• Successful grant-seeking is about connection. Ashley has a unique ability to create connections between programs and funders. She has the ability to see both the big picture and the small details at once and helps plan programs that will connect with funders. She is also amazing at developing and maintaining strong working relationships with funders. She is creative and detail-oriented and so easy to work with! Ashley can help you go from seeking grants from anywhere and everywhere to tailoring your grant seeking strategy for greater success. Finding funds for your program is time-consuming and challenging. I highly recommend that you contact Ashley for help. She is definitely up to the challenge!

    Heather McDonald, Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas

  • Ashley Perales is a top-notch grant professional, who writes grants from the perspective of someone intricately familiar with the community/population served. She is technically skilled in writing strong needs assessments and narratives, and always courteous and professional in her approach. She is an absolute pleasure to work with!

    Michelle Salazar-Martinez, Martinez Grants and Nonprofit Services

Services

  • Grant Writing & Content Development

    Grant proposal writing from beginning to end - online and hard copy submissions. Letters of intent, letters of inquiry, cover letters, proposal narratives, budget narratives, and outlining of required attachments. Each grant includes background research on the granting foundation or organization for a well-targeted proposal.

  • Project Readiness & Review

    Assistance with defining project narratives and preparing goals and objectives for organizations with programs ready to pursue grant funding. Help with turning project and industry data into storytelling to prove need with maximum impact.

  • Funder Research

    Searching for grant opportunities and identifying specific opportunities that fit the organization’s funding goal while ensuring organizations refrain from “scope creep” and stay on track with funding goals.

  • Calendar Development & Management

    Work with development or administration staff to define grant opportunities and create a manageable, organized approach to grant funding, including reporting deadlines..

  • Proof Reading & Editing

    Service for organizations that write their own grants and need an outside perspective on content and/or proofreading assistance.

  • Board & Staff Trainings

    Do you need help getting your Board of Directors and programs staff to understand grant funding? How grants work? Proper project management and reporting? Training and presentations from outside experts often help realign board and staff goals to Development Department efforts.

  • Grant Strategy or Content Review

    Have some solid content that needs brushing up or an annual grant calendar you’d like reviewed and can’t take on a full time consultant? No problem. Let’s look over what you have with an expert eye, give you some pointers, and refresh your content.

Grant Professional Association

The Grant Professional Association (GPA) is a big part of Ashley’s career. She is an active GPA member, the Communications Chair for the Southeast Texas Chapter, and served as Co-Chair for the 2023 Southeast Texas Regional Conference. In 2024 she will Chair the event.

Being a member of GPA means that Ashley is held to a high professional standard. She regularly participates in continuing education training, ethics discussions, and mentoring opportunities. This ensures that her work remains at the top of the industry.   

Through GPA’s sister organization, the Grant Professional Certification Institute, Ashley earned her Grant Professional Certification (GPC). This is the only valid credentialing available for grant professionals, and Ashley is one of only 526 internationally.

Ashley serving on a Chapter GPA Speaker Panel

Contact

Ashley would love the chance to talk to you and see if grants can help tell the story of your nonprofit. Reach out today to set up a 30-minute introductory assessment call.