Grants Consultant for Public Health

Boulder County Public Health (BCPH) is seeking proposals from qualified consultants to support the agency’s public health funding strategy by identifying grant opportunities and developing high-quality, competitive grant applications. The selected consultant will work with the Grants Manager and program managers to strengthen proposal narratives, improve competitiveness, and support successful funding outcomes.

BCPH seeks a consultant with demonstrated success in grant writing and proposal development, particularly within public health, government, or nonprofit sectors. Services may include funding opportunity research, proposal development, application review, grant tracking, and development of reusable grant-development tools and resources.

Scope of Services

• Identify and evaluate federal, state, local, and private grant opportunities aligned with agency priorities. For recommended opportunities, provide an assessment identifying the funding source, available funding, eligibility requirements, application deadline, required match or cost sharing, significant reporting obligations, and alignment with County priorities.
• Lead and/or significantly contribute to the development of grant proposals, including narrative drafting, editing, and final submission preparation. Proposal development will be performed for opportunities authorized by the County’s designated Project Manager and in accordance with established application requirements and agreed-upon timelines.
• Collaborate with program managers to translate program goals, outcomes, and data into compelling, fundable proposals.
• Review and enhance existing applications to improve clarity, alignment with funder priorities, and overall competitiveness.
• Ensure assigned application packages meet eligibility, compliance, and formatting requirements; review for completeness and consistency with applicable funder instructions; and identify deficiencies or missing information before submission deadlines.
• Coordinate proposal development timelines and manage multiple concurrent deadlines, including internal milestones for draft preparation, County review, revisions, and final application preparation.
• Assist in assembling complete application packages, including required attachments and supporting documentation, and coordinate with designated County personnel to obtain required information and documentation.
• Provide strategic input on positioning proposals to maximize competitiveness and alignment with funder priorities.
• Develop or refine templates, boilerplate language, and proposal tools to improve efficiency and consistency. Provide completed materials in editable formats that can be maintained and reused by the County.
• Maintain a tracking mechanism for grant opportunities, submissions, and outcomes in coordination with the Grants Manager. [...]

Anticipated Deliverables

• Funding Opportunity Assessments: Written assessments of funding opportunities identified as relevant to County priorities, including eligibility, funding availability, application requirements, deadlines, and other material considerations.
• Grant Application Development: Development and/or substantial support of multiple grant applications.
• Initial Work Plan: Within ten (10) business days of contract commencement, an initial work plan identifying anticipated activities, priorities, milestones, and deliverables for County review.
• Grant Opportunity Tracker: A shared tracking mechanism for identified funding opportunities, assigned applications, submission deadlines, and known outcomes, updated at least biweekly.
• Monthly Progress Reports: A monthly written summary of services performed, completed deliverables, active assignments, upcoming deadlines, and issues requiring County attention.
• Final Engagement Report: Before the end of the engagement, a final report summarizing completed activities, grant applications developed or supported, identified funding opportunities, outstanding assignments, and recommendations for future grant development activities.

**Anticipated Contract Term:** Six (6) months from the effective date, with an option to extend by mutual written amendment, subject to available funding, satisfactory performance, and applicable procurement requirements.

**Maximum Budget:** Up to **$50,000** for the initial six-month term. Anticipated Level of Effort: Up to 55 hours per month, as needed for County-authorized assignments.

Work Arrangement: The selected consultant will be required to work on-site one (1) day per week, with the remainder of the work performed remotely.

**Proposal Contents:** Consultant/Firm Information, Qualifications and Experience, Comparable Experience, Proposed Personnel, Approach and Methodology, Capacity and Availability, Writing Samples, References, and Cost Proposal. Copy of Colorado Secretary of State Good Standings certificate.

**Evaluation:** The proposals will be reviewed by a selection committee. The committee may request additional information from vendors or request interviews with one or more vendors. Scoring matrix total possible: 190 points.

**Insurance (required):** Commercial General Liability with minimum limits of $1,000,000 Each Occurrence, $2,000,000 General Aggregate and $2,000,000 Products Completed Operations Aggregate. Workers’ Compensation must be maintained with the statutory limits. Employer's Liability is required for minimum limits of $100,000 Each Accident/$500,000 Disease-Policy Limit/$100,000 Disease-Each Employee.