We primarily support nonprofits, foundations, and behavioral health organizations focused on mental health, health equity, housing, and community wellbeing.

For Nonprofits, this includes:

• Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs)

• Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs)

• Substance use treatment providers

• Organizations focused on youth and fatherhood, marriage, family services

• Housing-first programs and unhoused service providers

• Nonprofits addressing trauma, violence prevention, or reentry support

For Foundations, this includes:

• Family foundations funding behavioral health innovation

• Health conversion or hospital-affiliated foundations

• Philanthropic collaboratives supporting health equity and social determinants of health

• Community foundations seeking external evaluators for funded programs

• Corporate foundations investing in workplace mental health and local impact grants

If your work is mission-driven and rooted in measurable outcomes, we’re built to help you grow, compete, and secure sustainable funding.

A: BHODS offers full service grant writing only. This means we take the lead on developing the complete proposal package, including the narrative, budget alignment, attachments, and submission strategy.

We do not offer coaching or writing guidance. However, if you have internal writers and need strategic support, such as funding readiness, evaluation design, compliance alignment, or positioning, we can collaborate as strategy partners to strengthen your proposal before submission.

Our goal is to ensure your application is not only complete, but competitive, funder aligned, and built for long term success.

If the opportunity is a competitive funding award of $500,000 or more, we offer a 30-minute expert review session with a recommended go- or no-go decision.

Here’s how it works:

• You submit the opportunity via our intake form.

• We’ll conduct a strategic review call with one of our senior consultants as your Point of Contact.

• The cost is $150, and if you move forward with us for full proposal development, we’ll credit that fee toward your contract.

• Whether or not we recommend pursuing it, you’ll receive our honest, expert assessment including red flags, strategic positioning tips, or reasons it may not be the right fit.

Our goal is to help you avoid wasting time and effort on low probability proposals and focus on opportunities where you can win and grow.

A: Most grant writers focus on assembling proposals. We go far beyond that. BHODS is a strategic partner in behavioral and mental health funding. We integrate grant writing, program evaluation, funding strategy, and organizational growth into a cohesive, high-impact approach.

Here’s how we are different:

🔹 Specialized Expertise
We focus exclusively on behavioral health, health equity, housing, and community wellbeing. This means we understand the regulatory, clinical, and policy nuances that influence competitive proposals.

🔹 Senior-Level Consultants
You work directly with consultants who each bring over 10 years of experience, or a team of experts particularly in complex multi-million-dollar proposals.

🔹 Integrated Evaluation and Strategy
We embed outcomes, data, and sustainability from the beginning, so your proposal is fundable, scalable, and aligned with what funders actually want.

🔹 Alignment with Clinicians, Funders, and Policymakers
Our team speaks the language of frontline providers and decision-makers alike. We translate your impact into metrics and narratives that resonate with reviewers at every level.

If you are looking for more than just a proposal writer and instead want a true thought partner, we are built for you.

Absolutely. Many clients bring us on as external evaluators, either in the post-award phase or during proposal development to strengthen their competitive edge.

Your internal team safeguards day to day performance. We elevate it. We bring cross sector insight, funder aligned strategies, and the capacity to execute at a higher velocity. We transform evaluation from a compliance function into a competitive advantage that wins funding, strengthens positioning, and accelerates growth. We can also uplevel your staff through ongoing advisory and skill development, ensuring your internal team continues to operate at a higher standard long after our engagement begins.

Pricing varies by project scope, complexity, timeline, and level of support needed.

We offer flat-fee engagements, retainer packages, and long-term partnerships. Schedule a discovery call for a custom quote.

It depends on the complexity and timeline of the opportunity, but we recommend at least 1 month or more of lead time before the deadline to ensure high-quality submission.

If the deadline is shorter, in some cases we can accommodate depending on our capacity.

Once we agree to work together, we’ll guide you through a kickoff that includes mission alignment, background materials, past applications (if any), and key outcomes you'd like to achieve.

Expect to have 1 to 2 meetings with your team members in most cases.