JCCI Resource Development Services

What JCCI Resource Development Services does

JCCI Resource Development Services, Inc. is a privately held professional consulting firm founded in 1975 and headquartered in Rome, Georgia, with a secondary presence in Washington, D.C. The firm specializes in grant writing and consulting services for two-year and four-year higher education institutions and healthcare nonprofits. Its core service offering comprises four integrated modules: research and identification of funding partners, strategic planning, grant writing and critiquing, and evaluation and reporting, delivered through specialty practice areas focused on U.S. Department of Education programs (Title III SIP, Title V, TRIO), NSF programs, and corporate/private foundations. The firm cites a track record of serving over 300 public and private higher education institutions over 40+ years and securing more than $100M (and per a separate source, over $150M) in client funding within the last decade.

The business operates as a project-based professional services firm with custom quote-based pricing, offering both full-service packages and individual phase services. Customer acquisition is sales-led through direct outreach, referrals, and partnerships with higher education institutions and healthcare nonprofits. The D.C. office enables close coordination with federal agencies including NSF, the Departments of Education, Labor, and Health and Human Services. The firm develops no proprietary technology products and does not offer any API or software platform; all services are human-delivered by a small team (1-10 employees) with diverse professional backgrounds in higher education advancement and corporate settings. The firm is led by President Judy L. Taylor, who joined as a grant consultant in 2015 and previously served as vice president of advancement at two-year institutions and director of resource development for a state-wide college system.

Name

JCCI Resource Development Services

Legal name

JCCI Resource Development Services, Inc.

Website

https://jccionline.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

JCCI Resource Development Services is a privately held grant writing and consulting firm founded in 1975 that serves higher education institutions and healthcare nonprofits, with over 300 institutions served and $100M+ in client funding secured over the last decade.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Grant Consulting Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Research Administration & Grants Management Support (Pre/Post-Award, Compliance) (EDAEALAO)

Keywords

• Grant consulting services
• Grant writing services
• Federal grant advisory
• Higher education consulting
• Nonprofit fundraising consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Rockville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Grant Consulting Services: JCCI generates revenue through professional consulting services for grant development. Services include research and identification of funding partners, strategic planning, grant writing and critiquing, and evaluation and reporting. Services are offered as full-service packages or as stand-alone services for individual phases of the grant process.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

JCCI Resource Development Services provides customized grant consulting services, including research and identification of funding partners, strategic planning, grant writing and critiquing, and evaluation and reporting. Services are offered as full-service packages covering the entire grant development process or as individual phase services, primarily to higher education institutions seeking federal grants (Title III, TRIO, NSF) and to healthcare nonprofits.

Product overview

JCCI Resource Development Services is a nonprofit grant writing and consulting firm offering a comprehensive suite of grant development services. The core offering consists of four integrated service modules: Research and Identification of Funding Partners, Strategic Planning, Grant Writing and Critiquing, and Evaluation and Reporting. These services are delivered through specialized practice areas focused on federal grant programs (Department of Education Title III and Title V, TRIO, NSF), private and corporate foundations, and healthcare nonprofits. The firm serves higher education institutions and healthcare nonprofits with a team-based approach, providing both project-specific assistance and ongoing strategic partnership.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Grant Consulting Services Comprehensive consulting services for grant development, including research and identification of funding partners, strategic planning, grant writing and critiquing, and evaluation and reporting. Serves higher education institutions and healthcare nonprofits.
• Research and Identification of Funding Partners Service that interviews clients to determine funding priorities and matches needs with appropriate grant programs from federal, state, local government, and private foundations.
• Strategic Planning Assistance in building competitive grant requests, coordinating with institutional leaders to develop project management timelines and interpreting program regulations.
• Grant Writing and Critiquing Writing, editing, and independent review services for grant requests, including draft critiques and full-service application packages.
• Evaluation and Reporting Program evaluation and reporting services for grant awardees, including independent evaluation conducted by American Evaluation Association members following professional standards.
• Title III Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP) Consulting Specialized consulting for U.S. Department of Education Title III SIP grants, including problem-solving approaches and 5-year sustainable project design.
• TRIO Programs Consulting Assistance with TRIO grant programs including Student Support Services (SSS), Upward Bound (UB), Upward Bound Math/Science (UBMS), and Veterans Upward Bound (VUB).
• NSF Grant Consulting Grant consulting for National Science Foundation programs including Improving Undergraduate STEM Education, Campus Cyberinfrastructure, and Community College Cyber Pilot Program.
• Healthcare Nonprofit Grant Consulting Grant consulting services specifically for healthcare nonprofits, recently expanded service offering.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 40 years of service to 300+ institutions with over $150 million secured in the last decade
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Academic Search: Academic Search provides executive search and consulting services to higher education institutions and nonprofits. It is adjacent rather than directly competitive, but operates with the same higher education client base that JCCI serves.
• Candid (Foundation Center + GuideStar): Candid operates the Foundation Directory and learning resources used by grant writers and nonprofits to identify funders. It is not a direct competitor but is an ecosystem resource closely tied to JCCI's research-and-identification service module.
• Grant Professionals Association: GPA is the professional association for grant writers, offering credentialing, training, and a member directory. It is an adjacent ecosystem organization rather than a competitor, but it shapes the labor pool from which JCCI draws consultants.

Direct peers

• Hanover Research: Hanover Research provides research, benchmarking, and grant-related consulting services to higher education institutions, K-12, and other mission-driven organizations. It is a direct competitor to JCCI in grant-related advisory work for colleges and universities, though with a much broader research-services portfolio.
• Atticus Consulting: Atticus is a boutique grant writing and consulting firm focused on nonprofits, healthcare, and educational institutions. It is a direct peer to JCCI in scope and customer base, though smaller and more nonprofit-generalist in positioning.
• The Grantsmanship Center: The Grantsmanship Center offers grant writing training, proposal coaching, and grant development services to nonprofits and educational institutions. It is a direct peer to JCCI, addressing the same grant-development pain points for higher education and nonprofit clients.
• Gray Associates: Gray Associates provides strategy, program, and market research consulting to higher education institutions, including program viability and grant-supported planning work. It is a direct peer serving the same institutional clients with research-driven consulting that complements JCCI's grant focus.

Regional players

• Bellwether Education Partners: Bellwether is an education-focused nonprofit advisory organization providing strategy, research, and policy consulting to education clients. It overlaps with JCCI's higher education policy and funding work but serves a broader education-reform mandate.

Broad incumbents

• Huron Consulting Group: Huron Consulting is a large global consulting firm with a higher education practice advising colleges and universities on strategy, operations, and finance. It is a broad incumbent that competes for institutional consulting budgets that overlap with JCCI's grant-focused engagements.
• EAB (Education Advisory Board): EAB provides research, advisory, and consulting services across enrollment, advancement, and administration to higher education institutions. It is a broad incumbent that overlaps with JCCI in serving university decision-makers, but offers a much wider portfolio of services beyond grants.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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