Grant Services

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Expert Grant Writing That Wins Funding

R1’s grant writing team has a proven track record that gets funding to implement your initiatives. Our skilled writers have won over $50.5 million in grants for our partners in the past year alone.

Why are we so successful?

  • Subject matter expertise in economic development, sustainability, community health, transportation, and nonprofits.
  • Government and proprietary databases to ensure data used is accurate and comprehensive.
  • Daily federal and state grant searches so you won’t miss out on newly released funding opportunities.
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Benefits Provided by R1

  • Full grantwriting package, including concept development, data research, compelling narrative, map and chart creation, and budget development
  • Grant searches customized to your needs
  • GATA/SAM registration
  • Application review
  • Connections with partner organizations to enhance your plan
  • Grant management

R1 helped Four Rivers Sanitation Authority find funding opportunities we did not know were available to our industry. Their team members were very responsive and helped us to efficiently assemble the detailed information needed to maximize our chances of award.

Matt Campbell

Assistant Director of Engineering, Four Rivers Sanitation Authority

Recent Grant Awards

  • $1.6 million US EDA grant for Revolving Business Loan Fund for Winnebago, Boone & McHenry Counties. Partner: Rockford Local Development Corporation
  • $7.1 million USDOT grant for Whitman Street Interchange Reconfiguration. Partner: City of Rockford
  • More than $3.5M in Illinois DCEO Climate Equitable Jobs Act grants for Clean Energy Job Training and Entrepreneur Programs for Winnebago, Boone, Ogle & Stephenson Counties. Partners: The Workforce Connection, Goodwill, Rock Valley College
  • $1 million Illinois DCEO Economic Empowerment Centers grant to expand services for minority entrepreneurship and business development in Rockford. Partner: Think Big!
  • $375,000 Department of Justice grant to support domestic violence programs. Partner: City of Freeport, VOICES of Stephenson County

R1's versatility provides a full range of grant writing services for any topic.

Contact our Director of Economic Development to see how the benefits R1 offers meet your needs.

Director of Economic Development
Isaac Guerrero  
IGuerrero@R1Planning.org