spec 00 — grant & federal proposal writing · new york, ny
Jovira finds the solicitation, writes every narrative section, builds the SF-424 budget and its justification, and runs a line-by-line compliance pass — so your nonprofit or research startup submits early, not at the wire. One flat fee per submission package.
45 minutes, no charge · or ring (917) 488-6951
spec · pkg-03 / federal research
what lands in your inbox at hand-off
§ 01 — how a package gets built
Every submission passes across the same three work surfaces, in the same order. Nothing reaches assembly until the budget and the narrative describe the same project.
bench 01 / research
We read the solicitation the way a study section will: eligibility, page limits, review criteria, and the exact language of the topic description. You get a ranked shortlist with deadlines in Eastern time and award ceilings pulled from the source document — never from a newsletter summary.
bench 02 / budget
Line-item SF-424 (R&R) or foundation budget, fringe and indirect rates applied the way your rate agreement states them, consultant and subaward costs separated out, and every figure traceable in the justification. Reviewers check that the math and the aims are funding the same work.
bench 03 / assembly
Fonts, margins, page counts, file names, flattened PDFs, and a check of every required component against the solicitation. Your authorized organizational representative submits from your account; we stay on the call until the agency tracking number comes back.
§ 02 — packages & fees
Priced by submission, not by the hour. 50% at kickoff, 50% before final hand-off, invoiced by ACH or card. The fee is written into the engagement letter before a single page is drafted.
pkg-01 / research
$685
For teams who know they need money and don’t yet know which door to knock on.
turnaround · 10 business days
request the scanpkg-02 / foundation
$2,340
Private, community, or corporate foundation requests up to roughly 10 narrative pages.
lead time · 4 weeks
scope a foundation askpkg-03 / federal
$5,875
SBIR/STTR Phase I and comparable federal mechanisms, written to the agency’s review criteria.
lead time · 8–10 weeks
scope a federal packagepkg-04 / phase ii
from$8,960
Larger federal scopes, Phase II follow-ons, and resubmissions answering reviewer critiques.
lead time · 10–12 weeks
quote a phase iiEvery package: one named writer, two structured revision rounds, and a compliance sign-off against the solicitation. An award isn’t something any writer can promise — a complete, on-time, criteria-matched package is.
§ 03 — before you book
Six answers, stated plainly. If yours isn’t here, the scoping call is the place for it.
ask yours on a callEverything in that tier’s spec: research, every narrative section, budget and justification, attachment formatting, and a compliance pass against the solicitation, with two revision rounds built in. Left out: your PI’s scientific data, and letters only your partners can sign. Grants.gov and SAM.gov registration carry no government fee, so there’s nothing to pass through.
No. Award decisions sit with peer reviewers and program officers. What we control is a package that is complete, compliant, on time, and argued directly to the review criteria printed in the solicitation.
Federal mechanisms: book 8–10 weeks before the due date — registrations alone (SAM.gov, Login.gov, eRA Commons or Research.gov, the SBA Company Registry) can take several of them. Foundation applications: about 4 weeks. Inside 3 weeks, we’ll tell you on the call whether a credible package is still possible.
Your organization. Federal portals require your authorized organizational representative or signing official to submit from your own account. We prepare the final files, run the validation checks with you, and stay on until the tracking number arrives.
We write the argument; your team owns the science. Technical sections are built from your data, protocols, and a recorded PI interview, then returned for line-level technical review. Aims and research strategy get PI sign-off before anything moves to assembly.
Request the summary statement or reviewer comments, then send them over. Resubmissions are quoted under pkg-04 and open with a point-by-point response to each critique — the section reviewers read first on a second round.
house rule 04 — specific aims / project summary
§ 04 — whose desks we write for
§ 05 — the scoping call, specced
Forty-five minutes is enough to scope a package and quote it in writing — if these are on the table. Missing one? Book anyway; we’ll mark it as a gap.
bring 01
the solicitation
New York, NY, RFA, or SBIR topic number — or the foundation’s RFP link. None yet? That’s what pkg-01 is for.
bring 02
your registrations
UEI, SAM.gov expiration date, and which portal roles (Grants.gov, eRA Commons, Research.gov) are already assigned.
bring 03
the project, one page
A one-pager, abstract, or pitch deck. We read it before the call so the 45 minutes go to scope, not summary.
bring 04
the hard numbers
Due date and time zone, the budget ceiling, and any cost-share or match requirement written into the call.
Hours: By appointment — book a call · (917) 488-6951
§ 06 — the desk
Based in New York, NY, working with applicants by video and phone. The figures below are policy, not marketing.
45 min
length of the scoping call, by video or phone
$0
cost of that call; the written quote follows it
1
writer on your package, kickoff through validation
1 day
reply window on business days for every email
loc · 40.8°n / 73.9°w approx.
88 East 163Rd St Apt 17, New York, NY 10029 trace the route to the desk →hours
By appointment — book a call
Calls are set by email or phone. Submit-day calls run until the tracking number posts, whatever the hour on the clock.
payment · invoiced
50% at kickoff, 50% before final hand-off. Fees stated in the engagement letter.
§ 07 — start here
Send the solicitation number and your due date. Within one business day you’ll have a reply with two or three call times and a first read on which package fits.