Position & Pursue Your Housing Org to Win Transformational Grants
Do you keep watching grant opportunities pass you by?
Or
Do you secure the funding you deserve to keep growing your impact?
Let’s be honest, some programs just don’t photograph well. Housing. Workforce. Shelter services. Substance abuse support.
They’re essential but not always “appealing” to funders.
So, if your team is doing transformative work and you’ve felt overlooked or underfunded, it’s time to change that.
Housing Nonprofits Are More Essential Than Ever But Are You Missing Out on Critical Funding?
Are you expanding your programs, opening a new campus, celebrating organizational milestones, or more?
Our grant writing strategic deep dive is built for organizations entering a new chapter:
- Opening new homes, campuses or services
- Expanding leadership (ie. CFO, COO, VP of programs) to strategically support the CEO and build for what’s next.
- Organization anniversary milestone: 10 years, 20 years: “Celebrating a decade of impact.”
You are the backbone of housing solutions in your community, providing safe, stable homes for individuals and families who need them most.
But Here's the Challenge
- You’re managing multiple grants while trying to expand your funding opportunities.
- Local government recognizes your impact that’s why they award ongoing grants and contracts to keep your programs running but you haven’t tapped into these awards.
- Your internal team may lack the capacity or experience to pursue public, multi-year, or cross-sector grants.
- Have a clear and aligned mission with programs like workforce development and emergency resources that are hard to fund but essential to the communities served.
- Grant infrastructure hasn’t fully caught up with organizational growth.
- You’re a leading CEO but still risk burnout doing too much, too well, with too few partners at your level.
- You need a grant strategist who can speak clinical language, match your org’s ambition, and position your leadership as an asset.
That's Why You Must
- Position your organization to secure $800K+ in multi-year funding in public and private grants
- Turn a tired development team into a competitive grant-winning machine
- Build internal systems that save your team 10+ hours/week on future grant cycles
- Reframing data and messaging into impactful stories while still using quantitative and qualitative data
Understand that investing in an expert for support can yield $800K+ in multi-year funding. You are interested in paying for an expert, not micromanaging a contractor, and your board is aligned with this vision.
You want a strategic partner to help you position, pitch, and secure transformational funding, instead of a 100-page strategy document that sits on the shelf.
Our grant writing strategic deep dive supports organizations that are ready to go after transformational public and private funding without overwhelming their already-stretched teams.
But you still can’t help wondering how in FY25:
#1.
HUD proposes $72.6B in spending over 10 years
#2
States and territories allocated $17.7B for housing initiatives
What could you achieve with $800K+ in grant awards?
Your residents deserve every resource available. Let’s make it happen.
Accessing every available dollar has never been more critical.
And yet…
Does this sound familiar?
- "We don't even have time to figure out what they're asking for in these request for proposals."
- "We're just not going to pursue it, we don't have the time."
- "Our grant writer is overwhelmed just managing our grant renewals."
For High-Performing CEOs who:
- Lead organizations that have already grown from $1M to $5M in less than 5 years.
- Want to get past survival mode and are ready to grow from $5M in the next few years to make a bigger impact.
- Are hungry for more beyond simply leading a stable organization.
- Have a clear and aligned mission with programs that are hard to fund, but essential to the communities served.
- Have grant writer and/or fundraising team asking “how do we win large grants?”, and know you’re ready to stop piecing together your budget year after year. and need proven strategy.
- Have secured some grants, but want to level up to multi-year dollars.
- Have seen consistent wins but haven’t cracked the code on public and large private funding or multi-year investments.
Understand that investing in an expert for support can yield $800K+ in multi-year funding. You are interested in paying for an expert, not micromanaging a contractor, and your board is aligned with this vision.
You want a strategic partner to help you position, pitch, and secure transformational funding, instead of a 100-page strategy document that sits on the shelf.
Who is Your Strategic Partner
With over 10 years of experience in public grant writing, DeaRonda Harrison, Founder of June First Firm has secured $45M+ in grant awards across housing, healthcare, and education. She brings both expertise and leadership to complex funding initiatives.
