We design and run grant-funded programs, from award to closeout.
Grants Made Simple builds and operates grant programs for local governments, nonprofits and education: program design and manuals, eligibility and payments, subrecipient monitoring, reporting and closeout, plus staff training, custom tools and secure data sharing. Built to hold up in an audit.
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25+ years
in federal and state grants
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59
subrecipients monitored at once, Clackamas County portfolio
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$0
disallowed costs on a $3.3M ARPA program
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70%
of grants to women-, minority- or veteran-owned businesses
Winning the award is the start.
The real work is designing a program that fits the funding, then spending the money correctly, on time and with records that hold up. That’s what we do. You can hand us the whole program or one piece of it.
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Program design and manuals
Program manuals for individual grants, and grants management manuals that govern every grant across your organization.
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Program administration
Intake, eligibility review, applicant and contractor communication, payments and records. Run for you or alongside your staff.
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Subrecipient monitoring
Risk assessments, agreements, reviews, findings and closeout under 2 CFR 200.
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Financial systems and audit readiness
Internal controls, written policies, cost allocation and Single Audit preparation.
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Reporting and reimbursement
Draw requests, funder reports, payment batches and closeout packages, on schedule.
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Federal award management training
Uniform Guidance, post-award management, subrecipient monitoring and audit readiness, live on Zoom or recorded.
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Custom grant software
Application and intake portals, tracking tools and dashboards built around your program’s rules.
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Secure data drives
A locked-down shared drive where partners upload participant data and you can see it for oversight.
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Interim program leadership
An experienced program or operations director on contract, until your team is in place.
Programs that reach the people they’re meant for.
Much of our work serves communities that funding often misses: small businesses in Qualified Census Tracts; women-, minority-, veteran- and Tribal-owned businesses; low-income households facing eviction; and young people at risk of violence. We design eligibility and outreach so these applicants can get in the door, and we build the compliance so the organizations serving them can keep their funding.
How an engagement works
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1. Review the award
We read your agreement, budget and funder rules and list exactly what you’re responsible for.
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2. Build the system
Program manual, procedures, forms, trackers and controls sized to your program and your staff.
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3. Run it
We operate the program or work beside your team, and report to you on a fixed schedule.
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4. Close it out
Final reports, reconciled records and a file that’s ready for audit.
Recent work
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Septic Upgrade Incentive Program, Volusia County, FL
Ran a state-funded homeowner rebate program end to end. 134 applications processed and $1,682,000 in rebates funded or obligated, as of March 2026.
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Small-business recovery grants, Oregon
$3.3M ARPA program. 224 businesses funded, 70% of grants to women-, minority- or veteran-owned businesses. Zero disallowed costs.
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Community violence intervention
Post-award setup on federal crisis-intervention funding for a consortium of community organizations serving underserved young people and families.
“He delivers practical systems, not just memos: tools staff can use on day one, documentation auditors respect, and processes community organizations can navigate without friction.”
— Client
Who we work with
Counties and cities · Nonprofits, community organizations and chambers of commerce · Colleges, universities and research institutes · Agencies that pass funds through to others
Have a program to deliver?
Tell us what you received, who it serves and when it ends. We’ll tell you what it takes to run it well.