GRANT WRITING & REPORTING

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Shannon's grant writing and reporting expertise includes technical writing and research on mental health and substance use disorder prevention, treatment and recovery support services and gaps, and scientifically established behavioral health interventions. She has extensive experience in addiction recovery, Recovery Community Organizations, mental health, peer support initiatives, and SAMHSA projects and proposals. She has a track record of winning grants in the addiction recovery field and is eager to help you succeed, too, so you can expand your reach and empower your local community and movement.

 

Her area ​of expertise includes: 

• Grant Research: Let Shannon do the work of identifying grants that your organization is most qualified to win.

• Technical Assistance: Support for everything from grant proposal reviews & sustainability assistance to partnership development & help with nonprofit incorporation.

• Grant Writing: Shannon's grant writing expertise can dramatically improve your chances of winning an award.

• Grant Reporting & Evaluation: She'll handle the data collection and monthly and quarterly reports while you focus on your grant program.

• Grant Training: Develop your team’s skills and knowledge with coaching and custom workshops.

• Strategic Planning: She can help you develop an innovative strategy that grantmakers will appreciate. 

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​EXAMPLES OF LARGE-SCALE, AWARD-WINNING PROPOSALS:​​

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• SAMHSA TREATMENT, RECOVERY & WORKFORCE GRANT - Awarded in August 2022 to CRCC (Chicago Recovering Communities Coalition) based in Chicago for $2,431,680 to support individuals in SUD and MH recovery to gain access to job training and placement. 

• COMMUNITY CARES RESPONSE & RECOVERY FUNDING: Awarded to Nebraska Minority Resource Center for $147,732.60 to support Nebraska's Native American community during the COVID-19 crisis. ​

• SAMHSA BUILDING COMMUNITIES OF RECOVERY: Shannon wrote and won the Building Communities of Recovery (Short Title: BCOR), which provides grants to mobilize resources for the recovery community to increase the prevalence and quality of long-term recovery support from substance abuse and addiction. This grant was awarded to the Fellowship Recovery Community Organization in Margate, FL.​

• SAMHSA RECOVERY COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAM-STATEWIDE NETWORK: Shannon wrote and won the SAMHSA Recovery Community Services Program-Statewide Network grant for $450,000 for FFR in Nevada to further strengthen Recovery Community Organizations (RCOs) and their statewide network of recovery stakeholders as key partners in the delivery of state and local treatment and recovery support services, as well as allied health systems through collaboration, systems improvement, public health messaging, and training conducted for (or with) key recovery stakeholder organizations. 

• SAMHSA TARGETED CAPACITY EXPANSION-PEER-TO-PEER: For USARA, Shannon wrote and won the SAMHSA Targeted Capacity Expansion-Peer-to-Peer grant for roughly $900,000.00 to provide peer services to individuals seeking recovery in the state of Utah.

• SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION & TREATMENT AGENCY, WOMEN’S SET ASIDE FUNDS: For Foundation for Recovery, Shannon wrote and won the Substance Abuse Prevention & Treatment Agency grant under the Women’s Set Aside Funds for $107,000 (FY 2017) and $104,000 (FY 2018) to provide peer support services for women in the criminal justice system.

• TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES: Shannon wrote and won a Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Workforce Services grant for $898,488.00, awarded to USARA for addiction intervention services.

 

PRICES FOR SERVICES ARE BASED ON YOUR ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET.