Questions we hear most.

No. We charge fixed, transparent fees that you know up front. You keep 100% of any grant you’re awarded. Contingency-fee arrangements are actually prohibited or strongly discouraged by most Canadian funders — so anyone offering them is putting your application at risk.

Most grant programs are competitive — even strong applications don’t always win. What you’re paying for is a polished, well-positioned submission, not a guaranteed outcome. The work also has reuse value: most of what we draft can be repurposed for other programs you’re a fit for. We also won’t pursue grants we don’t believe you have a real shot at — that’s what the Readiness Assessment is for.

A Readiness Assessment is typically delivered within a week of intake. A full grant application is usually 7–15 days from kickoff to submission, depending on how complex the program is and how quickly you can hand over background documents. Tight funder deadlines are common in this work — the earlier you start, the better.

Usually: basic organizational info (incorporation or business registration, mission statement, recent financials), the project you’re seeking funding for (description, budget, timeline), and any prior grant applications or marketing materials we can borrow from. Once you engage, your client portal lays out a tailored document checklist so nothing falls through the cracks.

Yes. We’re remote-first and serve clients across Canada. Federal programs are nationwide; foundation grants don’t care where you’re based; provincial programs we cover beyond Ontario on a case-by-case basis (most provinces’ programs work similarly).

Not at all — most of our clients haven’t. That’s exactly why the Readiness Assessment exists: it tells you in plain English what programs you actually qualify for, what each requires, and what the realistic pathway looks like before you commit to anything bigger.

The Readiness Assessment is strategic: a 2-hour session plus written scorecard, top 5–10 matched opportunities, and a 90-day calendar. You walk away knowing what to pursue. A Grant Application is the doing: research, drafting, revisions, and submission for one specific program. Most clients start with the Assessment, then move into Applications as opportunities open up.

Modern tooling. Traditional consultants charge $3–5K per application largely because each one takes 40+ billable hours of manual research, writing, and revisions. We use AI-assisted research and drafting workflows, then layer human review and judgement on top. That cuts the time in half without cutting the quality — and we pass the savings to clients who couldn’t otherwise afford grant support.