Funder research brief
A ranked shortlist with deadlines, award ranges, and what each funder has actually paid for.
Grant writing for small nonprofits · Davie, FL
We write your grants.
Hand us the mission and the deadline. We find the funders, write the narrative, build the budget, and give you a package that’s ready to upload. You’re closer to funded than you think.
One fee. One invoice.For every submission we write.
What a funder’s reader sees
A program officer reads forty applications before lunch. Yours should be the easy yes.
— How every Emberly Tally draft gets edited
Checked before a word gets written
- Mission fit
Does the funder’s language match yours, or are we translating?
- Award range
We won’t chase a $5,000 line with a $40,000 ask.
- Deadline & cycle
Rolling, quarterly or once a year. We plan the calendar backwards from the due date.
- Reporting load
A grant that eats sixty hours of reporting can cost more than it pays.
- Last cycle’s awardees
Who they really funded, and at what size.
The runway we like
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The quote is the price
One fixed-fee invoice per submission. If the scope changes, we say so before the work does.
21
days of runway is what we ask for on a full application. Tighter deadline? Call us. We’ll tell you straight if it’s doable.
02
Your voice, their vocabulary
We interview you, then write it the way you’d say it on your best day, in the terms the funder scores.
Tabbed, labeled, done
What’s in the packet
Tab 01 Tab 02 Statement of need
The problem on your block, with local numbers a reader can check and believe.
Tab 03 Program narrative
Who you serve, what you do on a Tuesday, and what changes because you did it.
Tab 04 Budget + narrative
Line items that add up, and a justification that explains every single one.
Tab 05 Logic model & outcomes
Inputs to outcomes on one page, in the funder’s own terms.
Tab 06 Attachments checklist
IRS determination letter, board list, financials. Chased, collated, labeled.
Tab 07 Final read-aloud edit
We read it out loud against the guidelines. Every stray comma and loose claim goes.
Tab 08 Portal-ready upload
Final PDFs named, sized and ordered the way the portal wants them. Press submit.
Swipe, drag or use the arrows. Eight tabs, one submission.
Fixed fees, per submission
Pick your packet. Get the number once.
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Funder Shortlist
Ten vetted funders ranked by fit, with deadlines, award ranges, and notes on what each one pays for. In your inbox in 5 business days.
Flat$385
Start with the shortlist -
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Red-Pen Review
You wrote it; we sharpen it. Structure, clarity, budget-to-story match, and a line edit against the guidelines. Back in 3 business days.
Up to 12 pages$540
Book a review slot -
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Full Application
Interview, narrative, budget and budget narrative, one funder, two edit rounds built in, and a portal-ready package. The core of what we do.
Per submission$1,865
Get my application written -
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Federal & State Package
Government forms, logic model, budget justification and every required attachment, assembled and checked against the NOFO line by line.
From$3,740
Quote my package
Not sure which one fits? Call (954) 305-7584 and we’ll point you to the right row in about ten minutes.
Sound familiar?
Three things that stall good nonprofits
01 The director is also the janitor
You run the board meeting, write the newsletter, and unclog the sink. The deadline is Friday. Nobody has the hours.
The fixHand us the file. One hour of interview and we write the rest.
02 The funder fit is a guess
You applied last spring to a foundation that doesn’t fund your zip code. That’s time you don’t get back.
The fixWe read the Form 990s and past awards before we pitch anyone.
03 The budget and the story disagree
The narrative promises three case managers. The budget pays for one. Reviewers notice, every time.
The fixWe build both from one sheet, so the numbers and the words match.
Nodding at two of three? Let’s get you moving.
Call (954) 305-7584Reach us, then relax
From hello to submitted
Five moves, one writer on your file the whole way. Here’s the road, and the people to call to start walking it.
(954) 305-7584
info@emberlytally.com
2951 SW 137th Ter, Davie, FL 33330
Mon–Thu 8am–6pm · Fri to 1pm
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Tell us the ask
A 20-minute call about your mission, your deadline, and the amount you’re hoping to raise. Free.
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Get the quote
A fixed-fee quote lands in your inbox within one business day. Say yes and your slot is held.
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We research and draft
One-hour interview, then we write: need, program, outcomes, budget. You keep doing the work that matters.
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You mark it up
Two edit rounds are built into the fee. Cross things out, add what we missed, tell us where it doesn’t sound like you.
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Press submit
You get portal-ready files named and ordered correctly. Upload it yourself, or hand us the login and we will.
Straight answers
We’ve never won a grant. Is that a problem?
It’s a fine place to begin. Start with the $385 shortlist so your first ask goes to a funder that welcomes first-time applicants.
Will you guarantee we get funded?
No honest writer can. Funders decide. What we promise is a complete, on-guidelines package, delivered before your deadline.
Do you submit it for us?
Either way. We can hand you a portal-ready package or upload it using your login. Your call.
How fast can you turn it around?
Shortlist in 5 business days, a review in 3, a full application with 21 days of runway. Shorter than that? Phone us first.
Ready to start?
Send us the deadline.
Tell us the mission, the due date, and what you want to raise. You’ll have a fixed-fee quote in one business day, and a writer on your file this week.