-ready teams who are ready to grow.When you're under pressure to deliver, our products and services meet the moment—with field-tested results, clear pricing, and deep respect for your time, values, and goals.You don’t have to do it alone.
You just have to be ready.
🧭 What Does Fund-Ready Mean?
Being fund-ready means your organization is in a strong position to pursue and win competitive grants—especially at the federal and state level. You’re likely fund-ready if:✅ You have clear programs or projects you want to scale or launch
✅ You have basic financials, staffing, and leadership capacity in place
✅ You can respond to deadlines and gather documentation when needed
✅ You have a history of community impact, data, or outcomes (even if informal)
✅ You're seeking strategic support, not just a “grant writer” to chase moneyNot Sure If You’re Fund-Ready Yet?
You're not alone. Many powerful community organizations start without:🔹A strategic plan
🔹Financial systems in order
🔹Data that shows impact
🔹Clarity on programs and deliverables
🔹A board that understands funding timelines and requirementsBefore applying for big grants, it’s crucial to build the foundation first. That’s where our
Fund-Readiness Services come in.
🎯 Services Snapshot
Custom Strategy. Real Results. Sector-Specific & Fund-Ready.We tailor every engagement to the stage, strengths, and goals of your team—whether you're building a grants program from scratch, scaling into multi-million-dollar federal funding, or managing what you’ve already won.From first award to final report, we support strategy, storytelling, compliance, and long-term capacity—so you can keep growing, keep funded, and keep moving.🏛️ Local Governments & Agencies
Top services include:
✅ Grant Prospecting & Readiness Strategy
✅ Capital Project Narratives & Budget Justification
✅ Interagency Collaboration & Letters of Support🔹 Additional services: bond initiative alignment, intergovernmental planning, infrastructure grants, broadband access, and more.🏥 Healthcare & Public Health
Top services include:
✅ Federal Readiness & Compliance Frameworks
✅ Health Equity & Workforce Pipeline Proposals
✅ Community Needs Assessments & Impact Narratives🔹 Additional services: HRSA planning grants, telehealth, rural health funding, maternal & child health, public health infrastructure, and more.🧠 Behavioral & Mental Health Agencies
Top services include:
✅ SAMHSA & HRSA Grant Proposal Strategy
✅ Crisis Response & Integrated Care Design
✅ Workforce & Facility Expansion Proposals🔹 Additional services: mobile response units, wraparound services, SUD/MAT grants, and more.🏘️ Community Development & Housing
Top services include:
✅ Senior Housing & Affordable Housing Proposals
✅ ARPA/HUD/CDBG Application Strategy
✅ Public-Private Partnership Structuring🔹 Additional services: land use planning, infrastructure grants, homelessness initiatives, and more.💼 Nonprofits & Fiscal Sponsors
Top services include:
✅ Strategic Plan + Budget Alignment for Funding
✅ Grant Calendars & Grant Program Infrastructure
✅ Program Design & Logic Model Development🔹 Additional services: capacity-building grants, collaborative applications, DEI funding strategies, and more.🎓 Schools, Colleges & Education Partners
Top services include:
✅ Afterschool & Enrichment Program Funding
✅ Career Pathways & Dual Enrollment Proposals
✅ Title I & Rural District Support🔹 Additional services: capital campaigns, federal research funding, FQHC partnership development, and more.✨ Need something not listed here? We build strategic solutions for complex goals. Let's talk about what's possible.
📞Contact
Let’s build something fund-worthy together.
Questions? Ready to talk? We’re real humans and ready to help.