Her track record includes a $2M award for The Community Partnership for the Prevention of Homelessness and multiple $1M+ housing and healthcare access grants, demonstrating consistent success in securing substantial funding awards.
While you manage existing state and county contracts, billions in new housing initiative funding remain available. The challenge isn’t expertise—it’s capacity.
At JuneFirst Firm, we’ve seen firsthand how complex state portals and overwhelming reporting requirements can derail even the most dedicated grant teams.
Only here’s what no one’s talking about: it’s rarely even a team.
It’s usually one grant writer trying to juggle renewal deadlines, reporting requirements, and prospect research – all while new funding opportunities slip away.
And when that burnout leads to turnover?
The 3-4 month search for a replacement means missing even more opportunities.
Your Strategic Partner
- A total of $45M+ in grant awards
- Access to hidden patterns funders look for that even skilled grant writers miss
- Strategic framing for funder feedback and post-submission cultivation
- Strategy & positioning for hard-to-fund wraparound services (like job training + emergency services)
- Access to a network of transformational funders that give to your programs and services
- $14,200,000 – Department of Education (Teacher and School Leadership Training)
- $12,000,000 – Department of Education (SEED)
- $4,800,000 – State of Maryland (social determinants of health)
- $3,923,793 -Department of Health and Human Services (short-term family housing)
- $2,000,000 – The Community Partnership for the Prevention of Homelessness (rapid rehousing)
- $1,809,274 – Health Resources and Services Administration/HRSA (health care access)
- $1,700,000 – Department of Health and Human Services (health access)
- $1,000,000 – Department of Health and Human Services (health access)
- $500,000 – Department of Justice (human services)
- $800,000 – The Community Partnership for the Prevention of Homelessness (housing)
- $500,000 – Charles & Helen Schwab Foundation (K-12 education)
- $276,000 – Department of Education (21st Century)
- $150,000 – Department of Human Services (health services)
- $100,000 – Department of Employment Services (workforce education)
- $100,000 – WorkSource Montgomery (job training education)
You are ready to grow to $5M-$10M+ in the next few years to make a bigger impact
You’re ready to scale to $800K in multi year Funding
You want a strategic partner, not a grant Writer for hire to support your Operations
Your team is ready to pursue public funding opportunities but lack the time and capacity
You’re done playing small and ready to lead like a true CEO
Your organization is still working toward consistent revenue streams or are in early growth stages
your organization has not hit $1M in annual revenue
Your organization does not have a fundraising team and/or grant writer
You are seeking a quick fix, without making an investment
You’re more comfortable staying busy than building something that lasts for years to come
- You’re chasing short-term cash without a long-term plan
- You’re not ready to invest time or energy into real change
- You want someone else to do the work
- You’re resistant to change, structure, or feedback
- You’re still trying to serve everyone and hoping something sticks
- You’re more comfortable staying busy than building something that lasts.
Strategic Grant Support That increases Your Housing Revenue
EXPAND YOUR IMPACT
protect your team
maximize your resources
While your team keeps families housed, we get busy:
- Finding new million-dollar funding sources
- Transforming success stories into winning grants
- Mastering those (dusty) state housing portals
Stop choosing between renewals and new opportunities:
- Prevent grant writer burnout and turnover
- Free your staff to focus on current housing programs
- Get expert support without adding headcount
Stay supported through every stage:
- From application to post-award management
- Communication with key team members
- Protect your existing grant investments
READY TO SEE HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER?
