r/grantwriting

Hey all,

Hoping for some insights into the grant writing space.

I’m starting to explore freelance grant support work focused solely on the research and narrative-support side of grants: demographic data pulls and summaries, mini literature reviews/evidence syntheses, and a grant-ready narrative about community need and/or the problem a nonprofit is addressing. I’m not looking to do the full grant writing package, budgeting, prospect research, or grant management stuff.

For people who hire or work with grant writers: is this a real service people outsource?
If so, what title would you use for this kind of work? I’m trying to figure out whether this is best described as grant research, proposal support, needs assessment support, or something else entirely.

I've been reading scientific literature on environmental health for ~15 years and translating that into professional educational course content, so data/information synthesis/narrative writing comes easy to me and is fun. I've been told by a few folks in the NP space that this is valuable, but given that I really only want to do this part of grant writing work, I'm not sure how to market myself.

Appreciate any thoughts, insights, or feedback!

TY!

So I’m new to freelancing as a grant writer. I’ve been writing grants fairly successfully for the past two years informally - meaning I’ve barely been paid for it, but did it for experience. Where do I find more clients online? Do I need to constantly post about what I’m doing? Go to certain websites? Forums? To say I need help is an understatement at this point. Suggestions? Advice?