NIGP 94652: Grant Writing Services

NIGP 94652 Grant Writing Services is an Item code under which state and local governments procure expert assistance in researching funding opportunities, drafting competitive applications, and navigating compliance requirements across federal, state, and local grant programs. Recent solicitations show governments using this code to secure grant writers for single projects or as standing consultants to monitor funding landscapes proactively and support full grant lifecycles—from pre-award research through post-award administration, closeout, and grant renewal.

State and local issuing bodies soliciting under the code span multiple jurisdictions: city governments (Altamonte Springs and Bartow in Florida; LaFayette, Griffin, Calhoun, Temple, Oakwood, Lyons, and Barnesville in Georgia; New Smyrna Beach Utilities in Florida); county governments (Bryan County and Ware County in Georgia; Galveston County in Texas; Jefferson County in Texas; Seminole County in Florida; Greenville County in South Carolina; Worth County in Georgia; Orange County in Texas); school districts (Battle Creek Public Schools in Michigan; Pinellas County School District in Florida); special-purpose entities (Methodist Children's Homes of Mississippi, Inc.; Central Florida Electric Cooperative; Rockland Community College; Workforce Solutions Alamo); state agencies (Mississippi State Department of Health; Illinois Department of Agriculture; State of Oregon); and regional transit authorities (Broward County Transportation Department). Recent activity clusters heavily in Georgia (Bryan County, Griffin, Calhoun, Temple, Oakwood, Lyons, Barnesville, Worth County, Ware County), Florida (Altamonte Springs, Bartow, New Smyrna Beach, Seminole County), and Texas (Galveston County, Jefferson County, Orange County, Workforce Solutions Alamo service area). The mix reflects sustained demand from smaller cities and counties for grant expertise alongside larger urban and county systems.

Representative recent solicitations include the City of Altamonte Springs, Florida's Notice of Intent to Single Source grant writing services to STV Incorporated for FTA Low-No grant application support (posting October 19, 2026, notice-of-intent procurement type); Bryan County, Georgia's RFP for CDBG and HUD HOME grant writing and administrative services for FY2027–2028 projects (posting October 15, 2026, due November 16, 2026, with addendum extending deadline from November 13); the City of LaFayette, Georgia's RFP for on-call grant administration and management services supporting its $6,273,803 RAISE award for Villanow Street infrastructure with a three-year initial term and two optional one-year extensions (posting October 14, 2026, due October 26, 2026 per Addendum No. 1); Battle Creek Public Schools' RFP for grant writing services focused on before- and after-school programming expansion, requiring fixed-fee or monthly-retainer pricing with deliverables including readiness plans, funding prospect research, proposal drafting, and grant libraries (posting August 3, 2026, due August 31, 2026); and the Mississippi State Department of Health's IFB for professional grant writing services across federal agencies including HRSA, CDC, and SAMHSA with an estimated 3,000 hours over the initial contract term, requiring minimum five years' experience and relevant certifications (posting August 17, 2026, due September 17, 2026). Scope varies from single-project support (environmental reviews, Davis-Bacon compliance, closeout documentation for CDBG-funded infrastructure) to embedded, proactive advisory roles where consultants actively monitor funding landscapes and surface opportunities without prompting. Compensation structures span hourly rates, fixed fees per application, task-order models, and grant-administration percentages. Federal compliance, HUD programs (CDBG, HOME), FEMA Public Assistance, and infrastructure funding dominate recent demand.