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ROOTED IN EXPERIENCE. BUILT ON TRUST.
Expert Grant Writing and Funding Strategy for Nonprofits, Tribes & Governments
Grant Pro Group is a strategic grant and program development consultancy serving nonprofits, Tribes, and municipalities. We build fundable projects, strengthen organizational readiness, and guide clients through the full funding lifecycle—from concept to award and beyond.
What Our Clients Are Saying
Success Stories
We partner with changemakers to turn strong ideas into funded projects and programs. Each success below reflects a clear strategy, compelling story, and collaborative execution, all aligned to move the mission forward.
Alliance House
Access Program
Grant Pro Group provides ongoing fundraising support for the Alliance House and their Access Program, which ensures that uninsured adults living in poverty can access the Clubhouse Model of psychosocial rehabilitation at no cost. Through strategic grant writing and donor engagement, the program consistently raises over $350,000 annually to underwrite member participation and sustain vital mental health services for some of Utah’s most underserved people.
Eastern Shoshone Tribe
Economic Development Cultural Preservation
Over the past three years, the Eastern Shoshone Tribe won several competitive federal and local grant competitions.
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⦿ National Endowment for the Humanities, Preserving the Ancestral Collections of the Eastern Shoshone
⦿ Council on Library & Information Resources, Digitizing Important Eastern Shoshone Tribal Government Proceedings, Sacred Ceremonies and Rare Language Recordings, 1978-2018
⦿ National Endowment for the Arts & Citizens Institute on Rural Design, Pre-Design for the new Eastern Shoshone Cultural Hub located in Ft. Washakie, Wyoming
⦿ Mellon Foundation, Capacity-Building and Pre-Development for Cultural Hub
⦿ Laura Jane Musser Fund, Rural Initiative
⦿ Institute for Museum and Library Services, Echoes of the Past, Visions for the Future: Eastern Shoshone Cultural Hub
⦿ Ellbogen Foundation
Utah Cultural & Community Engagement Foundation
America250 | Utah
Grant Pro Group supports the development of a funding and sponsorship strategy for the America250 Utah initiative, a statewide celebration of the U.S. Semiquincentennial. The initiative has secured $675,000 in philanthropic investments. Grounded in strategic alignment, compelling storytelling, and measurable impact, America250 Utah is designed to educate, engage, and unite communities across Utah through meaningful civic reflection and celebration.
Project Read
Brighter Futures
Grant Pro Group has developed a renewable grant funding program and community partnerships to support Project Read's literacy programming in Salt Lake and Utah Counties.
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About Us
Grant Pro Group is a diverse team of fund and community development professionals, educators, and artists committed to advancing meaningful work. Our drive comes from a deep sense of responsibility to the people and places our clients serve, and we approach every engagement with integrity and purpose.
Our Approach
We are a disciplined, strategic team that works alongside partners to:
⦿ Design fundable initiatives
⦿ Strengthen internal systems
⦿ Align projects with funding priorities
⦿ Guide organizations from concept through implementation
Our work is built on outcomes, clarity, credibility, and long-term partnership — not transactional grant seeking.
Leadership & Team
Grant Pro Group is led by Liz Kinne, GPC, a senior funding strategist with more than 25 years of experience securing and managing over $33 million in federal, foundation, and corporate investments for over 50 organizations.
Liz works alongside a trained and passionate team of experienced grant professionals and subject-matter collaborators, including Native writers and community-informed partners who bring cultural fluency and lived experience to Tribal and place-based initiatives.
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This structure allows Grant Pro Group to remain highly strategic and personalized while scaling effectively for complex, multi-year, and capital projects.
Experience Across Sectors
We have supported initiatives in:
Economic development
Public health and mobile clinic expansion
Arts and humanities
Tribal comprehensive economic development planning (CEDS)
Youth development and education
Habitat conservation and environmental restoration
Cultural preservation and heritage projects
Literacy
Mental health & substance abuse recovery
We have co-authored and supported award management with dozens of major federal agencies and national foundations, including HHS, EDA, SAMHSA, NEA, NEH, CLIR, and IMLS.