Here’s what you can expect:
- We'll look at your current funding landscape and where money's being left on the table
- We'll show you how we can support your team without disrupting their workflow
- You'll get a clear plan for pursuing new opportunities while protecting existing grants
The 16-Week Grant Strategy
Expand Your Impact, Protect Your Team & Maximize Resources
1. Funding Strategy Blueprint (Weeks 1–3)=
Find new million-dollar funding sources
Custom, board-ready 12-month grant funding roadmap
Landscape analysis: What you should be applying for (and what to ignore)
Grant opportunity matrix: prioritization based on fit, readiness, and ROI
Alignment strategy: connect your org’s mission to major funder priorities
2. Grant Infrastructure Deep Dive (Week 4–6)
Audit of past grant submissions, wins/losses, and funder feedback
Compliance systems review: what needs to be fixed to win public
Custom templates for budget narratives, logic models, program descriptions, etc.
Internal team capacity plan: who should do what and what to outsource
3. Co-Creation of 1 Flagship Grant Submission (Weeks 7–10)
You provide the vision—we help you position your proposal to stand out
Full proposal development or revision for one high-impact application
Strategy and positioning call with program team before writing begins
Review and coaching for the team to understand the “why” behind the winning moves
4. Partnership Development Strategy (Ongoing)
Identify 2–3 anchor partners for collaborative grant opportunities
Co-create MOU language, value alignment, and shared narrative framing
Funder matchmaking: intros to at least 2 aligned private/public funding sources
5. 1:1 Support & Strategic Coaching (16 Weeks)
Bi-Weekly 1:1 private sessions
Unlimited email support during the 16 weeks
Personalized loom feedback on materials
Access to exclusive templates + proprietary tools
Handoff plan with SOPs, debrief session and video training modules and grant templates/guides to use beyond engagement
Frequently Asked Questions
What type of nonprofits do you typically work with?
For visionary nonprofit CEOs who have already proven their model, built momentum, and are ready to scale with strategy, not piece together grants or settle for a few grant wins here and there. The ideal organization has grown from $1M to $5M in about 5 years.
How much does it cost?
Our team has a 72% win rate in preparing public grant applications. Deposits for 7-Figure Grant Strategy is $20,000, designed to position your organization for $800K+ in multi-year grants over the next 12–24 months.
How is your approach different from what my team or past consultants have already done?
Most consultants focus on transactional grant writing: find the funder, submit the proposal, move on. Our approach is different. We help you build a scalable, fundable strategy, rooted in your organizational strengths, funder alignment, and long-term growth goals.
It’s not just about winning one grant. It’s about positioning your programs, your leadership, and your infrastructure in a way that attracts multi-year investments and deepens funder trust over time.
Can you help us tell our story in a way that resonates with funders without compromising the dignity of the people we serve?
100%. This is where we do some of our best work. We come from a trauma-informed lens and understand the balance between compelling storytelling and ethical representation. We will help you translate your impact in a way that honors the people you serve, elevates your leadership, and communicates why funders should invest in your approach. Funders don’t just want stories and not even metrics they want to be comfortable that your work will make a larger impact and they trust you.
Can you help us go after bigger grants without burning out my staff or overloading our systems?
This is the first thing we assess. If you’re going after larger grants, you need the backend to support them. That’s why we don’t just write proposals. We look at your team capacity, reporting systems, evaluation structure, and sustainability plan to make sure your organization can grow without breaking. If something’s missing, we flag it early and offer options that work with your team and not against them.
How involved do I (or my team) need to be in the process?”
This is designed to respect your time. You’ll be involved at key strategic checkpoints where your input is essential but most of the heavy lifting is done for you. I make it easy for your team with guidance, templates, and direct support so you’re not managing the process internally. You stay in the visionary seat and I handle the build
Do you help nonprofits apply for private (foundation, corporate) grants?
Yes, we have a history of winning multi-million dollars in corporate, foundation, and private grants.
Our clients experience as much as six figures in awards in less than 6 months versus doing private grants on their own.
How do you research new funding opportunities for nonprofits?
We use a multi-pronged approach to conduct a funding landscape analysis to determine the perfect fit for your organization.
Do you provide grant writing services for small businesses?
Currently, we only provide grant writing services for nonprofit organizations. If you are not a 501c3 organization, you can check out Hello Alice for small business grants.
More questions?
If you cannot find an answer to your question, send an email to info [at] junefirstfirm.com.
