Clear scope, clear ownership, and a written fee before work begins.
Requirements, timelines, inputs, and risk differ from one engagement to the next. After a fit and scope review, Wellridge provides a written fixed-fee proposal or milestone schedule tied to defined deliverables, responsibilities, and acceptance criteria.
Published entry scopes
$295
Review of a narrative up to 2,000 words against one funder rubric or instruction set, with tracked edits and a missing-items checklist.
paid upfront; first draft within 3 business days after complete materials and access.
Discuss this scope$350
A letter up to two pages for one identified funder, using an existing approved program and budget, with one revision.
paid upfront; first draft within 3 business days after complete materials and access.
Discuss this scope$750
One identified opportunity, up to 2,000 narrative words, an attachment checklist, and one consolidated revision using an approved program and budget.
$375 to begin and $375 on delivery of the agreed submission-ready package; first draft within 5–7 business days after complete materials and access.
Explore foundation application
Discuss this scopeAn existing application review is $295, a letter of inquiry is $350, and a short foundation application is $750. These are fixed fees for the defined work above. We confirm that your instructions and materials fit before accepting the engagement; broader work receives a separate written quote.
The $295 review and $350 LOI are paid upfront after scope agreement. The $750 application is $375 to begin and $375 on delivery of the agreed submission-ready package. Payment is for the agreed professional work and is not contingent on a grant award. An inquiry itself does not require payment or reserve capacity.
After scope agreement, initial payment, and complete materials and access. Review and LOI first drafts are due within three business days; the short application first draft is due within five to seven. Those are first-draft timelines, so allow additional time for your factual review, included revisions, approvals, and submission.
Tell us what is missing in the inquiry. We identify the inputs needed before starting; the delivery clock does not begin while required materials or access are missing. Late inputs move the working deadline. We do not fill gaps with invented facts. If work has already begun, earned work remains payable and the written engagement terms govern any unused prepaid scope.
A second funder, a narrative over 2,000 words, an LOI over two pages, additional revisions, extensive portal work, or a changed program can exceed the entry scope. Federal applications, new program design, and complex budgets are outside these packages and need a separate fit decision. A larger assignment is not automatically accepted: we agree on any feasible added work and fee before proceeding.
The LOI includes one revision; the short application includes one consolidated revision. The review includes one narrative review with tracked edits and a missing-items checklist. Further review rounds require agreement. Your organization verifies the facts, approves the final materials, and submits to the funder. No package guarantees an invitation or award.
Still choosing? Read the review, LOI, and application guide, then describe your opportunity. Public instructions and a short summary are enough for the initial inquiry; agree separately on sharing working documents.
Custom fixed fee
Bounded research engagement
Only when useful
| Principle | How It Works |
|---|---|
| Fixed-fee scope | Defined deliverables, assumptions, inputs, revisions, and acceptance |
| Milestone billing | Payments tied to agreed delivery or acceptance points |
| Bounded recurring work | Specific quarterly or 90-day tasks—not an unlimited outsourced department |
| Change control | New requirements are approved through an amended or separate scope |
| Vendor and pass-through costs | Committed only with clear terms and appropriate payment protection |
| Ethical compensation | No percentage-of-award grant fees or prohibited contingent fees |
We first confirm the work is a responsible fit. The written proposal then reflects the labor, coordination, quality review, outside delivery costs, timeline, risk, and working-capital needs required by the scope.
The funding pipeline, proposal, and program-operations scopes vary in responsibility, complexity, timeline, inputs, review burden, and outside costs. Those engagements are custom quoted after scope review; the three grant-writing entry scopes above have published fixed fees for their defined work.
Only when capacity, inputs, review time, and delivery risk support responsible work. Any rush conditions and their effect on scope, staffing, or milestones are agreed before kickoff.
Recurring support may use a 90-day or master agreement with clearly bounded task orders. We do not offer unlimited proposals, unlimited revisions, or an employee-like outsourced department under an open-ended retainer.
No. Reliable research, proposals, and operating plans require verified organizational facts, subject-matter input, timely decisions, and final client approval.
Yes, when the administrative and program-operations responsibilities are a fit and can be clearly scoped. Clinical, legal, engineering, cybersecurity, accounting, and other specialist work remains with appropriately qualified professionals.
Share the opportunity, deadline, current inputs, and work you need. We’ll confirm fit and a written scope before payment.
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