McAllister & Quinn is well-respected for its record of success and return on investment for its college and university clients nationwide.
McAllister & Quinn offers federal grant and faculty development consulting to small and mid-sized colleges to help an institution sharpen its strategic focus and increase and diversify external funding. McAllister & Quinn has secured hundreds of millions of dollars in competitive grant funding for scholarships and student support, academic programs, research, and equipment.
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Professional Grant Writing & Coaching
McAllister & Quinn maintains the largest and most specialized grant consultant network in the country. Faculty and staff work with writing teams from our proprietary network of over 250 subject matter experts. A writing team that includes a McAllister & Quinn in-house professional, writer, reviewer and editor is assigned to grant projects. Our team works collaboratively with faculty and staff. McAllister & Quinn can transform a small or non-existent grants office into a robust grant seeking operation.
McAllister & Quinn Senior Vice President, Dr. Jessica C. Gerrity, discusses how McAllister & Quinn works with our clients.
Value-Added Services
We offer services that increase and diversify funding streams and build capacity at your institution.
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The U.S. Congress is accepting congressionally directed funding requests (formerly referred to as earmarks) after an eleven year pause. McAllister & Quinn has long-standing expertise in government relations and in working with colleges and universities to secure congressionally directed funding for strategic projects. McAllister & Quinn provides guidance about connecting with congressional delegations and the development of competitive ideas.
McAllister & Quinn can help your institution prepare and negotiate a federally negotiated indirect cost rate. A negotiated rate can amount to thousands of dollars allocated to the institution per federal award, and hundreds of thousands of dollars over time. Indirect cost dollars, to be allocated at an institution’s discretion, can help fund operational costs related to maintaining and supporting a grants culture on campus.
The McAllister & Quinn faculty development model was created with faculty and staff at teaching institutions in mind. McAllister & Quinn professional development offerings appeal to a range of faculty and staff at different experience levels. McAllister & Quinn offers tailored and comprehensive faculty development programs, as well as monthly webinars, on a variety of topics that aim to help faculty and staff improve their grant seeking approach and learn more about funding opportunities.
McAllister & Quinn partners with Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP (FTLF), a DC-based grants compliance and post-award legal firm, to deliver training on higher education post-award processes and compliance. Post-award training increases institutional capacity and confidence to manage millions of dollars in federal funding and anticipate funder questions in the post-award stage of grants.
Every day McAllister & Quinn clients are notified by a funder that their proposal has been selected for funding.
Examples of Recent Client Success:
Pennsylvania College of Technology received a $1.5M S-STEM Track 2 grant from the National Science Foundation. This award supports the retention and graduation of high-achieving, low-income students with demonstrated need.
Sacred Heart University was awarded a $2.6M HRSA ANEW grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration. This grant increases the number of family nurse practitioners and psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioners from diverse backgrounds.
Agnes Scott College was awarded a $744K Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) Women’s Colleges and Universities (WCUs) grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). This award addresses the significant national gender gap and separate experiences of women in STEM in the United States.
Kutztown University received a $2.2M Title III Strengthening Institutions Program grant from the Department of Education. This grant will strengthen KU students' retention and graduation rates and eliminate equity gaps by increasing access to high impact practices and providing comprehensive support systems for greater academic success, student well-being, sense of belonging, and career preparedness.
SUNY Purchase was awarded a $3M Title V grant from the Department of Education. This award increases academic success, reduces systemic barriers to achievement, and improves student retention of Hispanic and low-income students.
Representative Clients
Recent Insights
Small & Mid-Sized Colleges & Universities Team
Sally A. White, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President and Advisor for Firm Wide Strategic Initiatives
John McAllister
Managing Partner
Ellen Riddleberger
Senior Vice President
Maeve Connolly
Senior Vice President
Jessica C. Gerrity, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President, Leader of the Higher Education Practice
Angie Buckingham Melton, J.D.
Vice President
Frank A. Boyd, Ph.D.
Vice President
Alexandra (AJ) Jensen, MBA
Vice President
Annie Brown Kurowski, MSc
Vice President
Ed Williams
Senior Vice President & General Counsel
Jeremy Asay M.Ed.
Director of Higher Education Grants Services
Annie Ascunce
Director of Grants & Federal Affairs
Zoe Bock
Research Analyst
Amy Carey
Director of Grants and Federal Affairs
Brittany Causey, Ph.D.
Managing Director
Rachel DesFosses
Senior Research Analyst
Susan Faulkner, Ed.D.
Executive Director of the Office of Grants Services
Mallory Findlay
Director of Grants and Federal Affairs
Rachel Flammer
Director, Grants and Federal Affairs
Tori Foster
Managing Director
Lindsay Gough, MPA
Director of Grants
Zachary (Zac) Hart, Ph.D.
Director of Grants and Federal Affairs
Christine Hempowicz, Ed.D., CRA
Managing Director
Marianne Jordan
Senior Managing Director of Grants and Federal Affairs
Claire Kartoz
Director of Grants & Federal Affairs
William M. Kay
Managing Director of Grants & Federal Affairs
Ella Kiley
Research Analyst
Garrett Knothe
Director of Federal Affairs
Ray Marks
Research Analyst
Christopher Mather
Business Development Manager
Deanna Nelson, MPA
Director, Grants and Federal Affairs
Korie O’Kelly
Director, Grants and Federal Affairs
Alexis Pangborn
Director of Grants and Federal Affairs
Amanda Parsons, MPP, PMP
Chief of Staff, Higher Education Practice
Micaela Quinn
Director of Grants and Federal Affairs
Kaitlyn Sands, MBA, MS
Managing Director of Grants and Federal Affairs
Jessica Schor
Senior Managing Director, Team Leader on Higher Education Client Management
Jennifer R. Taylor
Director, Higher Education
Jessica Zamiska
Senior Managing Director of Grants and Federal Affairs
Juniata College (PA)